Groceries and convenience · County · Arkansas
Convenience stores in Van Buren County, AR
The convenience stores in Van Buren County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 2 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $38.8M
- On groceries · $5,226 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.9M
- 64% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,238
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Van Buren County spend about $38.8M a year on groceries, or $5,226 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $12.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 64% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 3 convenience stores on map listings in Van Buren County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 50% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Van Buren County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Van Buren County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 convenience stores on map listings, Van Buren County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Van Buren 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 | Van Buren County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 8.8 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $12.9M | $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 | +2.8% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,226 | $5,667 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $50,354 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 32 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 Van Buren 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 Van Buren County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,238+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 7,432
- Median age
- 49.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 710 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $50,354+30.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,356
- Median home value
- $135,700
- Jobs located here
- 3,785
- Daytime population
- 14,903Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Van Buren County, AR | Not scored | 3 | 4.0 | $12.9M | +2.8% |
Other business types in Van Buren County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores45
- Grocery stores32
- Convenience stores
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 Van Buren County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 convenience stores in Van Buren County. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Van Buren County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Van Buren County, AR spend on groceries?
About $38.8M a year, or $5,226 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $12.9M 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 7,432 households in Van Buren County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Van Buren County, AR compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Van Buren County has 4.0 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $12.9M, 64% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Van Buren County would have about 5, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Van Buren County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Van Buren County at 16,238 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,432 households. The median household income in Van Buren County is $50,354 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.8% 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. Van Buren County has no market score for convenience stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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