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Grocery stores in Harris County, GA
The grocery stores in Harris County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 84 out of 100: High
Ranked #127 of 2,070 scored counties
#6 of 96 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $85.7M
- On groceries · $6,580 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.7M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,280
- +6.8% since 2020
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What this means
For grocery stores, Harris County has a Groundwork market score of 84 (high): #127 of 2,070 scored counties and #6 of 96 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery stores.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 grocery stores in Harris County. None of them are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 6.1 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in Harris County spend about $85.7M a year on groceries, or $6,580 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 8 grocery stores, that is $10.7M per store, 15% above 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 3 businesses with payroll in Harris County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 4,342 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Harris County grew 6.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Harris 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.
| Measure | Harris County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $10.7M | $9.5M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,342 | 2,303 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.3% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.8% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,580 | $6,137 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $97,302 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 84 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 51
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Harris 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 Harris County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,280+6.8% since 2020
- Households
- 13,027
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 89%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 464 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 78
- Median household income
- $97,302+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,134
- Median home value
- $302,800
- Jobs located here
- 5,715
- Daytime population
- 26,961Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Harris County?
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Harris County marked.
Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Paulding County, GA | 95 | 17 | 2.8 | $23.2M | +12.7% | #10 of 2,070 |
| 2Effingham County, GA | 94 | 8 | 3.3 | $19.3M | +14.1% | #22 of 2,070 |
| 3Walton County, GA | 84 | 14 | 3.9 | $15.8M | +16.0% | #117 of 2,070 |
| 4Cherokee County, GA | 84 | 46 | 4.5 | $15M | +11.6% | #118 of 2,070 |
| 5Henry County, GA | 84 | 37 | 4.3 | $14.7M | +9.5% | #119 of 2,070 |
| 6Harris County, GA | 84 | 8 | 6.1 | $10.7M | +6.8% | #127 of 2,070 |
| 7Columbia County, GA | 83 | 24 | 4.4 | $15.1M | +7.9% | #131 of 2,070 |
| 8Fayette County, GA | 82 | 18 | 4.0 | $17.1M | +4.7% | #147 of 2,070 |
| 9Forsyth County, GA | 82 | 45 | 5.1 | $14.8M | +11.8% | #151 of 2,070 |
| 10Jackson County, GA | 81 | 19 | 6.7 | $9.6M | +29.3% | #180 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Harris County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores66
- Grocery stores84
- Convenience stores63
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 Harris County, GA?
There are 8 grocery stores on map listings in Harris County 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 Harris County, GA spend on groceries?
About $85.7M a year, or $6,580 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $10.7M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,027 households in Harris County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harris County, GA compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Harris County has 6.1 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $10.7M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Harris County would have about 9, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,342 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Harris County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Harris County at 37,280 people in 2025, up 6.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,027 households. Median household income in Harris County is $97,302, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.5%, 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. Harris County scores 84 for grocery stores (high), #127 of 2,070 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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