Groceries and convenience · County · North Carolina
Grocery and convenience stores in Chatham County, NC
The grocery and convenience stores in Chatham County, NC, 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 #253 of 2,402 scored counties
#12 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 62
- 28 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $218.5M
- On groceries · $6,620 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,111
- +11.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 62 grocery and convenience stores in Chatham County. Chain locations make up 45% of them, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.8, in line with the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Households in Chatham County spend about $218.5M a year on groceries, or $6,620 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Chatham County in 2023. That is one for every 1,572 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Chatham County from 2020 to 2025 at +11.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Chatham County is 77 (high), #253 of 2,402 scored counties and #12 of 96 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Chatham County compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Chatham County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.8 | 20.2 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $3M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,572 | 1,469 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.2% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,620 | $6,016 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $94,317 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 21
- Employees, 2023
- 597
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6228 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 65The 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 Chatham 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 Chatham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,111+11.0% since 2020
- Households
- 33,004
- Median age
- 47.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 682 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $94,317+40.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $138,537
- Median home value
- $446,200
- Jobs located here
- 20,863
- Daytime population
- 66,832Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Camden County, NC | 87 | 6 | 15.0 | $4.2M | +8.8% | #81 of 2,402 |
| 2Orange County, NC | 83 | 90 | 15.7 | $4.2M | +6.1% | #132 of 2,402 |
| 3Wake County, NC | 82 | 703 | 15.3 | $4.4M | +11.2% | #145 of 2,402 |
| 4Cabarrus County, NC | 82 | 135 | 16.0 | $4M | +9.9% | #149 of 2,402 |
| 5Union County, NC | 82 | 145 | 17.2 | $3.9M | +11.7% | #151 of 2,402 |
| 6Johnston County, NC | 81 | 147 | 17.2 | $3.6M | +17.9% | #172 of 2,402 |
| 7Lincoln County, NC | 80 | 67 | 18.2 | $3.4M | +13.2% | #191 of 2,402 |
| 8Durham County, NC | 79 | 226 | 15.9 | $4M | +7.7% | #205 of 2,402 |
| 9Davie County, NC | 78 | 30 | 17.4 | $3.5M | +6.9% | #230 of 2,402 |
| 10Hoke County, NC | 77 | 27 | 14.0 | $4.1M | +9.0% | #243 of 2,402 |
| 12Chatham County, NC | 77 | 62 | 18.8 | $3.5M | +11.0% | #253 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Chatham County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores77
- Grocery stores69
- Convenience stores81
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 Chatham County, NC?
Chatham County has 62 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 28 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chatham County, NC spend on groceries?
About $218.5M a year, or $6,620 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,004 households in Chatham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chatham County, NC compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Chatham County has 18.8 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.5M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Chatham County would have about 65, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,572 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is Chatham County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Chatham County at 85,111 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,004 households. Median household income in Chatham County is $94,317, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.7%, 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. Chatham County scores 77 for grocery and convenience stores (high), #253 of 2,402 scored counties.
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