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Convenience stores in Reno County, KS

The convenience stores in Reno County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,512 of 2,261 scored counties
#21 of 31 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
25
19 chain locations (76%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$143.2M
On groceries · $5,597 a household
Spending per listing
$5.7M
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.8
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
61,539
−0.6% 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

Household spending on groceries in Reno County comes to about $143.2M a year: $5,597 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 27% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

Reno County has 25 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 19 are chain locations, or 76%, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 9.8 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Reno County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Reno County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For convenience stores, Reno County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,512 of 2,261 scored counties and #21 of 31 scored counties in Kansas.

How Reno 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 Reno County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureReno CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.87.18.0
Spending per listing$5.7M$8.6M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a12,7623,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+37.3%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,597$6,053$6,319
Median household income$60,645$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score3958

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
2519 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Reno 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 Reno County

Population, 2025 estimate
61,539−0.6% since 2020
Households
25,592
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,255 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$60,645+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,239
Median home value
$132,500
Jobs located here
26,872
Daytime population
60,463Residents 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 Reno 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
21Reno County, KS39259.8$5.7M−0.6%#1,512 of 2,261

Other business types in Reno County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Reno County, KS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 convenience stores in Reno County. 19 of them (76%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Reno County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $143.2M a year, or $5,597 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5.7M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,592 households in Reno County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Reno County has 9.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $5.7M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Reno County would have about 18, against 25 on map listings.

How fast is Reno County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Reno County at 61,539 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,592 households. The median household income in Reno County is $60,645 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Reno County scores 39 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,512 of 2,261 scored counties.

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 Reno County

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