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Grocery and convenience stores in Glynn County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,601 of 2,402 scored counties
#62 of 124 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
94
48 chain locations (51%)
Official establishments
48
+14.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$211.4M
On groceries · $5,948 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.4
41% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
87,599
+3.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 94 grocery and convenience stores in Glynn County. Of those, 48 are chain locations, or 51%, against 42% across the U.S. That is 26.4 per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Households in Glynn County spend about $211.4M a year on groceries, or $5,948 per household, 6% 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 Glynn County was 48 in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 740 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 20 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $289K has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Glynn County.

Population estimates show Glynn County grew 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Glynn County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #1,601 of 2,402 scored counties and #62 of 124 scored counties in Georgia.

How Glynn 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 Glynn County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureGlynn CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.420.318.7
Spending per listing$2.2M$3M$3.4M
Households per official establishment7401,1111,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.3%+14.0%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,948$6,137$6,319
Median household income$69,799$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4044

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
42 → 48+14.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
933
Annual payroll, 2023
$26.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
20Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9448 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
62The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$289K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Glynn 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 Glynn County

Population, 2025 estimate
87,599+3.7% since 2020
Households
35,543
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
420 sq. mi.
People per square mile
204
Median household income
$69,799+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,779
Median home value
$301,300
Jobs located here
38,484
Daytime population
90,056Residents 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 Glynn 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
62Glynn County, GA409426.4$2.2M+3.7%#1,601 of 2,402

Other business types in Glynn County

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

Questions

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

Glynn County has 94 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 48 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $211.4M a year, or $5,948 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 94 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,543 households in Glynn County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Glynn County has 26.4 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 41% 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, Glynn County would have about 62, against 94 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 740 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Glynn County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Glynn County at 87,599 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,543 households. Median household income in Glynn County is $69,799, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.8%, 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. Glynn County scores 40 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,601 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 Glynn County

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