Groceries and convenience · County · Georgia
Grocery and convenience stores in Putnam County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Putnam County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,123 of 2,402 scored counties
#44 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 23
- 10 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $62.8M
- On groceries · $6,017 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.0
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,722
- +7.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 grocery and convenience stores in Putnam County. 10 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That is 22.0 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Household spending on groceries in Putnam County comes to about $62.8M a year: $6,017 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Putnam County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 870 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Putnam County grew 7.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Putnam County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #1,123 of 2,402 scored counties and #44 of 124 scored counties in Georgia.
How Putnam 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 | Putnam County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.0 | 20.3 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $3M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 870 | 1,111 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.0% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,017 | $6,137 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $72,096 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 184
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2310 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Putnam 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 Putnam County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,722+7.0% since 2020
- Households
- 10,435
- Median age
- 47.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 345 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $72,096+39.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,052
- Median home value
- $249,300
- Jobs located here
- 6,418
- Daytime population
- 20,749Residents 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 |
| 44Putnam County, GA | 52 | 23 | 22.0 | $2.7M | +7.0% | #1,123 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Putnam County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores52
- Grocery stores69
- Convenience stores44
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 Putnam County, GA?
Putnam County has 23 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Putnam County, GA spend on groceries?
About $62.8M a year, or $6,017 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,435 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Putnam County, GA compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Putnam County has 22.0 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.7M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Putnam County would have about 19, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 870 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is Putnam County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Putnam County at 23,722 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,435 households. Median household income in Putnam County is $72,096, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.7%, 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. Putnam County scores 52 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #1,123 of 2,402 scored counties.
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