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Convenience stores in Tunica County, MS

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
9
2 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.2M
On groceries · $5,060 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
73% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.7
3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
8,819
−9.4% 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 9 convenience stores in Tunica County. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That is 23.7 per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on groceries in Tunica County comes to about $19.2M a year: $5,060 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per store, 73% below 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 4 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Tunica County in 2023. That is one for every 950 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Tunica County declined 9.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Tunica 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.

Convenience stores in Tunica County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureTunica CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.712.68.0
Spending per listing$2.1M$4.4M$7.9M
Households per official establishment9502,9293,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+60.9%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−9.4%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,060$5,547$6,319
Median household income$39,364$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored10

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
5
Annual payroll, 2023
$155K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
92 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Tunica 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 Tunica County

Population, 2025 estimate
8,819−9.4% since 2020
Households
3,800
Median age
35.7
Homes lived in by their owners
40%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
454 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$39,364
Average household income
$57,859
Median home value
$175,900
Jobs located here
5,492
Daytime population
10,765Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Mississippi

Every Mississippi market ranked →

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

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Madison County, MS70358.0$7.9M+6.5%#437 of 2,261
2DeSoto County, MS677210.1$6.1M+6.3%#537 of 2,261
3Rankin County, MS637212.0$5.1M+3.2%#664 of 2,261
4Jackson County, MS586310.9$5.3M+3.0%#842 of 2,261
5Lamar County, MS57239.1$6.6M+4.7%#872 of 2,261
6Hancock County, MS57199.4$6.2M+1.6%#874 of 2,261
7Lafayette County, MS551910.0$5.9M+6.6%#945 of 2,261
8Oktibbeha County, MS54125.5$9.8M+0.4%#966 of 2,261
9Alcorn County, MS52106.9$7.7M−0.5%#1,047 of 2,261
10Tate County, MS491110.0$5.7M+2.1%#1,159 of 2,261
Tunica County, MSNot scored923.7$2.1M−9.4%

Other business types in Tunica 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 Tunica County, MS?

There are 9 convenience stores on map listings in Tunica County as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

How much do households in Tunica County, MS spend on groceries?

About $19.2M a year, or $5,060 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,800 households in Tunica County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Tunica County, MS compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Tunica County has 23.7 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $2.1M, 73% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Tunica County would have about 2, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 950 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is Tunica County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Tunica County at 8,819 people in 2025, down 9.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,800 households. Median household income in Tunica County is $39,364, 51% 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 Tunica County

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