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Grocery stores in Wilcox County, AL

The grocery stores in Wilcox County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 4 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #2,057 of 2,070 scored counties
#58 of 60 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.4M
On groceries · $5,032 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
58% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.0
91% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,666
−8.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For grocery stores, Wilcox County has a Groundwork market score of 4 (very low): #2,057 of 2,070 scored counties and #58 of 60 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 grocery stores in Wilcox County. None of them are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 13.0 per 10,000 households, 91% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Households in Wilcox County spend about $19.4M a year on groceries, or $5,032 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 58% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Wilcox County in 2023. That is one for every 1,287 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Wilcox County from 2020 to 2025 at −8.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Wilcox 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 Wilcox County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureWilcox CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.07.46.8
Spending per listing$3.9M$7.8M$9.3M
Households per official establishment1,2872,5542,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.3%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−8.3%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,032$5,771$6,319
Median household income$40,640$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score438

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
45
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Wilcox 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 Wilcox County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,666−8.3% since 2020
Households
3,860
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
888 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$40,640+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,212
Median home value
$98,800
Jobs located here
2,411
Daytime population
9,208Residents 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 Wilcox 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
58Wilcox County, AL4513.0$3.9M−8.3%#2,057 of 2,070

Other business types in Wilcox County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Wilcox County, AL?

Wilcox County has 5 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.

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

About $19.4M a year, or $5,032 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,860 households in Wilcox County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wilcox County has 13.0 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 91% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $3.9M, 58% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Wilcox County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,287 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is Wilcox County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Wilcox County at 9,666 people in 2025, down 8.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,860 households. Median household income in Wilcox County is $40,640, 50% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Wilcox County scores 4 for grocery stores (very low), #2,057 of 2,070 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery stores · All 56 business types in Wilcox County

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