Groceries and convenience · County · North Carolina
Convenience stores in Guilford County, NC
The convenience stores in Guilford County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #594 of 2,261 scored counties
#26 of 92 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 187
- 91 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 57
- +39.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On groceries · $5,908 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.9M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.5
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 562,234
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Guilford County comes to about $1.3B a year: $5,908 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.9M per store, 12% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 187 convenience stores on map listings in Guilford County as of September 2026. 91 of them (49%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That is 8.5 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Guilford County in 2023, up 39.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,855 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Guilford County grew 4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, Guilford County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #594 of 2,261 scored counties and #26 of 92 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Guilford County compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Guilford County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.5 | 9.3 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $6.9M | $6.5M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,855 | 4,711 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +39.0% | +20.6% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,908 | $6,016 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $68,642 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41 → 57+39.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 144
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18791 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 165The 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 Guilford 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 Guilford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 562,234+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 219,718
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 646 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 848
- Median household income
- $68,642+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,200
- Median home value
- $259,900
- Jobs located here
- 296,070
- Daytime population
- 603,586Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wake County, NC | 90 | 277 | 6.0 | $11.3M | +11.2% | #34 of 2,261 |
| 2Orange County, NC | 90 | 35 | 6.1 | $10.7M | +6.1% | #36 of 2,261 |
| 3Union County, NC | 90 | 58 | 6.9 | $9.8M | +11.7% | #37 of 2,261 |
| 4Cabarrus County, NC | 87 | 60 | 7.1 | $9M | +9.9% | #73 of 2,261 |
| 5Mecklenburg County, NC | 85 | 332 | 7.1 | $9.1M | +10.5% | #91 of 2,261 |
| 6Johnston County, NC | 85 | 72 | 8.4 | $7.4M | +17.9% | #94 of 2,261 |
| 7Lincoln County, NC | 84 | 29 | 7.9 | $7.9M | +13.2% | #110 of 2,261 |
| 8Iredell County, NC | 82 | 62 | 8.1 | $7.7M | +12.9% | #132 of 2,261 |
| 9Chatham County, NC | 81 | 30 | 9.1 | $7.3M | +11.0% | #155 of 2,261 |
| 10Henderson County, NC | 80 | 33 | 6.5 | $9.1M | +5.0% | #171 of 2,261 |
| 26Guilford County, NC | 65 | 187 | 8.5 | $6.9M | +4.4% | #594 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Guilford County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores57
- Grocery stores51
- Convenience stores65
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 Guilford County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 187 convenience stores in Guilford County. 91 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 39.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Guilford County, NC spend on groceries?
About $1.3B a year, or $5,908 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 187 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $6.9M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 219,718 households in Guilford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Guilford County, NC compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Guilford County has 8.5 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $6.9M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Guilford County would have about 165, against 187 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,855 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 39.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Guilford County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Guilford County at 562,234 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 219,718 households. The median household income in Guilford County is $68,642 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Guilford County scores 65 for convenience stores (upper middle), #594 of 2,261 scored counties.
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