Groceries and convenience · County · South Carolina
Grocery and convenience stores in Marlboro County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Marlboro County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 3 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,398 of 2,402 scored counties
#44 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 37
- 12 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $47.5M
- On groceries · $4,851 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 62% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.8
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,488
- −3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Marlboro County scores 3 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #2,398 of 2,402 scored counties and #44 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 37 grocery and convenience stores in Marlboro County. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 37.8 for every 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 18.7.
At $4,851 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Marlboro County spend about $47.5M a year on groceries. That works out to $1.3M per store, 62% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Marlboro County in 2023. That is one for every 612 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marlboro County declined 3.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Marlboro 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.
| Measure | Marlboro County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.8 | 21.5 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $2.7M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 612 | 1,330 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.2% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $4,851 | $5,910 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $34,301 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 3 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 194
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3712 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Marlboro 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 Marlboro County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,488−3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 9,789
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 480 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $34,301+2.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $51,818
- Median home value
- $82,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,341
- Daytime population
- 21,081Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Edgefield County, SC | 77 | 14 | 14.3 | $4.1M | +16.1% | #244 of 2,402 |
| 2Berkeley County, SC | 75 | 170 | 18.1 | $3.4M | +18.7% | #301 of 2,402 |
| 3York County, SC | 74 | 195 | 17.1 | $3.8M | +8.1% | #325 of 2,402 |
| 4Greenville County, SC | 73 | 380 | 17.2 | $3.6M | +10.6% | #362 of 2,402 |
| 5Dorchester County, SC | 73 | 119 | 18.8 | $3.3M | +10.1% | #370 of 2,402 |
| 6Beaufort County, SC | 73 | 179 | 21.7 | $3M | +8.9% | #373 of 2,402 |
| 7Aiken County, SC | 68 | 138 | 19.7 | $3M | +7.3% | #514 of 2,402 |
| 8Kershaw County, SC | 66 | 46 | 17.1 | $3.4M | +11.6% | #564 of 2,402 |
| 9Richland County, SC | 64 | 278 | 16.6 | $3.5M | +4.6% | #630 of 2,402 |
| 10Pickens County, SC | 62 | 96 | 18.3 | $3.1M | +5.7% | #718 of 2,402 |
| 44Marlboro County, SC | 3 | 37 | 37.8 | $1.3M | −3.8% | #2,398 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Marlboro County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores3
- Grocery stores10
- Convenience stores5
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 Marlboro County, SC?
Marlboro County has 37 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Another 14 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Marlboro County, SC spend on groceries?
About $47.5M a year, or $4,851 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,789 households in Marlboro County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marlboro County, SC compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Marlboro County has 37.8 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.3M, 62% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Marlboro County would have about 14, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 612 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is Marlboro County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Marlboro County at 25,488 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,789 households. Median household income in Marlboro County is $34,301, 58% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 2.1%, 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. Marlboro County scores 3 for grocery and convenience stores (very low), #2,398 of 2,402 scored counties.
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