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Grocery stores in Schley County, GA

How Schley County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9.1M
On groceries · $5,524 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
68% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.3
2.7 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
4,593
+1.2% 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

Household spending on groceries in Schley County comes to about $9.1M a year: $5,524 per household, 13% 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 3 grocery stores on map listings in Schley County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.3, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for supermarkets and grocery stores in Schley County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Schley County grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Schley 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 Schley County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureSchley CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.36.46.8
Spending per listing$3M$9.5M$9.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,3032,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.3%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,524$6,137$6,319
Median household income$56,875$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored59

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
32 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Schley 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 Schley County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,593+1.2% since 2020
Households
1,639
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
167 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$56,875
Average household income
$78,440
Median home value
$143,900
Jobs located here
1,151
Daytime population
3,752Residents 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 Schley 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
Schley County, GANot scored318.3$3M+1.2%

Other business types in Schley County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Schley County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 grocery stores in Schley County. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Schley County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $9.1M a year, or $5,524 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 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 1,639 households in Schley County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Schley County has 18.3 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 2.7 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, Schley County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Schley County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Schley County at 4,593 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,639 households. The median household income in Schley County is $56,875 a year, 30% below 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery stores · All 56 business types in Schley County

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