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Convenience stores in Barton County, MO

How Barton County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$23.7M
On groceries · $5,324 a household
Spending per listing
$7.9M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.7
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,795
+1.5% 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

Households in Barton County spend about $23.7M a year on groceries, or $5,324 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 convenience stores, that is $7.9M per store, in line with the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

There are 3 convenience stores on map listings in Barton County as of September 2026. That comes to 6.7 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Barton County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 convenience stores on map listings, Barton County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Barton County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Barton County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureBarton CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.78.28.0
Spending per listing$7.9M$7.3M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a8,3053,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+33.0%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,324$5,947$6,319
Median household income$51,635$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored47

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
32 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Barton 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 Barton County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,795+1.5% since 2020
Households
4,454
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
592 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$51,635+17.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,871
Median home value
$136,500
Jobs located here
3,343
Daytime population
9,923Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Missouri

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

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Platte County, MO92214.8$13.8M+6.7%#20 of 2,261
2Christian County, MO90144.0$15.5M+8.3%#33 of 2,261
3Clay County, MO87636.2$10.3M+4.3%#71 of 2,261
4St. Charles County, MO871267.8$8.6M+4.9%#74 of 2,261
5Cass County, MO86276.2$10.1M+7.1%#84 of 2,261
6Lincoln County, MO85167.0$8.8M+11.4%#92 of 2,261
7Warren County, MO79117.9$7.8M+9.2%#202 of 2,261
8Jefferson County, MO75778.7$7.1M+2.7%#307 of 2,261
9St. Louis County, MO742596.3$10.2M−1.2%#315 of 2,261
10Boone County, MO74567.3$8.2M+4.2%#323 of 2,261
Barton County, MONot scored36.7$7.9M+1.5%

Other business types in Barton County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Barton County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 convenience stores in Barton County. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Barton County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Barton County, MO spend on groceries?

About $23.7M a year, or $5,324 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.9M 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 4,454 households in Barton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Barton County, MO compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Barton County has 6.7 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.9M, in line with the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending.

How fast is Barton County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Barton County at 11,795 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,454 households. The median household income in Barton County is $51,635 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.0% 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. Barton County has no market score for convenience stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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