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Convenience stores in Greene County, IA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
5
4 chain locations (80%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$22.7M
On groceries · $5,781 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
42% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.7
59% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
8,658
−1.0% 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 5 convenience stores in Greene County. 4 of them (80%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 12.7 for every 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $5,781 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Greene County spend about $22.7M a year on groceries. Spread across 5 convenience stores, that is $4.5M per store, 42% 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 Greene County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Greene County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Greene 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.

Convenience stores in Greene County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureGreene CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.78.48.0
Spending per listing$4.5M$7.2M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a11,7473,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+67.2%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,781$6,036$6,319
Median household income$63,409$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored51

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
54 chain locations
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 Greene 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 Greene County

Population, 2025 estimate
8,658−1.0% since 2020
Households
3,922
Median age
45.4
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
570 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$63,409
Average household income
$83,360
Median home value
$155,400
Jobs located here
3,134
Daytime population
7,918Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Iowa

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

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dallas County, IA94276.4$10.7M+17.8%#12 of 2,261
2Johnson County, IA84294.6$13.4M+4.6%#97 of 2,261
3Polk County, IA841527.4$8.5M+4.8%#108 of 2,261
4Warren County, IA84167.7$8.3M+9.0%#109 of 2,261
5Story County, IA83164.1$14.5M+2.7%#114 of 2,261
6Linn County, IA76666.9$8.9M+0.7%#279 of 2,261
7Pottawattamie County, IA71256.6$9M−0.7%#404 of 2,261
8Madison County, IA7169.0$7M+3.8%#413 of 2,261
9Washington County, IA7055.6$10.8M+0.6%#421 of 2,261
10Marion County, IA70107.5$8.1M+2.3%#434 of 2,261
Greene County, IANot scored512.7$4.5M−1.0%

Other business types in Greene County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Greene County, IA?

There are 5 convenience stores on map listings in Greene County as of September 2026. 4 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Greene County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Greene County, IA spend on groceries?

About $22.7M a year, or $5,781 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.5M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,922 households in Greene County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Greene County, IA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Greene County has 12.7 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $4.5M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Greene County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Greene County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Greene County at 8,658 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,922 households. Median household income in Greene County is $63,409, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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