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Grocery and convenience stores in Gordon County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,648 of 2,402 scored counties
#65 of 124 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
63
32 chain locations (51%)
Official establishments
21
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$123.7M
On groceries · $5,797 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
42% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
29.5
58% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
61,701
+6.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 63 grocery and convenience stores in Gordon County. 32 of them (51%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.5, 58% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Households in Gordon County spend about $123.7M a year on groceries, or $5,797 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 42% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Gordon County was 21 in 2023. That is one for every 1,017 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 21 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Gordon County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gordon County grew 6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Gordon County is 39 (lower middle), #1,648 of 2,402 scored counties and #65 of 124 scored counties in Georgia.

How Gordon 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 Gordon County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureGordon CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households29.520.318.7
Spending per listing$2M$3M$3.4M
Households per official establishment1,0171,1111,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.0%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,797$6,137$6,319
Median household income$63,650$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score3944

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 21
Employees, 2023
439
Annual payroll, 2023
$11M
One-person businesses, 2023
21Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6332 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
61,701+6.9% since 2020
Households
21,348
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
357 sq. mi.
People per square mile
166
Median household income
$63,650+38.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,559
Median home value
$222,900
Jobs located here
24,064
Daytime population
58,314Residents 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 Gordon 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
65Gordon County, GA396329.5$2M+6.9%#1,648 of 2,402

Other business types in Gordon County

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

Questions

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

There are 63 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Gordon County as of September 2026. 32 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $123.7M a year, or $5,797 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,348 households in Gordon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gordon County has 29.5 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Gordon County would have about 37, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,017 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Gordon County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Gordon County at 61,701 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,348 households. Median household income in Gordon County is $63,650, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.8%, 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. Gordon County scores 39 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,648 of 2,402 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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