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Grocery and convenience stores in Murray County, GA
The grocery and convenience stores in Murray County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,372 of 2,402 scored counties
#54 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 41
- 22 chain locations (54%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $87.1M
- On groceries · $5,711 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.9
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,607
- +4.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 grocery and convenience stores in Murray County. Of those, 22 are chain locations, or 54%, against 42% across the U.S. That is 26.9 per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Households in Murray County spend about $87.1M a year on groceries, or $5,711 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 41 grocery and convenience stores, that is $2.1M per store, 37% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Murray County classed as grocery and convenience stores. That is one for every 1,525 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $319K has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Murray County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Murray County grew 4.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Murray County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #1,372 of 2,402 scored counties and #54 of 124 scored counties in Georgia.
How Murray 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 | Murray County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.9 | 20.3 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $3M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,525 | 1,111 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.0% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,711 | $6,137 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $69,253 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 424
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $319K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Murray 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 Murray County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,607+4.0% since 2020
- Households
- 15,246
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 345 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $69,253+44.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,906
- Median home value
- $180,700
- Jobs located here
- 8,224
- Daytime population
- 30,262Residents 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 |
| 54Murray County, GA | 46 | 41 | 26.9 | $2.1M | +4.0% | #1,372 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Murray 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 stores64
- Convenience stores35
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 Murray County, GA?
There are 41 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Murray County as of September 2026. 22 of them (54%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Murray County, GA spend on groceries?
About $87.1M a year, or $5,711 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,246 households in Murray County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Murray County, GA compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Murray County has 26.9 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.1M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Murray County would have about 26, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,525 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is Murray County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Murray County at 41,607 people in 2025, up 4.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,246 households. Median household income in Murray County is $69,253, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 44.2%, 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. Murray County scores 46 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,372 of 2,402 scored counties.
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