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Grocery stores in Granville County, NC

The grocery stores in Granville County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,001 of 2,070 scored counties
#35 of 87 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
23
11 chain locations (48%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$133.2M
On groceries · $5,927 a household
Spending per listing
$5.8M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.2
50% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
61,421
+2.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 grocery stores in Granville County. 11 of them (48%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.2, 50% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Household spending on groceries in Granville County comes to about $133.2M a year: $5,927 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 23 grocery stores, that is $5.8M per store, 38% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Granville County in 2023. That is one for every 3,211 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Granville County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery stores, Granville County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #1,001 of 2,070 scored counties and #35 of 87 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Granville County compares

The same measures for North Carolina 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 Granville County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureGranville CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.27.46.8
Spending per listing$5.8M$8.1M$9.3M
Households per official establishment3,2112,1342,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.5%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,927$6,016$6,319
Median household income$71,111$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score5143

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 7
Employees, 2023
332
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2311 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Granville 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 Granville County

Population, 2025 estimate
61,421+2.1% since 2020
Households
22,474
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
532 sq. mi.
People per square mile
114
Median household income
$71,111+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,105
Median home value
$247,700
Jobs located here
19,226
Daytime population
51,645Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for grocery stores, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Granville County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hoke County, NC8152.6$22.1M+9.0%#159 of 2,070
2Lincoln County, NC79215.7$10.9M+13.2%#225 of 2,070
3Davie County, NC77105.8$10.6M+6.9%#258 of 2,070
4Brunswick County, NC76395.6$10.8M+26.5%#278 of 2,070
5Durham County, NC75866.1$10.4M+7.7%#304 of 2,070
6Cabarrus County, NC74495.8$11M+9.9%#321 of 2,070
7Rowan County, NC71315.3$11M+5.6%#388 of 2,070
8Wake County, NC703056.6$10.3M+11.2%#412 of 2,070
9Union County, NC70607.1$9.5M+11.7%#420 of 2,070
10Chatham County, NC69237.0$9.5M+11.0%#444 of 2,070
35Granville County, NC512310.2$5.8M+2.1%#1,001 of 2,070

Other business types in Granville County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Granville County, NC?

There are 23 grocery stores on map listings in Granville County as of September 2026. 11 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.

How much do households in Granville County, NC spend on groceries?

About $133.2M a year, or $5,927 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $5.8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,474 households in Granville County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Granville County, NC compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Granville County has 10.2 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $5.8M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Granville County would have about 14, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,211 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is Granville County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Granville County at 61,421 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,474 households. Median household income in Granville County is $71,111, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. Granville County scores 51 for grocery stores (upper middle), #1,001 of 2,070 scored counties.

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