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Convenience stores in Pinal County, AZ
The convenience stores in Pinal County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 88 out of 100: High
Ranked #60 of 2,261 scored counties
#1 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 96
- 72 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $973.5M
- On groceries · $6,013 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.1M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 539,380
- +25.4% since 2020
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What this means
Pinal County scores 88 (high) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #60 of 2,261 scored counties and #1 of 14 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for convenience stores.
At $6,013 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Pinal County spend about $973.5M a year on groceries. Spread across 96 convenience stores, that is $10.1M per store, 29% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 96 convenience stores on map listings in Pinal County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 75% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 5.9 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Pinal County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 10,120 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Pinal County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pinal County grew 25.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pinal 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 | Pinal County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 6.3 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $10.1M | $9.7M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,120 | 8,000 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.1% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +25.4% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,013 | $6,084 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $80,266 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 88 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 97
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9672 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 124The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Pinal 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 Pinal County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 539,380+25.4% since 2020
- Households
- 161,917
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 5,367 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 87
- Median household income
- $80,266+38.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,426
- Median home value
- $349,000
- Jobs located here
- 73,719
- Daytime population
- 335,464Residents 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 |
Other business types in Pinal County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores92
- Grocery stores92
- Convenience stores88
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 Pinal County, AZ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 96 convenience stores in Pinal County. 72 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Pinal County, AZ spend on groceries?
About $973.5M a year, or $6,013 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 96 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $10.1M 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 161,917 households in Pinal County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pinal County, AZ compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Pinal County has 5.9 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $10.1M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Pinal County would have about 124, against 96 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,120 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Pinal County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Pinal County at 539,380 people in 2025, up 25.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 161,917 households. The median household income in Pinal County is $80,266 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.0% 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. Pinal County scores 88 for convenience stores (high), #60 of 2,261 scored counties.
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