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Grocery and convenience stores in Hart County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Hart County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #502 of 2,402 scored counties
#24 of 124 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
18
7 chain locations (39%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$62.1M
On groceries · $5,633 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.3
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,639
+10.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 grocery and convenience stores in Hart County. 7 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That is 16.3 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Households in Hart County spend about $62.1M a year on groceries, or $5,633 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per store, 2% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Hart County in 2023. That is one for every 1,839 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hart County grew 10.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery and convenience stores, Hart County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #502 of 2,402 scored counties and #24 of 124 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Hart 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 Hart County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureHart CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.320.318.7
Spending per listing$3.5M$3M$3.4M
Households per official establishment1,8391,1111,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.0%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,633$6,137$6,319
Median household income$59,385$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score6844

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 6
Employees, 2023
252
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
187 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Hart 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 Hart County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,639+10.7% since 2020
Households
11,034
Median age
44.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
232 sq. mi.
People per square mile
116
Median household income
$59,385+37.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,971
Median home value
$215,100
Jobs located here
7,667
Daytime population
21,981Residents 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 Hart 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
24Hart County, GA681816.3$3.5M+10.7%#502 of 2,402

Other business types in Hart County

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

Questions

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

There are 18 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Hart County as of September 2026. 7 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $62.1M a year, or $5,633 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,034 households in Hart County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hart County has 16.3 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.5M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,839 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Hart County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Hart County at 28,639 people in 2025, up 10.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,034 households. Median household income in Hart County is $59,385, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.5%, 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. Hart County scores 68 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #502 of 2,402 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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