Groundwork

Groceries and convenience · County · Georgia

Grocery and convenience stores in Muscogee County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,882 of 2,402 scored counties
#78 of 124 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
155
66 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments
95
+23.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$454.4M
On groceries · $5,581 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.0
2% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
202,171
−2.3% since 2020

See the grocery and convenience stores around any address in Muscogee County

The site report maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Muscogee County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Muscogee County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #1,882 of 2,402 scored counties and #78 of 124 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 155 grocery and convenience stores in Muscogee County. 66 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 19.0 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Household spending on groceries in Muscogee County comes to about $454.4M a year: $5,581 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 155 grocery and convenience stores, that is $2.9M per store, 13% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Muscogee County was 95 in 2023, up 23.4% from 2019. That is one for every 857 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $783K have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Muscogee County. Population estimates put the population change in Muscogee County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Muscogee 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 Muscogee County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureMuscogee CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.020.318.7
Spending per listing$2.9M$3M$3.4M
Households per official establishment8571,1111,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+23.4%+14.0%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,581$6,137$6,319
Median household income$58,073$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score3244

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
77 → 95+23.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,872
Annual payroll, 2023
$53.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
57Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
15566 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
134The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$783K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
202,171−2.3% since 2020
Households
81,415
Median age
36.2
Homes lived in by their owners
51%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
217 sq. mi.
People per square mile
941
Median household income
$58,073+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,006
Median home value
$193,900
Jobs located here
84,654
Daytime population
216,091Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Muscogee County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the grocery and convenience stores on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Muscogee County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Grocery and convenience stores across Georgia

Every Georgia market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Muscogee 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
78Muscogee County, GA3215519.0$2.9M−2.3%#1,882 of 2,402

Other business types in Muscogee County

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

Questions

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

Muscogee County has 155 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 66 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 95 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 23.4% from 2019. Another 57 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $454.4M a year, or $5,581 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 155 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 81,415 households in Muscogee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Muscogee County has 19.0 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.9M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Muscogee County would have about 134, against 155 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 857 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Muscogee County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Muscogee County at 202,171 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 81,415 households. Median household income in Muscogee County is $58,073, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Muscogee County scores 32 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,882 of 2,402 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Muscogee County. It maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

Screening a site or an acquisition in Muscogee County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Muscogee County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.