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Convenience stores in Boulder County, CO
The convenience stores in Boulder County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #163 of 2,261 scored counties
#8 of 34 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 72
- 54 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $914.2M
- On groceries · $6,672 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.7M
- 61% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 34% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 328,560
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Boulder County scores 80 (high) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #163 of 2,261 scored counties and #8 of 34 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for convenience stores.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 72 convenience stores in Boulder County. Of those, 54 are chain locations, or 75%, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 5.3 for every 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Household spending on groceries in Boulder County comes to about $914.2M a year: $6,672 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 72 convenience stores, that is $12.7M per store, 61% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Boulder County in 2023. That is one for every 10,539 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Boulder County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Boulder County compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | Boulder County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 7.1 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $12.7M | $9.2M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,539 | 7,862 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.8% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,672 | $6,458 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $103,994 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 88
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7254 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 116The 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 Boulder 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 Boulder County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 328,560−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 137,008
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 726 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 453
- Median household income
- $103,994+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,846
- Median home value
- $756,300
- Jobs located here
- 190,563
- Daytime population
- 376,803Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Douglas County, CO | 98 | 71 | 5.1 | $14.7M | +10.9% | #2 of 2,261 |
| 2Broomfield County, CO | 94 | 11 | 3.5 | $20.4M | +6.3% | #9 of 2,261 |
| 3Weld County, CO | 91 | 82 | 6.6 | $9.7M | +14.2% | #31 of 2,261 |
| 4Larimer County, CO | 88 | 85 | 5.5 | $11.6M | +4.8% | #56 of 2,261 |
| 5Park County, CO | 84 | 6 | 6.7 | $9.7M | +5.1% | #105 of 2,261 |
| 6Arapahoe County, CO | 82 | 158 | 6.1 | $10.7M | +2.8% | #130 of 2,261 |
| 7Adams County, CO | 81 | 144 | 7.6 | $8.4M | +6.6% | #153 of 2,261 |
| 8Boulder County, CO | 80 | 72 | 5.3 | $12.7M | −0.7% | #163 of 2,261 |
| 9Denver County, CO | 80 | 220 | 6.6 | $9.9M | +3.2% | #169 of 2,261 |
| 10Jefferson County, CO | 79 | 146 | 6.0 | $11.2M | −0.5% | #187 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Boulder County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores75
- Grocery stores72
- Convenience stores80
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 Boulder County, CO?
There are 72 convenience stores on map listings in Boulder County as of September 2026. 54 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Boulder County, CO spend on groceries?
About $914.2M a year, or $6,672 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $12.7M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 137,008 households in Boulder County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Boulder County, CO compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Boulder County has 5.3 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $12.7M, 61% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Boulder County would have about 116, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,539 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Boulder County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Boulder County at 328,560 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 137,008 households. Median household income in Boulder County is $103,994, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Boulder County scores 80 for convenience stores (high), #163 of 2,261 scored counties.
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