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Grocery and convenience stores in Newton County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #242 of 2,402 scored counties
#14 of 124 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
60
29 chain locations (48%)
Official establishments
26
−7.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$247.7M
On groceries · $6,012 a household
Spending per listing
$4.1M
22% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.6
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
125,583
+11.2% 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 60 grocery and convenience stores in Newton County. 29 of them (48%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That is 14.6 per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.

At $6,012 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Newton County spend about $247.7M a year on groceries. Spread across 60 grocery and convenience stores, that is $4.1M per store, 22% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Newton County was 26 in 2023, down 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,585 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 21 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Newton County from 2020 to 2025 at +11.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Newton County scores 77 (high) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #242 of 2,402 scored counties and #14 of 124 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Newton 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 Newton County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureNewton CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.620.318.7
Spending per listing$4.1M$3M$3.4M
Households per official establishment1,5851,1111,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.1%+14.0%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,012$6,137$6,319
Median household income$77,179$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score7744

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 26−7.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,158
Annual payroll, 2023
$29.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
21Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6029 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
73The 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 Newton 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 Newton County

Population, 2025 estimate
125,583+11.2% since 2020
Households
41,203
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
274 sq. mi.
People per square mile
432
Median household income
$77,179+37.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,574
Median home value
$265,000
Jobs located here
26,349
Daytime population
91,909Residents 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 Newton 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
14Newton County, GA776014.6$4.1M+11.2%#242 of 2,402

Other business types in Newton County

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

Questions

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

There are 60 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Newton County as of September 2026. 29 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, down 7.1% from 2019. Official counts list 21 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $247.7M a year, or $6,012 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,203 households in Newton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Newton County has 14.6 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $4.1M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Newton County would have about 73, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,585 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Newton County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Newton County at 125,583 people in 2025, up 11.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 41,203 households. Median household income in Newton County is $77,179, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.1%, 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. Newton County scores 77 for grocery and convenience stores (high), #242 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 Newton County

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