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Grocery and convenience stores in Fayette County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Fayette County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #123 of 2,402 scored counties
#7 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 60
- 33 chain locations (55%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- −10.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $307.6M
- On groceries · $6,900 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 51% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.5
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 125,156
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
Fayette County scores 83 (high) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #123 of 2,402 scored counties and #7 of 124 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery and convenience stores.
Households in Fayette County spend about $307.6M a year on groceries, or $6,900 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $5.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 51% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Fayette County has 60 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 33 of them (55%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.5, 28% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Fayette County in 2023, down 10.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,715 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Population estimates show Fayette County grew 4.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Fayette 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 | Fayette County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.5 | 20.3 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $3M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,715 | 1,111 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.3% | +14.0% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,900 | $6,137 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $111,978 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 26−10.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,772
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $47.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 30Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6033 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 91The 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 125,156+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 44,581
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 195 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 628
- Median household income
- $111,978+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,593
- Median home value
- $436,400
- Jobs located here
- 52,297
- Daytime population
- 120,082Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Fayette County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Fayette County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores83
- Grocery stores82
- Convenience stores87
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 Fayette County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 grocery and convenience stores in Fayette County. 33 of them (55%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, down 10.3% from 2019. Official counts list 30 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fayette County, GA spend on groceries?
About $307.6M a year, or $6,900 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,581 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fayette County, GA compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Fayette County has 13.5 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $5.1M, 51% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Fayette County would have about 91, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,715 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Fayette County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Fayette County at 125,156 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,581 households. The median household income in Fayette County is $111,978 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. Fayette County scores 83 for grocery and convenience stores (high), #123 of 2,402 scored counties.
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