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Grocery stores in Houston County, GA
The grocery stores in Houston County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #186 of 2,070 scored counties
#11 of 96 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 27
- 14 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $389.4M
- On groceries · $6,098 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.4M
- 55% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,214
- +8.5% since 2020
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What this means
For grocery stores, Houston County has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #186 of 2,070 scored counties and #11 of 96 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery stores.
At $6,098 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Houston County spend about $389.4M a year on groceries. That works out to $14.4M per store, 55% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
Houston County has 27 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 52%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 4.2 for every 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in Houston County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 2,776 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Houston County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Houston 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 | Houston County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $14.4M | $9.5M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,776 | 2,303 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.3% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,098 | $6,137 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $80,698 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 23
- Employees, 2023
- 1,498
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $42.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2714 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The 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 Houston 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 Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 178,214+8.5% since 2020
- Households
- 63,851
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 376 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 451
- Median household income
- $80,698+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,172
- Median home value
- $219,800
- Jobs located here
- 49,763
- Daytime population
- 157,925Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Houston County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the grocery stores on map listings by name and distance.
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Houston 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 |
| 11Houston County, GA | 80 | 27 | 4.2 | $14.4M | +8.5% | #186 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Houston County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores63
- Grocery stores80
- Convenience stores55
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 Houston County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 grocery stores in Houston County. 14 of them (52%) 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 Houston County, GA spend on groceries?
About $389.4M a year, or $6,098 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $14.4M 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 63,851 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, GA compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Houston County has 4.2 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $14.4M, 55% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Houston County would have about 42, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,776 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Houston County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 178,214 people in 2025, up 8.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,851 households. The median household income in Houston County is $80,698 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Houston County scores 80 for grocery stores (high), #186 of 2,070 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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