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Convenience stores in Thomas County, GA
The convenience stores in Thomas County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,975 of 2,261 scored counties
#89 of 120 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 30
- 19 chain locations (63%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $104.6M
- On groceries · $5,598 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.1
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,368
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
For convenience stores, Thomas County has a Groundwork market score of 23 (low): #1,975 of 2,261 scored counties and #89 of 120 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 convenience stores in Thomas County. Chain locations make up 63% of them, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.1, twice the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Household spending on groceries in Thomas County comes to about $104.6M a year: $5,598 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 30 convenience stores, that is $3.5M per store, 56% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Thomas County in 2023. That is one for every 1,437 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Population estimates show Thomas County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Thomas 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.
| Measure | Thomas County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.1 | 10.0 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $6.1M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,437 | 2,146 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.3% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,598 | $6,137 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $60,736 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 30
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $711K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3019 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Thomas 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 Thomas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,368+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 18,684
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 545 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 84
- Median household income
- $60,736+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,177
- Median home value
- $196,700
- Jobs located here
- 21,334
- Daytime population
- 48,014Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Paulding County, GA | 91 | 32 | 5.3 | $12.3M | +12.7% | #26 of 2,261 |
| 2Forsyth County, GA | 89 | 44 | 4.9 | $15.1M | +11.8% | #40 of 2,261 |
| 3Columbia County, GA | 88 | 40 | 7.3 | $9.1M | +7.9% | #65 of 2,261 |
| 4Fayette County, GA | 87 | 24 | 5.4 | $12.8M | +4.7% | #67 of 2,261 |
| 5Cherokee County, GA | 85 | 53 | 5.2 | $13M | +11.6% | #88 of 2,261 |
| 6Oconee County, GA | 85 | 13 | 8.7 | $8.2M | +6.9% | #93 of 2,261 |
| 7Cobb County, GA | 81 | 163 | 5.5 | $12.3M | +3.5% | #138 of 2,261 |
| 8Pickens County, GA | 81 | 9 | 6.7 | $9.2M | +11.4% | #147 of 2,261 |
| 9Effingham County, GA | 80 | 24 | 9.9 | $6.4M | +14.1% | #178 of 2,261 |
| 10Coweta County, GA | 79 | 34 | 6.0 | $10.8M | +9.2% | #189 of 2,261 |
| 89Thomas County, GA | 23 | 30 | 16.1 | $3.5M | +1.3% | #1,975 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Thomas County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores23
- Grocery stores37
- Convenience stores23
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many convenience stores are in Thomas County, GA?
Thomas County has 30 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 19 of them (63%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Thomas County, GA spend on groceries?
About $104.6M a year, or $5,598 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,684 households in Thomas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Thomas County, GA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Thomas County has 16.1 convenience stores per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $3.5M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Thomas County would have about 13, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,437 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Thomas County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Thomas County at 46,368 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,684 households. Median household income in Thomas County is $60,736, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.9%, 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. Thomas County scores 23 for convenience stores (low), #1,975 of 2,261 scored counties.
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