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Grocery and convenience stores in Allendale County, SC

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
11
4 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$15.9M
On groceries · $4,896 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
57% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
34.0
82% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
7,355
−7.4% 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 11 grocery and convenience stores in Allendale County. Chain locations make up 36% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That is 34.0 per 10,000 households, 82% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Households in Allendale County spend about $15.9M a year on groceries, or $4,896 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per store, 57% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Allendale County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Allendale County from 2020 to 2025 at −7.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Allendale County compares

The same measures for South 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.

Grocery and convenience stores in Allendale County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureAllendale CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households34.021.518.7
Spending per listing$1.4M$2.7M$3.4M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,3301,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.2%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−7.4%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$4,896$5,910$6,319
Median household income$32,328$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
114 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Allendale 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 Allendale County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,355−7.4% since 2020
Households
3,238
Median age
46.6
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
408 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$32,328
Average household income
$58,513
Median home value
$76,200
Jobs located here
2,248
Daytime population
6,843Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Allendale County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Edgefield County, SC771414.3$4.1M+16.1%#244 of 2,402
2Berkeley County, SC7517018.1$3.4M+18.7%#301 of 2,402
3York County, SC7419517.1$3.8M+8.1%#325 of 2,402
4Greenville County, SC7338017.2$3.6M+10.6%#362 of 2,402
5Dorchester County, SC7311918.8$3.3M+10.1%#370 of 2,402
6Beaufort County, SC7317921.7$3M+8.9%#373 of 2,402
7Aiken County, SC6813819.7$3M+7.3%#514 of 2,402
8Kershaw County, SC664617.1$3.4M+11.6%#564 of 2,402
9Richland County, SC6427816.6$3.5M+4.6%#630 of 2,402
10Pickens County, SC629618.3$3.1M+5.7%#718 of 2,402
Allendale County, SCNot scored1134.0$1.4M−7.4%

Other business types in Allendale County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Allendale County, SC?

There are 11 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Allendale County as of September 2026. 4 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. No official count is published for grocery and convenience stores in Allendale County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Allendale County, SC spend on groceries?

About $15.9M a year, or $4,896 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,238 households in Allendale County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Allendale County has 34.0 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 82% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.4M, 57% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Allendale County would have about 5, against 11 on map listings.

How fast is Allendale County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Allendale County at 7,355 people in 2025, down 7.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,238 households. Median household income in Allendale County is $32,328, 60% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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 Allendale County

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