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Grocery stores in Limestone County, AL
The grocery stores in Limestone County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 85 out of 100: High
Ranked #113 of 2,070 scored counties
#2 of 60 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 23
- 9 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $256.6M
- On groceries · $6,266 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.2M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 122,928
- +18.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Limestone County is 85 (high), #113 of 2,070 scored counties and #2 of 60 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery stores.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 grocery stores in Limestone County. 9 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.6, 18% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Household spending on groceries in Limestone County comes to about $256.6M a year: $6,266 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $11.2M per store, 20% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Limestone County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 4,095 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Limestone County grew 18.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Limestone 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.
| Measure | Limestone County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 7.4 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $11.2M | $7.8M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,095 | 2,554 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.3% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +18.0% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,266 | $5,771 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $83,629 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 85 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 598
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 239 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Limestone 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 Limestone County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 122,928+18.0% since 2020
- Households
- 40,953
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 563 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 197
- Median household income
- $83,629+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,289
- Median home value
- $281,000
- Jobs located here
- 33,073
- Daytime population
- 98,251Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Autauga County, AL | 88 | 6 | 2.6 | $23M | +5.1% | #66 of 2,070 |
| 2Limestone County, AL | 85 | 23 | 5.6 | $11.2M | +18.0% | #113 of 2,070 |
| 3Madison County, AL | 80 | 99 | 6.0 | $10.6M | +11.0% | #205 of 2,070 |
| 4Shelby County, AL | 79 | 45 | 5.2 | $12.8M | +6.5% | #218 of 2,070 |
| 5St. Clair County, AL | 74 | 16 | 4.6 | $13.1M | +7.1% | #314 of 2,070 |
| 6Lee County, AL | 74 | 37 | 5.3 | $10.9M | +8.6% | #323 of 2,070 |
| 7Baldwin County, AL | 73 | 57 | 5.8 | $10.6M | +14.8% | #342 of 2,070 |
| 8Elmore County, AL | 65 | 24 | 7.3 | $8.2M | +4.2% | #550 of 2,070 |
| 9Talladega County, AL | 64 | 14 | 4.2 | $13.1M | +0.3% | #557 of 2,070 |
| 10Tuscaloosa County, AL | 64 | 56 | 6.2 | $9.3M | +3.8% | #575 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Limestone County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores88
- Grocery stores85
- Convenience stores82
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 stores are in Limestone County, AL?
There are 23 grocery stores on map listings in Limestone County as of September 2026. 9 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Limestone County, AL spend on groceries?
About $256.6M a year, or $6,266 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $11.2M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,953 households in Limestone County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Limestone County, AL compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Limestone County has 5.6 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $11.2M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Limestone County would have about 28, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,095 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Limestone County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Limestone County at 122,928 people in 2025, up 18.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,953 households. Median household income in Limestone County is $83,629, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.1%, 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. Limestone County scores 85 for grocery stores (high), #113 of 2,070 scored counties.
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