Groceries and convenience · County · South Carolina
Grocery stores in Lexington County, SC
The grocery stores in Lexington County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #543 of 2,070 scored counties
#11 of 41 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 73
- 42 chain locations (58%)
- Official establishments
- 56
- +5.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $739.2M
- On groceries · $6,061 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.1M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 317,588
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 73 grocery stores in Lexington County. Chain locations make up 58% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 6.0 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in Lexington County spend about $739.2M a year on groceries, or $6,061 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $10.1M per store, 9% above 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 Lexington County was 56 in 2023, up 5.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,178 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $125K has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Lexington County.
Population estimates show Lexington County grew 7.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery stores, Lexington County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #543 of 2,070 scored counties and #11 of 41 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Lexington 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 | Lexington County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $10.1M | $8.7M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,178 | 2,325 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.7% | +6.4% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,061 | $5,910 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $77,408 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 56+5.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,312
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $73.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7342 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 80The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $125K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Lexington 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 Lexington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 317,588+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 121,964
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 699 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 436
- Median household income
- $77,408+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,803
- Median home value
- $234,500
- Jobs located here
- 142,688
- Daytime population
- 310,908Residents 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 Lexington 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 |
| 11Lexington County, SC | 65 | 73 | 6.0 | $10.1M | +7.7% | #543 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Lexington County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores59
- Grocery stores65
- Convenience stores58
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 Lexington County, SC?
Lexington County has 73 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 42 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 5.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Lexington County, SC spend on groceries?
About $739.2M a year, or $6,061 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $10.1M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 121,964 households in Lexington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lexington County, SC compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Lexington County has 6.0 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $10.1M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Lexington County would have about 80, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,178 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.7% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Lexington County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Lexington County at 317,588 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 121,964 households. Median household income in Lexington County is $77,408, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Lexington County scores 65 for grocery stores (upper middle), #543 of 2,070 scored counties.
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