Groceries and convenience · County · Mississippi
Convenience stores in Clarke County, MS
How Clarke County, MS compares with other counties and the U.S. for convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,943 of 2,261 scored counties
#31 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 6
- 3 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $31.1M
- On groceries · $5,231 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.2M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.1
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,102
- −2.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Clarke County is 24 (low), #1,943 of 2,261 scored counties and #31 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on groceries in Clarke County comes to about $31.1M a year: $5,231 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 convenience stores, that is $5.2M per store, 34% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 6 convenience stores on map listings in Clarke County as of September 2026. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That is 10.1 per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Clarke County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clarke County declined 2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Clarke County compares
The same measures for Mississippi 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 | Clarke County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.1 | 12.6 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.2M | $4.4M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,929 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +60.9% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.8% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,231 | $5,547 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $46,108 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 10 |
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
- 63 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Clarke 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 Clarke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,102−2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 5,945
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 692 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $46,108+6.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,952
- Median home value
- $118,100
- Jobs located here
- 3,085
- Daytime population
- 12,654Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Clarke County marked.
Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Madison County, MS | 70 | 35 | 8.0 | $7.9M | +6.5% | #437 of 2,261 |
| 2DeSoto County, MS | 67 | 72 | 10.1 | $6.1M | +6.3% | #537 of 2,261 |
| 3Rankin County, MS | 63 | 72 | 12.0 | $5.1M | +3.2% | #664 of 2,261 |
| 4Jackson County, MS | 58 | 63 | 10.9 | $5.3M | +3.0% | #842 of 2,261 |
| 5Lamar County, MS | 57 | 23 | 9.1 | $6.6M | +4.7% | #872 of 2,261 |
| 6Hancock County, MS | 57 | 19 | 9.4 | $6.2M | +1.6% | #874 of 2,261 |
| 7Lafayette County, MS | 55 | 19 | 10.0 | $5.9M | +6.6% | #945 of 2,261 |
| 8Oktibbeha County, MS | 54 | 12 | 5.5 | $9.8M | +0.4% | #966 of 2,261 |
| 9Alcorn County, MS | 52 | 10 | 6.9 | $7.7M | −0.5% | #1,047 of 2,261 |
| 10Tate County, MS | 49 | 11 | 10.0 | $5.7M | +2.1% | #1,159 of 2,261 |
| 31Clarke County, MS | 24 | 6 | 10.1 | $5.2M | −2.8% | #1,943 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Clarke County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores14
- Grocery stores9
- Convenience stores24
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 Clarke County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 convenience stores in Clarke County. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Clarke County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Clarke County, MS spend on groceries?
About $31.1M a year, or $5,231 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 5,945 households in Clarke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clarke County, MS compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Clarke County has 10.1 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $5.2M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Clarke County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Clarke County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Clarke County at 15,102 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,945 households. The median household income in Clarke County is $46,108 a year, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 6.7% 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. Clarke County scores 24 for convenience stores (low), #1,943 of 2,261 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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