Groceries and convenience · County · Iowa
Convenience stores in Black Hawk County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Black Hawk County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,155 of 2,261 scored counties
#31 of 60 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 51
- 33 chain locations (65%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $317.7M
- On groceries · $5,822 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.2M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.3
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 131,532
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 51 convenience stores in Black Hawk County. Of those, 33 are chain locations, or 65%, against 60% across the U.S. That is 9.3 per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Household spending on groceries in Black Hawk County comes to about $317.7M a year: $5,822 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 51 convenience stores, that is $6.2M per store, 21% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Black Hawk County was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 3,031 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Black Hawk County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Black Hawk County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Black Hawk County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #1,155 of 2,261 scored counties and #31 of 60 scored counties in Iowa.
How Black Hawk County compares
The same measures for Iowa 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 | Black Hawk County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.3 | 8.4 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $6.2M | $7.2M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,031 | 11,747 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +67.2% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,822 | $6,036 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $66,417 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $999K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5133 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Black Hawk 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 Black Hawk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 131,532+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 54,563
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 566 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 232
- Median household income
- $66,417+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,158
- Median home value
- $188,900
- Jobs located here
- 75,052
- Daytime population
- 146,507Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Black Hawk County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dallas County, IA | 94 | 27 | 6.4 | $10.7M | +17.8% | #12 of 2,261 |
| 2Johnson County, IA | 84 | 29 | 4.6 | $13.4M | +4.6% | #97 of 2,261 |
| 3Polk County, IA | 84 | 152 | 7.4 | $8.5M | +4.8% | #108 of 2,261 |
| 4Warren County, IA | 84 | 16 | 7.7 | $8.3M | +9.0% | #109 of 2,261 |
| 5Story County, IA | 83 | 16 | 4.1 | $14.5M | +2.7% | #114 of 2,261 |
| 6Linn County, IA | 76 | 66 | 6.9 | $8.9M | +0.7% | #279 of 2,261 |
| 7Pottawattamie County, IA | 71 | 25 | 6.6 | $9M | −0.7% | #404 of 2,261 |
| 8Madison County, IA | 71 | 6 | 9.0 | $7M | +3.8% | #413 of 2,261 |
| 9Washington County, IA | 70 | 5 | 5.6 | $10.8M | +0.6% | #421 of 2,261 |
| 10Marion County, IA | 70 | 10 | 7.5 | $8.1M | +2.3% | #434 of 2,261 |
| 31Black Hawk County, IA | 49 | 51 | 9.3 | $6.2M | +0.4% | #1,155 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Black Hawk County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores46
- Grocery stores46
- Convenience stores49
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 Black Hawk County, IA?
Black Hawk County has 51 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 33 of them (65%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Black Hawk County, IA spend on groceries?
About $317.7M a year, or $5,822 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $6.2M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,563 households in Black Hawk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Black Hawk County, IA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Black Hawk County has 9.3 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $6.2M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Black Hawk County would have about 40, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,031 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Black Hawk County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Black Hawk County at 131,532 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,563 households. Median household income in Black Hawk County is $66,417, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.1%, 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. Black Hawk County scores 49 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,155 of 2,261 scored counties.
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