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Convenience stores in Telfair County, GA

How Telfair County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 1 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #2,261 of 2,261 scored counties
#120 of 120 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
11
7 chain locations (64%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$17.3M
On groceries · $5,153 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
80% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
32.8
4.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,195
−10.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Telfair County scores 1 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #2,261 of 2,261 scored counties and #120 of 120 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 convenience stores in Telfair County. 7 of them (64%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 32.8 for every 10,000 households, 4.1 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on groceries in Telfair County comes to about $17.3M a year: $5,153 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each store on map listings, 80% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Telfair County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Telfair County declined 10.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Telfair County compares

The same measures for Georgia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the convenience stores counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Convenience stores in Telfair County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureTelfair CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households32.810.08.0
Spending per listing$1.6M$6.1M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,1463,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.3%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−10.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,153$6,137$6,319
Median household income$50,929$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score137

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
117 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Telfair County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Telfair County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,195−10.1% since 2020
Households
3,351
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
437 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$50,929+57.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$63,431
Median home value
$113,300
Jobs located here
2,236
Daytime population
10,458Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Telfair County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Paulding County, GA91325.3$12.3M+12.7%#26 of 2,261
2Forsyth County, GA89444.9$15.1M+11.8%#40 of 2,261
3Columbia County, GA88407.3$9.1M+7.9%#65 of 2,261
4Fayette County, GA87245.4$12.8M+4.7%#67 of 2,261
5Cherokee County, GA85535.2$13M+11.6%#88 of 2,261
6Oconee County, GA85138.7$8.2M+6.9%#93 of 2,261
7Cobb County, GA811635.5$12.3M+3.5%#138 of 2,261
8Pickens County, GA8196.7$9.2M+11.4%#147 of 2,261
9Effingham County, GA80249.9$6.4M+14.1%#178 of 2,261
10Coweta County, GA79346.0$10.8M+9.2%#189 of 2,261
120Telfair County, GA11132.8$1.6M−10.1%#2,261 of 2,261

Other business types in Telfair County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Telfair County, GA?

Telfair County has 11 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (64%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Telfair County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Telfair County, GA spend on groceries?

About $17.3M a year, or $5,153 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,351 households in Telfair County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Telfair County, GA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Telfair County has 32.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 4.1 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $1.6M, 80% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Telfair County would have about 2, against 11 on map listings.

How fast is Telfair County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Telfair County at 11,195 people in 2025, down 10.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,351 households. Median household income in Telfair County is $50,929, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 57.2%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Telfair County scores 1 for convenience stores (very low), #2,261 of 2,261 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for convenience stores · All 56 business types in Telfair County

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