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Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Alabama

Grocery and convenience stores in the Albertville, AL area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in the Albertville, AL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #344 of 538 scored small-town markets
#6 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Alabama

Listings
100
26 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
33
+32.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$208.7M
On groceries · $5,724 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.4
47% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
103,537
+6.0% 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

Household spending on groceries in the Albertville area comes to about $208.7M a year: $5,724 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per store, 38% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There are 100 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in the Albertville area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 27.4 for every 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

In 2023, official counts showed 33 businesses with payroll in the Albertville area classed as grocery and convenience stores, up 32.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,105 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 33 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show the Albertville area grew 6.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in the Albertville area is 44 (lower middle), #344 of 538 scored small-town markets and #6 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Alabama.

How the Albertville area compares

The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery and 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.

Grocery and convenience stores in Albertville, AL area compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureAlbertville areaAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.421.318.7
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.7M$3.4M
Households per official establishment1,1051,6571,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+32.0%+23.1%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.0%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,724$5,771$6,319
Median household income$62,571$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score4436

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
33+32.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
872
Annual payroll, 2023
$20.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
33Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10026 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
62The 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 grocery and convenience stores in the Albertville area, 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 the Albertville area

Population, 2025 estimate
103,537+6.0% since 2020
Households
36,459
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
566 sq. mi.
People per square mile
176
Median household income
$62,571+36.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,886
Median home value
$201,500
Jobs located here
40,328
Daytime population
98,763Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Alabama

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Alabama for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Albertville area marked.

Top small-town markets in Alabama

Small-town markets in Alabama ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Enterprise, AL704521.4$2.7M+6.3%#84 of 538
2Cullman, AL638624.3$2.3M+6.7%#153 of 538
3Talladega-Sylacauga, AL537620.0$2.7M0.0%#256 of 538
4Ozark, AL454221.3$2.6M+1.3%#331 of 538
5Troy, AL453427.2$2M+2.4%#335 of 538
6Albertville, AL4410027.4$2.1M+6.0%#344 of 538
LaGrange, GA-AL379523.6$2.3M+3.0%#403 of 538
7Scottsboro, AL366529.8$1.8M+3.3%#414 of 538
8Alexander City, AL325129.9$1.9M−0.8%#442 of 538
9Russellville, AL263125.9$2.1M+1.1%#472 of 538

Other business types in the Albertville area

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in the Albertville, AL area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 100 grocery and convenience stores in the Albertville area. 26 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 32.0% from 2019. Official counts list 33 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Albertville, AL area spend on groceries?

About $208.7M a year, or $5,724 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 100 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,459 households in the Albertville area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Albertville, AL area compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?

The Albertville area has 27.4 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.1M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, the Albertville area would have about 62, against 100 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,105 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 32.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Albertville, AL area growing?

Population estimates put the Albertville area at 103,537 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 36,459 households. The median household income in the Albertville area is $62,571 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.1% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Albertville area scores 44 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #344 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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