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Grocery and convenience stores in Bulloch County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Bulloch County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,369 of 2,402 scored counties
#53 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 77
- 37 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- −4.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $172.5M
- On groceries · $5,589 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.0
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 86,949
- +8.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 77 grocery and convenience stores in Bulloch County. Chain locations make up 48% of them, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.0, 34% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Households in Bulloch County spend about $172.5M a year on groceries, or $5,589 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per store, 34% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Bulloch County was 23 in 2023, down 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,342 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Bulloch County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Bulloch County is 46 (lower middle), #1,369 of 2,402 scored counties and #53 of 124 scored counties in Georgia.
How Bulloch 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.
| Measure | Bulloch County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.0 | 20.3 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $3M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,342 | 1,111 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.2% | +14.0% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.8% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,589 | $6,137 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $58,810 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 23−4.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 857
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7737 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The 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 Bulloch 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 Bulloch County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 86,949+8.8% since 2020
- Households
- 30,856
- Median age
- 34.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 676 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 122
- Median household income
- $58,810+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,460
- Median home value
- $222,500
- Jobs located here
- 27,528
- Daytime population
- 78,673Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Paulding County, GA | 94 | 61 | 10.2 | $6.5M | +12.7% | #16 of 2,402 |
| 2Effingham County, GA | 91 | 36 | 14.8 | $4.3M | +14.1% | #41 of 2,402 |
| 3Columbia County, GA | 87 | 77 | 14.0 | $4.7M | +7.9% | #78 of 2,402 |
| 4Forsyth County, GA | 85 | 111 | 12.5 | $6M | +11.8% | #97 of 2,402 |
| 5Cherokee County, GA | 84 | 130 | 12.8 | $5.3M | +11.6% | #108 of 2,402 |
| 6Oconee County, GA | 83 | 20 | 13.3 | $5.3M | +6.9% | #122 of 2,402 |
| 7Fayette County, GA | 83 | 60 | 13.5 | $5.1M | +4.7% | #123 of 2,402 |
| 8Henry County, GA | 80 | 114 | 13.1 | $4.8M | +9.5% | #178 of 2,402 |
| 9Coweta County, GA | 79 | 72 | 12.8 | $5.1M | +9.2% | #194 of 2,402 |
| 10Banks County, GA | 79 | 8 | 11.7 | $5M | +17.3% | #195 of 2,402 |
| 53Bulloch County, GA | 46 | 77 | 25.0 | $2.2M | +8.8% | #1,369 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Bulloch County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores46
- Grocery stores66
- Convenience stores38
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 Bulloch County, GA?
Bulloch County has 77 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 37 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, down 4.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bulloch County, GA spend on groceries?
About $172.5M a year, or $5,589 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,856 households in Bulloch County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bulloch County, GA compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Bulloch County has 25.0 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.2M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Bulloch County would have about 51, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,342 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Bulloch County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Bulloch County at 86,949 people in 2025, up 8.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,856 households. Median household income in Bulloch County is $58,810, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. Bulloch County scores 46 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,369 of 2,402 scored counties.
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