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Grocery stores in Mitchell County, GA
The grocery stores in Mitchell County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 11 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,010 of 2,070 scored counties
#90 of 96 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 14
- 5 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $41.6M
- On groceries · $5,328 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 68% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.9
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,467
- −5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Mitchell County scores 11 (low) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #2,010 of 2,070 scored counties and #90 of 96 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Mitchell County spend about $41.6M a year on groceries, or $5,328 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per store, 68% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 14 grocery stores on map listings in Mitchell County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 36% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 17.9 for every 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 6.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Mitchell County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,953 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Population estimates show Mitchell County declined 5.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Mitchell 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 | Mitchell County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.9 | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $9.5M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,953 | 2,303 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.3% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,328 | $6,137 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $57,613 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 11 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 94
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 145 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,467−5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 7,813
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 512 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $57,613+51.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,473
- Median home value
- $106,000
- Jobs located here
- 6,563
- Daytime population
- 19,221Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 90Mitchell County, GA | 11 | 14 | 17.9 | $3M | −5.6% | #2,010 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Mitchell County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores8
- Grocery stores11
- Convenience stores14
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 Mitchell County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 grocery stores in Mitchell County. 5 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Mitchell County, GA spend on groceries?
About $41.6M a year, or $5,328 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 7,813 households in Mitchell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mitchell County, GA compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Mitchell County has 17.9 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $3M, 68% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Mitchell County would have about 5, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,953 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Mitchell County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Mitchell County at 20,467 people in 2025, down 5.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,813 households. The median household income in Mitchell County is $57,613 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 51.1% 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. Mitchell County scores 11 for grocery stores (low), #2,010 of 2,070 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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