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Convenience stores in Izard County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Izard County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$27M
On groceries · $5,151 a household
Spending per listing
$6.7M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.6
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,405
+5.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 convenience stores in Izard County. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.6, 5% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Izard County spend about $27M a year on groceries, or $5,151 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.7M per store, 14% below 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 Izard County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Izard County grew 5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 convenience stores on map listings, Izard County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Izard 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.

Convenience stores in Izard County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureIzard CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.68.88.0
Spending per listing$6.7M$6.4M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a7,1363,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+52.3%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.9%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,151$5,667$6,319
Median household income$49,405$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored41

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
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Izard 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 Izard County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,405+5.9% since 2020
Households
5,232
Median age
46.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
580 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$49,405+15.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$59,540
Median home value
$129,100
Jobs located here
2,494
Daytime population
12,534Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Izard County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Benton County, AR95464.1$15.9M+16.0%#7 of 2,261
2Washington County, AR89484.9$12.1M+9.9%#44 of 2,261
3Faulkner County, AR81265.3$11.1M+8.2%#140 of 2,261
4Saline County, AR79448.8$6.9M+7.6%#205 of 2,261
5Pope County, AR71145.7$9.7M+2.5%#402 of 2,261
6Grant County, AR7057.2$8.2M+4.1%#433 of 2,261
7Lonoke County, AR68258.8$6.8M+3.5%#494 of 2,261
8Craighead County, AR67409.0$6.3M+4.8%#534 of 2,261
9Pulaski County, AR651277.4$7.9M+1.3%#586 of 2,261
10White County, AR62227.4$7.4M+4.2%#684 of 2,261
Izard County, ARNot scored47.6$6.7M+5.9%

Other business types in Izard County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Izard County, AR?

There are 4 convenience stores on map listings in Izard County as of September 2026. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Izard County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Izard County, AR spend on groceries?

About $27M a year, or $5,151 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $6.7M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,232 households in Izard County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Izard County, AR compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Izard County has 7.6 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $6.7M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Izard County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Izard County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Izard County at 14,405 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,232 households. Median household income in Izard County is $49,405, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.2%, 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. Izard County has no market score for convenience stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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