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Grocery stores in Autauga County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Autauga County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 88 out of 100: High

Ranked #66 of 2,070 scored counties
#1 of 60 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
6
4 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$137.9M
On groceries · $6,017 a household
Spending per listing
$23M
2.5 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
62% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
61,920
+5.1% since 2020

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What this means

Autauga County scores 88 (high) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #66 of 2,070 scored counties and #1 of 60 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery stores.

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 grocery stores in Autauga County. 4 of them (67%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Household spending on groceries in Autauga County comes to about $137.9M a year: $6,017 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 grocery stores, that is $23M per store, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Autauga County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 5,729 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Autauga County grew 5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Autauga County compares

The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery 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 stores in Autauga County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureAutauga CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.67.46.8
Spending per listing$23M$7.8M$9.3M
Households per official establishment5,7292,5542,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.3%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.1%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,017$5,771$6,319
Median household income$72,481$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score8838

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
303
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
64 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 supermarkets and grocery stores in Autauga 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 Autauga County

Population, 2025 estimate
61,920+5.1% since 2020
Households
22,917
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
595 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$72,481+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,032
Median home value
$207,200
Jobs located here
12,369
Daytime population
48,701Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Autauga County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Autauga County, AL8862.6$23M+5.1%#66 of 2,070
2Limestone County, AL85235.6$11.2M+18.0%#113 of 2,070
3Madison County, AL80996.0$10.6M+11.0%#205 of 2,070
4Shelby County, AL79455.2$12.8M+6.5%#218 of 2,070
5St. Clair County, AL74164.6$13.1M+7.1%#314 of 2,070
6Lee County, AL74375.3$10.9M+8.6%#323 of 2,070
7Baldwin County, AL73575.8$10.6M+14.8%#342 of 2,070
8Elmore County, AL65247.3$8.2M+4.2%#550 of 2,070
9Talladega County, AL64144.2$13.1M+0.3%#557 of 2,070
10Tuscaloosa County, AL64566.2$9.3M+3.8%#575 of 2,070

Other business types in Autauga County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Autauga County, AL?

Autauga County has 6 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.

How much do households in Autauga County, AL spend on groceries?

About $137.9M a year, or $6,017 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $23M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,917 households in Autauga County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Autauga County, AL compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Autauga County has 2.6 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $23M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Autauga County would have about 15, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,729 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is Autauga County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Autauga County at 61,920 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,917 households. Median household income in Autauga County is $72,481, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Autauga County scores 88 for grocery stores (high), #66 of 2,070 scored counties.

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