Groceries and convenience · County · Georgia
Grocery and convenience stores in Spalding County, GA
The grocery and convenience stores in Spalding County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,384 of 2,402 scored counties
#55 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 51
- 19 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- +30.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $148.6M
- On groceries · $5,612 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.3
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,775
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 51 grocery and convenience stores in Spalding County. 19 of them (37%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.3, 3% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
At $5,612 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Spalding County spend about $148.6M a year on groceries. That works out to $2.9M per store, 14% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Spalding County in 2023, up 30.4% from 2019. That is one for every 882 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $577K has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Spalding County.
Population estimates put the population change in Spalding County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Spalding County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #1,384 of 2,402 scored counties and #55 of 124 scored counties in Georgia.
How Spalding 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 | Spalding County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.3 | 20.3 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 882 | 1,111 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +30.4% | +14.0% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,612 | $6,137 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $62,071 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 30+30.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 660
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5119 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $577K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Spalding 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 Spalding County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,775+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 26,471
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 196 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 352
- Median household income
- $62,071+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,451
- Median home value
- $228,700
- Jobs located here
- 23,824
- Daytime population
- 63,060Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Spalding County marked.
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 |
| 55Spalding County, GA | 45 | 51 | 19.3 | $2.9M | +4.9% | #1,384 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Spalding County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores45
- Grocery stores58
- Convenience stores43
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 Spalding County, GA?
Spalding County has 51 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 19 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 30.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Spalding County, GA spend on groceries?
About $148.6M a year, or $5,612 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,471 households in Spalding County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Spalding County, GA compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Spalding County has 19.3 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.9M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Spalding County would have about 44, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 882 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Spalding County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Spalding County at 70,775 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,471 households. Median household income in Spalding County is $62,071, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.8%, 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. Spalding County scores 45 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,384 of 2,402 scored counties.
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