Groceries and convenience · County · Alabama
Grocery stores in Montgomery County, AL
How Montgomery County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,393 of 2,070 scored counties
#27 of 60 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 70
- 29 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- +12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $513.4M
- On groceries · $5,619 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.3M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 225,891
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $5,619 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Montgomery County spend about $513.4M a year on groceries. That works out to $7.3M per store, 21% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 70 grocery stores on map listings in Montgomery County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 41% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 7.7 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 36 businesses with payroll in Montgomery County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,538 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $5M have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Montgomery County.
Population estimates put the population change in Montgomery County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Montgomery County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #1,393 of 2,070 scored counties and #27 of 60 scored counties in Alabama.
How Montgomery 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 | Montgomery County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 7.4 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $7.3M | $7.8M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,538 | 2,554 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.5% | +6.3% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,619 | $5,771 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $59,386 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 36+12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,638
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $42.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7029 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 55The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 225,891−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 91,381
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 785 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 289
- Median household income
- $59,386+18.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,436
- Median home value
- $171,900
- Jobs located here
- 132,478
- Daytime population
- 270,619Residents 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 |
| 27Montgomery County, AL | 39 | 70 | 7.7 | $7.3M | −1.1% | #1,393 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Montgomery County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores45
- Grocery stores39
- Convenience stores49
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 Montgomery County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 70 grocery stores in Montgomery County. 29 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Montgomery County, AL spend on groceries?
About $513.4M a year, or $5,619 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $7.3M 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 91,381 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, AL compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Montgomery County has 7.7 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $7.3M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 55, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,538 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 225,891 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 91,381 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $59,386 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Montgomery County scores 39 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,393 of 2,070 scored counties.
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