Groceries and convenience · County · Arkansas
Convenience stores in Independence County, AR
How Independence County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #889 of 2,261 scored counties
#14 of 55 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $80.5M
- On groceries · $5,502 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.1M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,785
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 convenience stores in Independence County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That is 6.8 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Household spending on groceries in Independence County comes to about $80.5M a year: $5,502 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $8.1M per store, 2% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Independence County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Independence County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Independence County is 56 (upper middle), #889 of 2,261 scored counties and #14 of 55 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Independence County compares
The same measures for Arkansas 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 | Independence County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 8.8 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $8.1M | $6.4M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 7,136 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +52.3% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,502 | $5,667 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $56,609 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 41 |
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
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Independence 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 Independence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,785+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 14,638
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 764 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $56,609+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,952
- Median home value
- $142,600
- Jobs located here
- 18,686
- Daytime population
- 41,118Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Independence County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the convenience stores on map listings by name and distance.
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Independence County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benton County, AR | 95 | 46 | 4.1 | $15.9M | +16.0% | #7 of 2,261 |
| 2Washington County, AR | 89 | 48 | 4.9 | $12.1M | +9.9% | #44 of 2,261 |
| 3Faulkner County, AR | 81 | 26 | 5.3 | $11.1M | +8.2% | #140 of 2,261 |
| 4Saline County, AR | 79 | 44 | 8.8 | $6.9M | +7.6% | #205 of 2,261 |
| 5Pope County, AR | 71 | 14 | 5.7 | $9.7M | +2.5% | #402 of 2,261 |
| 6Grant County, AR | 70 | 5 | 7.2 | $8.2M | +4.1% | #433 of 2,261 |
| 7Lonoke County, AR | 68 | 25 | 8.8 | $6.8M | +3.5% | #494 of 2,261 |
| 8Craighead County, AR | 67 | 40 | 9.0 | $6.3M | +4.8% | #534 of 2,261 |
| 9Pulaski County, AR | 65 | 127 | 7.4 | $7.9M | +1.3% | #586 of 2,261 |
| 10White County, AR | 62 | 22 | 7.4 | $7.4M | +4.2% | #684 of 2,261 |
| 14Independence County, AR | 56 | 10 | 6.8 | $8.1M | +2.2% | #889 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Independence County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores51
- Grocery stores51
- Convenience stores56
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 Independence County, AR?
Independence County has 10 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Independence County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Independence County, AR spend on groceries?
About $80.5M a year, or $5,502 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $8.1M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,638 households in Independence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Independence County, AR compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Independence County has 6.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $8.1M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending.
How fast is Independence County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Independence County at 38,785 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,638 households. Median household income in Independence County is $56,609, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Independence County scores 56 for convenience stores (upper middle), #889 of 2,261 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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