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Convenience stores in the Yuma, AZ metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in the Yuma, AZ metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #56 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 7 scored metro areas based in Arizona

Listings
43
31 chain locations (72%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$439.7M
On groceries · $5,542 a household
Spending per listing
$10.2M
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.4
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
224,449
+9.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $5,542 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in the Yuma metro area spend about $439.7M a year on groceries. That works out to $10.2M per store, 30% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

The Yuma metro area has 43 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 31 are chain locations, or 72%, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 5.4 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in the Yuma metro area classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 13,224 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Yuma metro area grew 9.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in the Yuma metro area is 71 (upper middle), #56 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 7 scored metro areas based in Arizona. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Yuma metro area 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.

Convenience stores in Yuma, AZ metro area compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasureYuma metro areaArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.46.38.0
Spending per listing$10.2M$9.7M$7.9M
Households per official establishment13,2248,0003,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.1%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.2%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,542$6,084$6,319
Median household income$62,876$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score7173

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$430K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4331 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
56The 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 the Yuma metro area, 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 the Yuma metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
224,449+9.2% since 2020
Households
79,341
Median age
38.4
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
5,514 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$62,876+39.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,974
Median home value
$217,800
Jobs located here
70,111
Daytime population
205,624Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Arizona

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Arizona for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Arizona, with the Yuma metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Arizona

Metro areas in Arizona ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ821,1125.9$10.7M+7.3%#11 of 387
2Yuma, AZ71435.4$10.2M+9.2%#56 of 387
3Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ70706.3$9.2M+6.5%#63 of 387
4Tucson, AZ672605.9$9.8M+2.8%#74 of 387
5Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ46878.5$6.4M+6.5%#229 of 387
6Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ38448.6$6.4M+0.6%#276 of 387
7Flagstaff, AZ36519.3$6.4M−0.6%#288 of 387

Other business types in the Yuma metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many convenience stores are in the Yuma, AZ metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 43 convenience stores in the Yuma metro area. 31 of them (72%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

How much do households in the Yuma, AZ metro area spend on groceries?

About $439.7M a year, or $5,542 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $10.2M 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 79,341 households in the Yuma metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Yuma, AZ metro area compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

The Yuma metro area has 5.4 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $10.2M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, the Yuma metro area would have about 56, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,224 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is the Yuma, AZ metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Yuma metro area at 224,449 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 79,341 households. The median household income in the Yuma metro area is $62,876 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.0% 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. The Yuma metro area scores 71 for convenience stores (upper middle), #56 of 387 scored metro areas.

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