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Convenience stores in Marion County, AR
The convenience stores in Marion County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,477 of 2,261 scored counties
#22 of 55 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 8
- 5 chain locations (63%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $40.2M
- On groceries · $5,247 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.4
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,593
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 convenience stores in Marion County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 63%, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.4, 30% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in Marion County spend about $40.2M a year on groceries, or $5,247 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5M per store, 36% 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 Marion County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marion County grew 4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, Marion County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,477 of 2,261 scored counties and #22 of 55 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Marion 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 | Marion County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.4 | 8.8 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $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 | +4.3% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,247 | $5,667 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $48,619 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 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
- 85 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Marion 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 Marion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,593+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 7,664
- Median age
- 50.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 597 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $48,619+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $65,215
- Median home value
- $163,300
- Jobs located here
- 3,596
- Daytime population
- 15,570Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Marion County?
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Marion 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 |
| 22Marion County, AR | 40 | 8 | 10.4 | $5M | +4.3% | #1,477 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Marion County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores56
- Grocery stores47
- Convenience stores40
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 Marion County, AR?
Marion County has 8 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (63%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Marion County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Marion County, AR spend on groceries?
About $40.2M a year, or $5,247 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,664 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marion County, AR compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Marion County has 10.4 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $5M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Marion County would have about 5, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Marion County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Marion County at 17,593 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,664 households. Median household income in Marion County is $48,619, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.4%, 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. Marion County scores 40 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,477 of 2,261 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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