Groceries and convenience · County · Alabama
Grocery and convenience stores in Clay County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Clay County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,757 of 2,402 scored counties
#35 of 64 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 16
- 9 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $31.6M
- On groceries · $5,432 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.5
- 47% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,207
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 grocery and convenience stores in Clay County. 9 of them (56%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.5, 47% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
At $5,432 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Clay County spend about $31.6M a year on groceries. That is about $2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 42% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Clay County classed as grocery and convenience stores. That is one for every 1,940 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Clay County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Clay County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #1,757 of 2,402 scored counties and #35 of 64 scored counties in Alabama.
How Clay County 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.
| Measure | Clay County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.5 | 21.3 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.7M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,940 | 1,657 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +23.1% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,432 | $5,771 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $55,250 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 101
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 169 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,207−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,820
- Median age
- 45.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 604 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $55,250+35.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,518
- Median home value
- $156,700
- Jobs located here
- 4,076
- Daytime population
- 12,354Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Clay County marked.
Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Madison County, AL | 88 | 246 | 14.9 | $4.3M | +11.0% | #67 of 2,402 |
| 2Limestone County, AL | 88 | 66 | 16.1 | $3.9M | +18.0% | #69 of 2,402 |
| 3Autauga County, AL | 82 | 35 | 15.3 | $3.9M | +5.1% | #150 of 2,402 |
| 4Shelby County, AL | 79 | 135 | 15.5 | $4.3M | +6.5% | #202 of 2,402 |
| 5Baldwin County, AL | 76 | 195 | 19.8 | $3.1M | +14.8% | #280 of 2,402 |
| 6Lee County, AL | 73 | 116 | 16.7 | $3.5M | +8.6% | #367 of 2,402 |
| 7Lawrence County, AL | 68 | 24 | 17.6 | $3.2M | +2.3% | #509 of 2,402 |
| 8St. Clair County, AL | 68 | 65 | 18.5 | $3.2M | +7.1% | #511 of 2,402 |
| 9Elmore County, AL | 65 | 76 | 23.1 | $2.6M | +4.2% | #611 of 2,402 |
| 10Coffee County, AL | 63 | 45 | 21.4 | $2.7M | +6.3% | #688 of 2,402 |
| 35Clay County, AL | 36 | 16 | 27.5 | $2M | −0.1% | #1,757 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Clay County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores36
- Grocery stores28
- Convenience stores21
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in Clay County, AL?
There are 16 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Clay County as of September 2026. 9 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Clay County, AL spend on groceries?
About $31.6M a year, or $5,432 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,820 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, AL compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Clay County has 27.5 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Clay County would have about 9, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,940 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is Clay County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 14,207 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,820 households. Median household income in Clay County is $55,250, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.3%, 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. Clay County scores 36 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,757 of 2,402 scored counties.
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