Groceries and convenience · County · South Carolina
Grocery stores in Greenville County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Greenville County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #548 of 2,070 scored counties
#12 of 41 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 147
- 68 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 101
- −1.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.4B
- On groceries · $6,138 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.2M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 583,125
- +10.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 147 grocery stores in Greenville County. 68 of them (46%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 6.7 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8.
At $6,138 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Greenville County spend about $1.4B a year on groceries. Spread across 147 grocery stores, that is $9.2M per store, in line with 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 101 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Greenville County in 2023, down 1.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,184 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $657K has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Greenville County.
Population estimates put the population change in Greenville County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Greenville County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #548 of 2,070 scored counties and #12 of 41 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Greenville County compares
The same measures for South 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.
| Measure | Greenville County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $9.2M | $8.7M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,184 | 2,325 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.0% | +6.4% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,138 | $5,910 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $76,932 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 102 → 101−1.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,279
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $151.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14768 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 146The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $657K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Greenville 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 Greenville County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 583,125+10.6% since 2020
- Households
- 220,565
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 786 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 697
- Median household income
- $76,932+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,098
- Median home value
- $299,000
- Jobs located here
- 308,999
- Daytime population
- 615,764Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for grocery stores, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Greenville County marked.
Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, SC | 79 | 51 | 5.4 | $11.4M | +18.7% | #221 of 2,070 |
| 2York County, SC | 77 | 59 | 5.2 | $12.4M | +8.1% | #250 of 2,070 |
| 3Aiken County, SC | 77 | 37 | 5.3 | $11.2M | +7.3% | #256 of 2,070 |
| 4Dorchester County, SC | 76 | 37 | 5.9 | $10.5M | +10.1% | #279 of 2,070 |
| 5Kershaw County, SC | 74 | 12 | 4.5 | $13.1M | +11.6% | #315 of 2,070 |
| 6Spartanburg County, SC | 72 | 67 | 5.1 | $11.4M | +15.6% | #356 of 2,070 |
| 7Pickens County, SC | 72 | 27 | 5.2 | $11M | +5.7% | #357 of 2,070 |
| 8Anderson County, SC | 70 | 48 | 5.7 | $10.1M | +7.7% | #415 of 2,070 |
| 9Richland County, SC | 67 | 94 | 5.6 | $10.4M | +4.6% | #484 of 2,070 |
| 10Edgefield County, SC | 66 | 7 | 7.2 | $8.1M | +16.1% | #532 of 2,070 |
| 12Greenville County, SC | 65 | 147 | 6.7 | $9.2M | +10.6% | #548 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Greenville County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores73
- Grocery stores65
- Convenience stores79
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 Greenville County, SC?
Greenville County has 147 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 68 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 101 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, down 1.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Greenville County, SC spend on groceries?
About $1.4B a year, or $6,138 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 147 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $9.2M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 220,565 households in Greenville County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Greenville County, SC compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Greenville County has 6.7 grocery stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $9.2M, in line with the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Greenville County would have about 146, against 147 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,184 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.0% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Greenville County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Greenville County at 583,125 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 220,565 households. Median household income in Greenville County is $76,932, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.5%, 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. Greenville County scores 65 for grocery stores (upper middle), #548 of 2,070 scored counties.
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