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Grocery and convenience stores in Brantley County, GA

The grocery and convenience stores in Brantley County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,874 of 2,402 scored counties
#77 of 124 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
21
8 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$36.2M
On groceries · $5,480 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
49% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
31.8
70% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,936
+4.9% 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

Brantley County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #1,874 of 2,402 scored counties and #77 of 124 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $5,480 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Brantley County spend about $36.2M a year on groceries. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 49% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There are 21 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Brantley County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That is 31.8 per 10,000 households, 70% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Brantley County in 2023. That is one for every 1,320 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Population estimates show Brantley County grew 4.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Brantley County compares

The same measures for Georgia 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 Brantley County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureBrantley CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households31.820.318.7
Spending per listing$1.7M$3M$3.4M
Households per official establishment1,3201,1111,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.0%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,480$6,137$6,319
Median household income$58,239$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score3344

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 5
Employees, 2023
95
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
218 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Brantley 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 Brantley County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,936+4.9% since 2020
Households
6,599
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
443 sq. mi.
People per square mile
41
Median household income
$58,239+49.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,681
Median home value
$99,600
Jobs located here
2,290
Daytime population
13,544Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Brantley County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Paulding County, GA946110.2$6.5M+12.7%#16 of 2,402
2Effingham County, GA913614.8$4.3M+14.1%#41 of 2,402
3Columbia County, GA877714.0$4.7M+7.9%#78 of 2,402
4Forsyth County, GA8511112.5$6M+11.8%#97 of 2,402
5Cherokee County, GA8413012.8$5.3M+11.6%#108 of 2,402
6Oconee County, GA832013.3$5.3M+6.9%#122 of 2,402
7Fayette County, GA836013.5$5.1M+4.7%#123 of 2,402
8Henry County, GA8011413.1$4.8M+9.5%#178 of 2,402
9Coweta County, GA797212.8$5.1M+9.2%#194 of 2,402
10Banks County, GA79811.7$5M+17.3%#195 of 2,402
77Brantley County, GA332131.8$1.7M+4.9%#1,874 of 2,402

Other business types in Brantley County

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Brantley County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 21 grocery and convenience stores in Brantley County. 8 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023.

How much do households in Brantley County, GA spend on groceries?

About $36.2M a year, or $5,480 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,599 households in Brantley County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Brantley County has 31.8 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 70% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.7M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Brantley County would have about 11, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,320 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Brantley County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Brantley County at 18,936 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,599 households. The median household income in Brantley County is $58,239 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 49.9% 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. Brantley County scores 33 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,874 of 2,402 scored counties.

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

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