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Convenience stores in Warren County, IA
The convenience stores in Warren County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 84 out of 100: High
Ranked #109 of 2,261 scored counties
#4 of 60 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 16
- 13 chain locations (81%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $133.4M
- On groceries · $6,451 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.3M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,331
- +9.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Warren County is 84 (high), #109 of 2,261 scored counties and #4 of 60 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for convenience stores.
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 convenience stores in Warren County. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 81%, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 7.7 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
At $6,451 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Warren County spend about $133.4M a year on groceries. That is about $8.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 6% above 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 Warren County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Warren County grew 9.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Warren 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 | Warren County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $8.3M | $7.2M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 11,747 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +67.2% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.0% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,451 | $6,036 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $94,588 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 84 | 51 |
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
- 1613 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Warren 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 Warren County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,331+9.0% since 2020
- Households
- 20,679
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 570 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $94,588+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,331
- Median home value
- $269,600
- Jobs located here
- 12,335
- Daytime population
- 39,313Residents 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 Warren 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 |
Other business types in Warren County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores93
- Grocery stores93
- Convenience stores84
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 Warren County, IA?
Warren County has 16 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (81%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Warren County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Warren County, IA spend on groceries?
About $133.4M a year, or $6,451 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $8.3M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,679 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Warren County, IA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Warren County has 7.7 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $8.3M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Warren County would have about 17, against 16 on map listings.
How fast is Warren County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Warren County at 57,331 people in 2025, up 9.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,679 households. Median household income in Warren County is $94,588, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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. Warren County scores 84 for convenience stores (high), #109 of 2,261 scored counties.
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