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Grocery and convenience stores in Randolph County, AL

How Randolph County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,831 of 2,402 scored counties
#39 of 64 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
26
4 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$50.2M
On groceries · $5,410 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
28.0
50% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,163
+4.8% 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

The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Randolph County is 34 (lower middle), #1,831 of 2,402 scored counties and #39 of 64 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 26 grocery and convenience stores in Randolph County. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That is 28.0 per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Households in Randolph County spend about $50.2M a year on groceries, or $5,410 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 43% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Randolph County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Randolph County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Randolph 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.

Grocery and convenience stores in Randolph County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureRandolph CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.021.318.7
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.7M$3.4M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,6571,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+23.1%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,410$5,771$6,319
Median household income$52,338$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score3436

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
264 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Randolph 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 Randolph County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,163+4.8% since 2020
Households
9,271
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
581 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$52,338+20.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,203
Median home value
$181,600
Jobs located here
4,928
Daytime population
18,157Residents 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 counties in Alabama for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Randolph County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Madison County, AL8824614.9$4.3M+11.0%#67 of 2,402
2Limestone County, AL886616.1$3.9M+18.0%#69 of 2,402
3Autauga County, AL823515.3$3.9M+5.1%#150 of 2,402
4Shelby County, AL7913515.5$4.3M+6.5%#202 of 2,402
5Baldwin County, AL7619519.8$3.1M+14.8%#280 of 2,402
6Lee County, AL7311616.7$3.5M+8.6%#367 of 2,402
7Lawrence County, AL682417.6$3.2M+2.3%#509 of 2,402
8St. Clair County, AL686518.5$3.2M+7.1%#511 of 2,402
9Elmore County, AL657623.1$2.6M+4.2%#611 of 2,402
10Coffee County, AL634521.4$2.7M+6.3%#688 of 2,402
39Randolph County, AL342628.0$1.9M+4.8%#1,831 of 2,402

Other business types in Randolph County

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Randolph County, AL?

Randolph County has 26 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. No official count is published for grocery and convenience stores in Randolph County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Randolph County, AL spend on groceries?

About $50.2M a year, or $5,410 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,271 households in Randolph County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Randolph County has 28.0 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.9M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Randolph County would have about 15, against 26 on map listings.

How fast is Randolph County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Randolph County at 23,163 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,271 households. Median household income in Randolph County is $52,338, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.6%, 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. Randolph County scores 34 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,831 of 2,402 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery and convenience stores · All 56 business types in Randolph County

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