Groceries and convenience · Metro area · Georgia
Grocery stores in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area
The grocery stores in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #82 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 1,339
- 592 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 1,008
- +8.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $14.9B
- On groceries · $6,447 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.1M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 6,482,182
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,339 grocery stores in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area. Of those, 592 are chain locations, or 44%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, 15% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
At $6,447 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area spend about $14.9B a year on groceries. That works out to $11.1M 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area was 1,008 in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,295 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 40 SBA-backed loans worth $47.1M have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area is 66 (upper middle), #82 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $11.1M | $9.5M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,295 | 2,303 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.7% | +6.3% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,447 | $6,137 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $89,724 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,008+8.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 57,149
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,339592 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,605The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 40
- Amount
- $47.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 6,482,182+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 2,313,055
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 8,784 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 712
- Median household income
- $89,724
- Average household income
- $122,540
- Median home value
- $367,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,999,529
- Daytime population
- 6,397,894Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Georgia for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warner Robins, GA | 73 | 36 | 4.8 | $12.6M | +8.2% | #44 of 387 |
| 2Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 66 | 1,339 | 5.8 | $11.1M | +5.9% | #82 of 387 |
| 3Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 62 | 133 | 5.7 | $10.3M | +4.7% | #107 of 387 |
| 4Rome, GA | 57 | 19 | 5.2 | $11.2M | +2.8% | #143 of 387 |
| 5Hinesville, GA | 56 | 19 | 6.3 | $8.8M | +12.6% | #158 of 387 |
| 6Savannah, GA | 54 | 102 | 6.3 | $9.6M | +8.1% | #176 of 387 |
| 7Athens-Clarke County, GA | 48 | 48 | 5.6 | $10.5M | +3.9% | #211 of 387 |
| 8Gainesville, GA | 48 | 52 | 7.1 | $8.8M | +11.4% | #214 of 387 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 43 | 174 | 7.5 | $8M | +5.3% | #247 of 387 |
| 9Macon-Bibb County, GA | 36 | 59 | 6.7 | $8.5M | +2.1% | #288 of 387 |
Other business types in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell 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 stores68
- Grocery stores66
- Convenience stores65
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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area?
There are 1,339 grocery stores on map listings in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area as of September 2026. 592 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 1,008 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area spend on groceries?
About $14.9B a year, or $6,447 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,339 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $11.1M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,313,055 households in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area has 5.8 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $11.1M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area would have about 1,605, against 1,339 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,295 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area at 6,482,182 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,313,055 households. Median household income in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area is $89,724, 11% above 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area scores 66 for grocery stores (upper middle), #82 of 387 scored metro areas.
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