Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Georgia
Grocery stores in the Statesboro, GA area
The grocery stores in the Statesboro, GA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #134 of 506 scored small-town markets
#4 of 21 scored small-town markets based in Georgia
- Listings
- 23
- 9 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $194.2M
- On groceries · $5,559 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.4M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 97,977
- +8.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 grocery stores in the Statesboro area. Chain locations make up 39% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.6, 3% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in the Statesboro area spend about $194.2M a year on groceries, or $5,559 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $8.4M per store, 9% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the Statesboro area was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 2,911 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Statesboro area from 2020 to 2025 at +8.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery stores, the Statesboro area has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #134 of 506 scored small-town markets and #4 of 21 scored small-town markets based in Georgia.
How the Statesboro area 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 | Statesboro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $8.4M | $9.5M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,911 | 2,303 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.3% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,559 | $6,137 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $57,446 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12
- Employees, 2023
- 912
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 239 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 the Statesboro area, 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 the Statesboro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 97,977+8.0% since 2020
- Households
- 34,933
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 859 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $57,446
- Average household income
- $79,525
- Median home value
- $207,800
- Jobs located here
- 31,179
- Daytime population
- 89,130Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Georgia for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the Statesboro area marked.
Top small-town markets in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson, GA | 85 | 19 | 6.7 | $9.6M | +29.3% | #15 of 506 |
| 2Kingsland, GA | 74 | 15 | 6.9 | $8.6M | +9.5% | #53 of 506 |
| 3Cornelia, GA | 73 | 10 | 6.0 | $9.8M | +9.3% | #56 of 506 |
| 4Statesboro, GA | 62 | 23 | 6.6 | $8.4M | +8.0% | #134 of 506 |
| 5Thomaston, GA | 59 | 5 | 4.7 | $11.6M | +2.7% | #163 of 506 |
| 6Toccoa, GA | 54 | 8 | 7.6 | $7.1M | +3.8% | #236 of 506 |
| 7Calhoun, GA | 52 | 16 | 7.5 | $7.7M | +6.9% | #250 of 506 |
| 8LaGrange, GA-AL | 51 | 24 | 5.9 | $9.3M | +3.0% | #257 of 506 |
| 9Waycross, GA | 50 | 15 | 7.3 | $7.3M | +3.0% | #270 of 506 |
| 10Vidalia, GA | 46 | 13 | 9.6 | $5.7M | +1.5% | #311 of 506 |
Other business types in the Statesboro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores40
- Grocery stores62
- Convenience stores34
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 the Statesboro, GA area?
The Statesboro area has 23 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in the Statesboro, GA area spend on groceries?
About $194.2M a year, or $5,559 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $8.4M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,933 households in the Statesboro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Statesboro, GA area compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
The Statesboro area has 6.6 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $8.4M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, the Statesboro area would have about 21, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,911 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is the Statesboro, GA area growing?
Population estimates put the Statesboro area at 97,977 people in 2025, up 8.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,933 households. Median household income in the Statesboro area is $57,446, 29% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Statesboro area scores 62 for grocery stores (upper middle), #134 of 506 scored small-town markets.
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