Market rankings · Kansas
Convenience stores in Kansas
Markets across Kansas ranked by the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 828
- 517 chain locations (62%)
- Official establishments
- 92
- +37.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $7.1B
- On groceries
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- 11% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $8.6M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #16 of 51
- Market score 58 · Upper middle
A site report maps the convenience stores on map listings around any address in Kansas by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey 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 828 convenience stores in Kansas. Chain locations make up 62% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 7.1 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Household spending on groceries in Kansas comes to about $7.1B a year: $6,053 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $8.6M per store, 9% 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 92 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Kansas in 2023, up 37.3% from 2019. That is one for every 12,762 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 22.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $198K has gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Kansas.
Among the 50 states and DC, Kansas ranks #16 for convenience stores, with a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle). Of the 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Kansas, the Kansas City metro area scores highest (79). Of the 12 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kansas, the Ottawa area scores highest (79).
Every market in Kansas for convenience stores
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Kansas, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 79 | 520 | 5.8 | $10.8M | +3.4% | #23 of 387 |
| 1Lawrence, KS | 70 | 20 | 4.0 | $15.1M | +1.8% | #58 of 387 |
| 2Wichita, KS | 70 | 146 | 5.7 | $10.3M | +2.4% | #61 of 387 |
| 3Topeka, KS | 62 | 45 | 4.6 | $12.7M | +0.1% | #113 of 387 |
| 4Manhattan, KS | 56 | 40 | 7.8 | $7.4M | +1.4% | #162 of 387 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 44 | 86 | 10.8 | $5.2M | +3.9% | #241 of 387 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 34 | 49 | 10.5 | $5.5M | −2.0% | #299 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ottawa, KS | 79 | 6 | 5.8 | $10.3M | +1.1% | #26 of 529 |
| 2Salina, KS | 64 | 15 | 6.0 | $9.6M | −1.4% | #136 of 529 |
| 3Hays, KS | 63 | 9 | 7.3 | $7.7M | +0.4% | #144 of 529 |
| 4McPherson, KS | 56 | 13 | 10.7 | $5.6M | −0.4% | #227 of 529 |
| 5Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 54 | 10 | 7.5 | $7.4M | −0.4% | #243 of 529 |
| 6Garden City, KS | 52 | 14 | 10.6 | $5.7M | −2.1% | #265 of 529 |
| 7Emporia, KS | 51 | 13 | 8.9 | $6.2M | +0.4% | #275 of 529 |
| 8Pittsburg, KS | 48 | 17 | 10.7 | $5M | +0.1% | #304 of 529 |
| 9Hutchinson, KS | 45 | 25 | 9.8 | $5.7M | −0.6% | #328 of 529 |
| 10Dodge City, KS | 44 | 15 | 12.7 | $4.6M | −0.6% | #340 of 529 |
| 11Great Bend, KS | 43 | 9 | 8.7 | $6.4M | −2.5% | #345 of 529 |
| 12Liberal, KS | 38 | 8 | 11.0 | $5.2M | −3.6% | #382 of 529 |
| Atchison, KS | Not scored | 4 | 7.0 | $8M | −0.9% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Johnson County, KS | 93 | 89 | 3.6 | $19.3M | +4.2% | #13 of 2,261 |
| 2Leavenworth County, KS | 88 | 11 | 3.6 | $17.4M | +3.2% | #52 of 2,261 |
| 3Butler County, KS | 83 | 10 | 3.9 | $15.7M | +3.1% | #111 of 2,261 |
| 4Sedgwick County, KS | 78 | 124 | 6.0 | $9.8M | +2.6% | #221 of 2,261 |
| 5Douglas County, KS | 76 | 20 | 4.0 | $15.1M | +1.8% | #267 of 2,261 |
| 6Shawnee County, KS | 69 | 27 | 3.6 | $16.4M | 0.0% | #447 of 2,261 |
| 7Franklin County, KS | 69 | 6 | 5.8 | $10.3M | +1.1% | #453 of 2,261 |
| 8Harvey County, KS | 63 | 8 | 5.8 | $10.1M | −1.2% | #643 of 2,261 |
| 9Jefferson County, KS | 63 | 6 | 8.1 | $7.7M | −0.2% | #653 of 2,261 |
| 10Dickinson County, KS | 62 | 6 | 7.5 | $7.8M | +1.4% | #680 of 2,261 |
| 11Ellis County, KS | 55 | 9 | 7.3 | $7.7M | +0.4% | #922 of 2,261 |
| 12Saline County, KS | 54 | 15 | 6.7 | $8.6M | −1.6% | #969 of 2,261 |
| 13Riley County, KS | 51 | 24 | 8.7 | $6.6M | +0.8% | #1,080 of 2,261 |
| 14Wyandotte County, KS | 49 | 65 | 10.6 | $5.4M | +1.0% | #1,163 of 2,261 |
| 15Cowley County, KS | 48 | 10 | 7.5 | $7.4M | −0.4% | #1,186 of 2,261 |
| 16McPherson County, KS | 48 | 13 | 10.7 | $5.6M | −0.4% | #1,198 of 2,261 |
| 17Lyon County, KS | 47 | 11 | 8.2 | $6.8M | +0.5% | #1,226 of 2,261 |
| 18Finney County, KS | 45 | 14 | 10.6 | $5.7M | −2.1% | #1,300 of 2,261 |
| 19Osage County, KS | 44 | 7 | 10.9 | $5.4M | −0.3% | #1,332 of 2,261 |
| 20Crawford County, KS | 43 | 17 | 10.7 | $5M | +0.1% | #1,373 of 2,261 |
| 21Reno County, KS | 39 | 25 | 9.8 | $5.7M | −0.6% | #1,512 of 2,261 |
| 22Ford County, KS | 39 | 15 | 12.7 | $4.6M | −0.6% | #1,522 of 2,261 |
| 23Barton County, KS | 38 | 9 | 8.7 | $6.4M | −2.5% | #1,541 of 2,261 |
| 24Neosho County, KS | 36 | 6 | 9.3 | $6M | −1.7% | #1,609 of 2,261 |
| 25Geary County, KS | 35 | 14 | 9.9 | $5.6M | −1.2% | #1,638 of 2,261 |
Show all 105 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Montgomery County, KS | 34 | 11 | 8.5 | $6.4M | −3.9% | #1,666 of 2,261 |
| 27Seward County, KS | 33 | 8 | 11.0 | $5.2M | −3.6% | #1,706 of 2,261 |
| 28Bourbon County, KS | 29 | 8 | 13.7 | $4.1M | −0.1% | #1,826 of 2,261 |
| 29Allen County, KS | 19 | 9 | 18.0 | $3.1M | −1.8% | #2,049 of 2,261 |
| 30Cherokee County, KS | 17 | 13 | 16.5 | $3.3M | −1.0% | #2,079 of 2,261 |
| 31Labette County, KS | 14 | 14 | 17.3 | $3.2M | −2.4% | #2,136 of 2,261 |
| Miami County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 2.9 | $21.7M | +5.9% | |
| Pottawatomie County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 2.1 | $29.8M | +6.9% | |
| Sumner County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 4.5 | $12.9M | −0.1% | |
| Atchison County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 7.0 | $8M | −0.9% | |
| Jackson County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 4.0 | $15M | +1.5% | |
| Marion County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $27.2M | −1.3% | |
| Nemaha County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 5.0 | $12.1M | −2.1% | |
| Marshall County, KS | Not scored | 7 | 16.8 | $3.4M | −1.7% | |
| Linn County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 6.9 | $8.3M | +3.7% | |
| Rice County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 10.8 | $5.3M | −1.2% | |
| Brown County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 10.5 | $5.4M | −4.0% | |
| Pratt County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 8.7 | $6.5M | −0.2% | |
| Cloud County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.0% | |
| Wilson County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 11.4 | $4.9M | −3.3% | |
| Coffey County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 14.1 | $4.2M | +1.3% | |
| Clay County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 2.8 | $20.4M | −1.7% | |
| Thomas County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 9.6 | $6.2M | −2.5% | |
| Anderson County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 6.2 | $8.9M | +2.3% | |
| Doniphan County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 7.3 | $8.1M | +1.7% | |
| Grant County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 8.4 | $7.5M | −4.0% | |
| Kingman County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 3.2 | $17.6M | −5.4% | |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 11.2 | $5.5M | +1.8% | |
| Russell County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 12.9 | $4.3M | −1.4% | |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Not scored | 9 | 36.7 | $1.6M | −1.7% | |
| Pawnee County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 8.4 | $6.9M | −4.2% | |
| Greenwood County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 7.5 | $7.4M | −2.3% | |
| Sherman County, KS | Not scored | 8 | 32.7 | $1.8M | −2.4% | |
| Ottawa County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.3% | |
| Mitchell County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 11.2 | $5.1M | −3.2% | |
| Gray County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 28.1 | $2.2M | +0.1% | |
| Washington County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 8.4 | $6.7M | −0.2% | |
| Harper County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 9.1 | $6M | −1.8% | |
| Norton County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 10.0 | $5.4M | −3.0% | |
| Morris County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 7.8 | $7.1M | −0.3% | |
| Stevens County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 26.5 | $2.2M | −4.9% | |
| Scott County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 17.5 | $3.3M | −6.3% | |
| Phillips County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 13.2 | $4.2M | −4.8% | |
| Rooks County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 18.7 | $3M | −4.9% | |
| Republic County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.8% | |
| Barber County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 10.9 | $5.3M | −2.9% | |
| Stafford County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 12.7 | $4.5M | −1.3% | |
| Meade County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 39.9 | $1.5M | −5.1% | |
| Kearny County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 28.0 | $2.2M | −2.0% | |
| Haskell County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 28.5 | $2.1M | −4.2% | |
| Smith County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 6.3 | $9M | 0.0% | |
| Osborne County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 19.0 | $2.9M | −5.8% | |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 7.4 | $7.5M | −1.9% | |
| Woodson County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 15.9 | $3.4M | +0.7% | |
| Rush County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 14.4 | $3.9M | −3.2% | |
| Lincoln County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 15.6 | $3.6M | −3.0% | |
| Jewell County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 7.6 | $7.1M | −3.3% | |
| Gove County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 17.1 | $3.4M | −3.0% | |
| Edwards County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 25.8 | $2.1M | −8.6% | |
| Trego County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 21.9 | $2.7M | −2.5% | |
| Decatur County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 7.5 | $7.2M | −1.7% | |
| Logan County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 8.1 | $7.3M | −2.9% | |
| Ness County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 34.5 | $1.7M | −2.1% | |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 33.1 | $1.7M | −0.3% | |
| Morton County, KS | Not scored | 8 | 82.3 | $694K | −8.4% | |
| Chase County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 17.4 | $3.2M | −0.1% | |
| Rawlins County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.3% | |
| Hamilton County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 79.3 | $735K | +0.4% | |
| Elk County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 30.0 | $1.9M | −0.9% | |
| Sheridan County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 30.4 | $2M | −0.8% | |
| Kiowa County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.0% | |
| Graham County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 8.4 | $6.3M | −1.4% | |
| Wichita County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 48.5 | $1.2M | −5.5% | |
| Stanton County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.5% | |
| Clark County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 25.4 | $2.3M | −3.8% | |
| Comanche County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 12.1 | $4.5M | −0.4% | |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 28.7 | $2M | −7.0% | |
| Lane County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 14.1 | $4.1M | −3.8% | |
| Wallace County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 16.7 | $3.4M | −4.7% | |
| Greeley County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 18.5 | $3.3M | −7.4% |
Markets with fewer than 5 convenience stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many convenience stores are in Kansas?
There are 828 convenience stores on map listings in Kansas as of September 2026. 517 of them (62%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 92 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 37.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Kansas spend on groceries?
About $7.1B a year, or $6,053 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 828 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $8.6M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,174,060 households in Kansas and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kansas compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Kansas has 7.1 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $8.6M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Kansas would have about 902, against 828 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,762 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 37.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
Which market in Kansas has the highest market score for convenience stores?
Among 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Kansas, the Kansas City metro area scores highest, at 79 (high). Among 12 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kansas, the Ottawa area scores highest, at 79 (high). Among 31 scored counties in Kansas, Johnson County scores highest, at 93 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Kansas scores 58 for convenience stores (upper middle), #16 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Kansas. It maps the convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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