Groceries and convenience · Metro area · South Carolina
Grocery and convenience stores in the Sumter, SC metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in the Sumter, SC metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 13 out of 100: Low
Ranked #383 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 98
- 44 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- +80.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $227.1M
- On groceries · $5,527 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.9
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 105,067
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in the Sumter metro area is 13 (low), #383 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 98 grocery and convenience stores in the Sumter metro area. Chain locations make up 45% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That is 23.9 per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Households in the Sumter metro area spend about $227.1M a year on groceries, or $5,527 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per store, 32% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 36 businesses with payroll in the Sumter metro area classed as grocery and convenience stores, up 80.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,141 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Sumter metro area declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Sumter metro area 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 | Sumter metro area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.9 | 21.5 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.7M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,141 | 1,330 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +80.0% | +20.2% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,527 | $5,910 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $56,693 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 13 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36+80.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,058
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9844 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 67The 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 the Sumter metro area, 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 the Sumter metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 105,067−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 41,083
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 665 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 157
- Median household income
- $56,693
- Average household income
- $74,835
- Median home value
- $165,300
- Jobs located here
- 37,301
- Daytime population
- 101,774Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in South Carolina for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in South Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Sumter metro area marked.
Top metro areas in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 67 | 1,903 | 17.7 | $3.6M | +10.1% | #78 of 387 |
| 1Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 57 | 214 | 22.4 | $2.8M | +12.0% | #153 of 387 |
| 2Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 56 | 692 | 18.0 | $3.3M | +9.0% | #162 of 387 |
| 3Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 56 | 691 | 20.6 | $3.1M | +10.7% | #164 of 387 |
| 4Columbia, SC | 48 | 622 | 18.3 | $3.2M | +6.0% | #213 of 387 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 47 | 464 | 20.0 | $2.9M | +4.7% | #221 of 387 |
| 5Spartanburg, SC | 42 | 298 | 20.8 | $2.8M | +14.3% | #254 of 387 |
| 6Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 39 | 366 | 23.1 | $2.5M | +20.9% | #275 of 387 |
| 7Sumter, SC | 13 | 98 | 23.9 | $2.3M | −0.3% | #383 of 387 |
| 8Florence, SC | 9 | 232 | 29.6 | $1.9M | +0.9% | #386 of 387 |
Other business types in the Sumter metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores13
- Grocery stores25
- Convenience stores12
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 the Sumter, SC metro area?
The Sumter metro area has 98 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 44 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 80.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Sumter, SC metro area spend on groceries?
About $227.1M a year, or $5,527 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 98 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,083 households in the Sumter metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sumter, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
The Sumter metro area has 23.9 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.3M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, the Sumter metro area would have about 67, against 98 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,141 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 80.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Sumter, SC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Sumter metro area at 105,067 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,083 households. Median household income in the Sumter metro area is $56,693, 30% 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 Sumter metro area scores 13 for grocery and convenience stores (low), #383 of 387 scored metro areas.
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