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Convenience stores in Apache County, AZ
The convenience stores in Apache County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,396 of 2,261 scored counties
#12 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 17
- 6 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $105.4M
- On groceries · $4,994 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.2M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,445
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $4,994 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Apache County spend about $105.4M a year on groceries. Spread across 17 convenience stores, that is $6.2M per store, 21% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
Apache County has 17 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 35% of them, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.1, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Apache County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 5,275 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Apache County declined 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Apache County is 42 (lower middle), #1,396 of 2,261 scored counties and #12 of 14 scored counties in Arizona.
How Apache County compares
The same measures for Arizona and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the convenience 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 | Apache County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.1 | 6.3 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $6.2M | $9.7M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,275 | 8,000 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.1% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.2% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $4,994 | $6,084 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $41,438 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $739K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 176 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 convenience stores in Apache 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 Apache County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,445−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 21,100
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 11,198 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $41,438+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $59,034
- Median home value
- $63,700
- Jobs located here
- 14,607
- Daytime population
- 66,846Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 88 | 96 | 5.9 | $10.1M | +25.4% | #60 of 2,261 |
| 2Maricopa County, AZ | 86 | 1,016 | 5.9 | $10.7M | +5.5% | #82 of 2,261 |
| 3Yavapai County, AZ | 80 | 70 | 6.3 | $9.2M | +6.5% | #170 of 2,261 |
| 4Yuma County, AZ | 79 | 43 | 5.4 | $10.2M | +9.2% | #193 of 2,261 |
| 5Pima County, AZ | 77 | 260 | 5.9 | $9.8M | +2.8% | #251 of 2,261 |
| 6Mohave County, AZ | 62 | 87 | 8.5 | $6.4M | +6.5% | #691 of 2,261 |
| 7Santa Cruz County, AZ | 61 | 11 | 6.5 | $8.3M | +4.8% | #710 of 2,261 |
| 8Graham County, AZ | 57 | 9 | 7.1 | $8M | +4.0% | #853 of 2,261 |
| 9Cochise County, AZ | 55 | 44 | 8.6 | $6.4M | +0.6% | #936 of 2,261 |
| 10Coconino County, AZ | 54 | 51 | 9.3 | $6.4M | −0.6% | #983 of 2,261 |
| 12Apache County, AZ | 42 | 17 | 8.1 | $6.2M | −2.2% | #1,396 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Apache County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores37
- Grocery stores26
- Convenience stores42
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many convenience stores are in Apache County, AZ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 convenience stores in Apache County. 6 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Apache County, AZ spend on groceries?
About $105.4M a year, or $4,994 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $6.2M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,100 households in Apache County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Apache County, AZ compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Apache County has 8.1 convenience stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $6.2M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Apache County would have about 13, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,275 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Apache County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Apache County at 64,445 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,100 households. The median household income in Apache County is $41,438 a year, 49% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Apache County scores 42 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,396 of 2,261 scored counties.
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