Groceries and convenience · County · South Carolina
Convenience stores in Darlington County, SC
The convenience stores in Darlington County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,080 of 2,261 scored counties
#31 of 42 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 44
- 21 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $137.2M
- On groceries · $5,369 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 60% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.2
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,888
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Darlington County is 17 (low), #2,080 of 2,261 scored counties and #31 of 42 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on groceries in Darlington County comes to about $137.2M a year: $5,369 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per store, 60% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 44 convenience stores on map listings in Darlington County as of September 2026. Of those, 21 are chain locations, or 48%, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 17.2 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Darlington County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 1,826 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Darlington County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Darlington County compares
The same measures for South 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 | Darlington County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.2 | 11.2 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $5.3M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,826 | 3,110 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +45.2% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,369 | $5,910 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $48,581 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 30
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $702K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4421 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Darlington 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 Darlington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 62,888+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 25,561
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 561 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 112
- Median household income
- $48,581+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,762
- Median home value
- $158,200
- Jobs located here
- 21,095
- Daytime population
- 56,282Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Beaufort County, SC | 87 | 64 | 7.8 | $8.3M | +8.9% | #76 of 2,261 |
| 2Greenville County, SC | 79 | 170 | 7.7 | $8M | +10.6% | #201 of 2,261 |
| 3Dorchester County, SC | 73 | 59 | 9.3 | $6.6M | +10.1% | #358 of 2,261 |
| 4York County, SC | 72 | 104 | 9.1 | $7M | +8.1% | #381 of 2,261 |
| 5Berkeley County, SC | 71 | 95 | 10.1 | $6.1M | +18.7% | #416 of 2,261 |
| 6Charleston County, SC | 68 | 186 | 10.4 | $6.2M | +6.4% | #503 of 2,261 |
| 7Aiken County, SC | 61 | 81 | 11.6 | $5.1M | +7.3% | #737 of 2,261 |
| 8Horry County, SC | 60 | 187 | 11.8 | $4.9M | +20.9% | #778 of 2,261 |
| 9Kershaw County, SC | 59 | 29 | 10.8 | $5.4M | +11.6% | #809 of 2,261 |
| 10Lexington County, SC | 58 | 122 | 10.0 | $6.1M | +7.7% | #834 of 2,261 |
| 31Darlington County, SC | 17 | 44 | 17.2 | $3.1M | +0.1% | #2,080 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Darlington County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores21
- Grocery stores40
- Convenience stores17
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 Darlington County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 44 convenience stores in Darlington County. 21 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Darlington County, SC spend on groceries?
About $137.2M a year, or $5,369 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 25,561 households in Darlington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Darlington County, SC compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Darlington County has 17.2 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $3.1M, 60% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Darlington County would have about 17, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,826 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Darlington County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Darlington County at 62,888 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,561 households. The median household income in Darlington County is $48,581 a year, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.4% 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. Darlington County scores 17 for convenience stores (low), #2,080 of 2,261 scored counties.
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