Groceries and convenience · County · Arizona
Convenience stores in Gila County, AZ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Gila County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,549 of 2,261 scored counties
#13 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 25
- 16 chain locations (64%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $130.7M
- On groceries · $5,529 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.2M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.6
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 53,801
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Gila County comes to about $130.7M a year: $5,529 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 25 convenience stores, that is $5.2M per store, 34% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 25 convenience stores on map listings in Gila County as of September 2026. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 64%, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 10.6 for every 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Gila County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Gila County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Gila County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #1,549 of 2,261 scored counties and #13 of 14 scored counties in Arizona.
How Gila 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 | Gila County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.6 | 6.3 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.2M | $9.7M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 8,000 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.1% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,529 | $6,084 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $61,986 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2516 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Gila 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 Gila County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 53,801+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 23,645
- Median age
- 49.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 4,758 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $61,986+42.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,972
- Median home value
- $269,400
- Jobs located here
- 13,608
- Daytime population
- 48,361Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Gila County marked.
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 |
| 13Gila County, AZ | 38 | 25 | 10.6 | $5.2M | +0.9% | #1,549 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Gila County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores60
- Grocery stores65
- Convenience stores38
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 Gila County, AZ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 convenience stores in Gila County. 16 of them (64%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Gila County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Gila County, AZ spend on groceries?
About $130.7M a year, or $5,529 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 23,645 households in Gila County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gila County, AZ compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Gila County has 10.6 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $5.2M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Gila County would have about 17, against 25 on map listings.
How fast is Gila County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Gila County at 53,801 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,645 households. The median household income in Gila County is $61,986 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.4% 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. Gila County scores 38 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,549 of 2,261 scored counties.
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