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Grocery stores in Glynn County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Glynn County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,114 of 2,070 scored counties
#54 of 96 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
26
13 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
23
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$211.4M
On groceries · $5,948 a household
Spending per listing
$8.1M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.3
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
87,599
+3.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 grocery stores in Glynn County. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 50%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.3, 7% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Household spending on groceries in Glynn County comes to about $211.4M a year: $5,948 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $8.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 13% below 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 23 businesses with payroll in Glynn County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 1,545 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $289K has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Glynn County.

Population estimates show Glynn County grew 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Glynn County is 47 (lower middle), #1,114 of 2,070 scored counties and #54 of 96 scored counties in Georgia.

How Glynn County 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.

Grocery stores in Glynn County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureGlynn CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.36.46.8
Spending per listing$8.1M$9.5M$9.3M
Households per official establishment1,5452,3032,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.3%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,948$6,137$6,319
Median household income$69,799$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4759

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 23
Employees, 2023
876
Annual payroll, 2023
$25.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2613 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$289K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Glynn 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 Glynn County

Population, 2025 estimate
87,599+3.7% since 2020
Households
35,543
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
420 sq. mi.
People per square mile
204
Median household income
$69,799+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,779
Median home value
$301,300
Jobs located here
38,484
Daytime population
90,056Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Glynn County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Paulding County, GA95172.8$23.2M+12.7%#10 of 2,070
2Effingham County, GA9483.3$19.3M+14.1%#22 of 2,070
3Walton County, GA84143.9$15.8M+16.0%#117 of 2,070
4Cherokee County, GA84464.5$15M+11.6%#118 of 2,070
5Henry County, GA84374.3$14.7M+9.5%#119 of 2,070
6Harris County, GA8486.1$10.7M+6.8%#127 of 2,070
7Columbia County, GA83244.4$15.1M+7.9%#131 of 2,070
8Fayette County, GA82184.0$17.1M+4.7%#147 of 2,070
9Forsyth County, GA82455.1$14.8M+11.8%#151 of 2,070
10Jackson County, GA81196.7$9.6M+29.3%#180 of 2,070
54Glynn County, GA47267.3$8.1M+3.7%#1,114 of 2,070

Other business types in Glynn County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Glynn County, GA?

There are 26 grocery stores on map listings in Glynn County as of September 2026. 13 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.

How much do households in Glynn County, GA spend on groceries?

About $211.4M a year, or $5,948 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $8.1M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,543 households in Glynn County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Glynn County, GA compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Glynn County has 7.3 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $8.1M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Glynn County would have about 23, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,545 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is Glynn County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Glynn County at 87,599 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,543 households. Median household income in Glynn County is $69,799, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.8%, 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. Glynn County scores 47 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,114 of 2,070 scored counties.

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