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Convenience stores in Warren County, MS
The convenience stores in Warren County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,758 of 2,261 scored counties
#20 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 32
- 16 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $95.7M
- On groceries · $5,708 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 62% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.1
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,759
- −6.3% since 2020
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What this means
For convenience stores, Warren County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,758 of 2,261 scored counties and #20 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 convenience stores in Warren County. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That is 19.1 per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.
At $5,708 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Warren County spend about $95.7M a year on groceries. That works out to $3M per store, 62% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Warren County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 5,591 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Warren County declined 6.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Warren 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 | Warren County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.1 | 12.6 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $4.4M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,591 | 2,929 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +60.9% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −6.3% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,708 | $5,547 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $59,401 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 10 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 4
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $55K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3216 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Warren 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 Warren County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,759−6.3% since 2020
- Households
- 16,772
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 589 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 73
- Median household income
- $59,401+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,803
- Median home value
- $156,400
- Jobs located here
- 16,981
- Daytime population
- 42,797Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 20Warren County, MS | 32 | 32 | 19.1 | $3M | −6.3% | #1,758 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Warren County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores36
- Grocery stores41
- Convenience stores32
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 Warren County, MS?
Warren County has 32 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Warren County, MS spend on groceries?
About $95.7M a year, or $5,708 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,772 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Warren County, MS compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Warren County has 19.1 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $3M, 62% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Warren County would have about 12, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,591 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Warren County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Warren County at 41,759 people in 2025, down 6.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,772 households. Median household income in Warren County is $59,401, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.7%, 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. Warren County scores 32 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,758 of 2,261 scored counties.
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