Groceries and convenience · Metro area · Alabama
Grocery stores in the Mobile, AL metro area
How the Mobile, AL metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #368 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama
- Listings
- 121
- 61 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 66
- +10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $910.6M
- On groceries · $5,633 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.5M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 411,658
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Mobile metro area scores 20 (low) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #368 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Mobile metro area spend about $910.6M a year on groceries, or $5,633 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $7.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 121 grocery stores on map listings in the Mobile metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 61 are chain locations, or 50%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 7.5 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the Mobile metro area in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,449 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Mobile metro area declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Mobile metro area 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 | Mobile metro area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 7.4 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $7.5M | $7.8M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,449 | 2,554 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.0% | +6.3% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,633 | $5,771 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $58,880 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 66+10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,004
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $86.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12161 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 98The 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 the Mobile 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 Mobile metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 411,658−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 161,665
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,229 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 336
- Median household income
- $58,880
- Average household income
- $81,726
- Median home value
- $190,700
- Jobs located here
- 181,672
- Daytime population
- 421,837Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Huntsville, AL | 77 | 122 | 5.9 | $10.7M | +12.5% | #30 of 387 |
| 2Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 66 | 57 | 5.8 | $10.6M | +14.8% | #84 of 387 |
| 3Auburn-Opelika, AL | 60 | 43 | 5.6 | $10.2M | +7.1% | #127 of 387 |
| 4Tuscaloosa, AL | 40 | 74 | 7.0 | $8.1M | +2.9% | #263 of 387 |
| 5Decatur, AL | 39 | 44 | 7.0 | $8.3M | +2.5% | #270 of 387 |
| 6Montgomery, AL | 37 | 101 | 6.7 | $8.6M | +0.9% | #280 of 387 |
| 7Birmingham, AL | 37 | 328 | 7.1 | $8.5M | +1.4% | #281 of 387 |
| 8Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 35 | 45 | 7.1 | $8M | +3.5% | #296 of 387 |
| 9Gadsden, AL | 24 | 34 | 8.6 | $6.3M | +0.4% | #352 of 387 |
| 10Dothan, AL | 21 | 50 | 8.2 | $6.8M | +3.4% | #361 of 387 |
| 11Mobile, AL | 20 | 121 | 7.5 | $7.5M | −0.7% | #368 of 387 |
Other business types in the Mobile 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 stores22
- Grocery stores20
- Convenience stores23
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 the Mobile, AL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 121 grocery stores in the Mobile metro area. 61 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019.
How much do households in the Mobile, AL metro area spend on groceries?
About $910.6M a year, or $5,633 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 121 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $7.5M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 161,665 households in the Mobile metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Mobile, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
The Mobile metro area has 7.5 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $7.5M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, the Mobile metro area would have about 98, against 121 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,449 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Mobile, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Mobile metro area at 411,658 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 161,665 households. The median household income in the Mobile metro area is $58,880 a year, 27% 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 Mobile metro area scores 20 for grocery stores (low), #368 of 387 scored metro areas.
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