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Convenience stores in Linn County, KS

How Linn County, KS compares with other counties and the U.S. for convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$25M
On groceries · $5,746 a household
Spending per listing
$8.3M
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.9
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,950
+3.7% 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 3 convenience stores in Linn County. That is 6.9 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Linn County spend about $25M a year on groceries, or $5,746 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 convenience stores, that is $8.3M per store, 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 Linn County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Linn County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Linn County compares

The same measures for Kansas 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 Linn County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureLinn CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.97.18.0
Spending per listing$8.3M$8.6M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a12,7623,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+37.3%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,746$6,053$6,319
Median household income$59,069$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored58

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
32 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 Linn 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 Linn County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,950+3.7% since 2020
Households
4,348
Median age
44.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
594 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$59,069
Average household income
$84,539
Median home value
$173,600
Jobs located here
2,075
Daytime population
7,814Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Kansas

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

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Johnson County, KS93893.6$19.3M+4.2%#13 of 2,261
2Leavenworth County, KS88113.6$17.4M+3.2%#52 of 2,261
3Butler County, KS83103.9$15.7M+3.1%#111 of 2,261
4Sedgwick County, KS781246.0$9.8M+2.6%#221 of 2,261
5Douglas County, KS76204.0$15.1M+1.8%#267 of 2,261
6Shawnee County, KS69273.6$16.4M0.0%#447 of 2,261
7Franklin County, KS6965.8$10.3M+1.1%#453 of 2,261
8Harvey County, KS6385.8$10.1M−1.2%#643 of 2,261
9Jefferson County, KS6368.1$7.7M−0.2%#653 of 2,261
10Dickinson County, KS6267.5$7.8M+1.4%#680 of 2,261
Linn County, KSNot scored36.9$8.3M+3.7%

Other business types in Linn 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 Linn County, KS?

There are 3 convenience stores on map listings in Linn County as of September 2026. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Linn County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Linn County, KS spend on groceries?

About $25M a year, or $5,746 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 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 4,348 households in Linn County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Linn County, KS compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Linn County has 6.9 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $8.3M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending.

How fast is Linn County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Linn County at 9,950 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,348 households. Median household income in Linn County is $59,069, 27% 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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How the score works · Top markets for convenience stores · All 56 business types in Linn County

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