Groceries and convenience · County · Mississippi
Convenience stores in Lamar County, MS
The convenience stores in Lamar County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #872 of 2,261 scored counties
#5 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 23
- 14 chain locations (61%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $150.8M
- On groceries · $5,940 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.6M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.1
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,403
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 convenience stores in Lamar County. 14 of them (61%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.1, 14% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Household spending on groceries in Lamar County comes to about $150.8M a year: $5,940 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 23 convenience stores, that is $6.6M per store, 17% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Lamar County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 2,538 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Lamar County grew 4.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lamar County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #872 of 2,261 scored counties and #5 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Lamar 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 | Lamar County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.1 | 12.6 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $6.6M | $4.4M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,538 | 2,929 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +60.9% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,940 | $5,547 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $70,909 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 10 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $924K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2314 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Lamar 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 Lamar County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,403+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 25,381
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 497 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 132
- Median household income
- $70,909+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,987
- Median home value
- $224,700
- Jobs located here
- 22,631
- Daytime population
- 63,441Residents 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 Lamar 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 |
Other business types in Lamar County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores53
- Grocery stores54
- Convenience stores57
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 Lamar County, MS?
There are 23 convenience stores on map listings in Lamar County as of September 2026. 14 of them (61%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Lamar County, MS spend on groceries?
About $150.8M a year, or $5,940 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $6.6M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,381 households in Lamar County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lamar County, MS compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Lamar County has 9.1 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $6.6M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Lamar County would have about 19, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,538 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Lamar County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Lamar County at 67,403 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,381 households. Median household income in Lamar County is $70,909, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.5%, 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. Lamar County scores 57 for convenience stores (upper middle), #872 of 2,261 scored counties.
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