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Grocery and convenience stores in Greenwood County, SC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,104 of 2,402 scored counties
#30 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
77
35 chain locations (45%)
Official establishments
27
+28.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$151.3M
On groceries · $5,425 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
42% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.6
48% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
70,379
+1.5% 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

Greenwood County scores 25 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #2,104 of 2,402 scored counties and #30 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 77 grocery and convenience stores in Greenwood County. Of those, 35 are chain locations, or 45%, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.6, 48% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Household spending on groceries in Greenwood County comes to about $151.3M a year: $5,425 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per store, 42% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Greenwood County was 27 in 2023, up 28.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,033 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Greenwood County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Greenwood 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 Greenwood County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureGreenwood CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.621.518.7
Spending per listing$2M$2.7M$3.4M
Households per official establishment1,0331,3301,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+28.6%+20.2%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,425$5,910$6,319
Median household income$52,830$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score2540

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 27+28.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
722
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7735 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
45The 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 Greenwood 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 Greenwood County

Population, 2025 estimate
70,379+1.5% since 2020
Households
27,884
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
456 sq. mi.
People per square mile
153
Median household income
$52,830+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,042
Median home value
$180,500
Jobs located here
29,140
Daytime population
68,312Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across South Carolina

Every South Carolina market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Greenwood 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
30Greenwood County, SC257727.6$2M+1.5%#2,104 of 2,402

Other business types in Greenwood County

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

Questions

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

Greenwood County has 77 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 35 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 28.6% from 2019. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $151.3M a year, or $5,425 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,884 households in Greenwood County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Greenwood County has 27.6 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Greenwood County would have about 45, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,033 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Greenwood County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Greenwood County at 70,379 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,884 households. Median household income in Greenwood County is $52,830, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.8%, 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. Greenwood County scores 25 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #2,104 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 Greenwood County

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