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Convenience stores in Miller County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,785 of 2,261 scored counties
#58 of 72 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
18
9 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$54.3M
On groceries · $5,510 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
62% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.3
2.3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,817
+4.2% 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

For convenience stores, Miller County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #1,785 of 2,261 scored counties and #58 of 72 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 convenience stores in Miller County. 9 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That is 18.3 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Miller County spend about $54.3M a year on groceries, or $5,510 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 62% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Miller County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Miller County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Miller 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 Miller County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureMiller CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.38.28.0
Spending per listing$3M$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+4.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,510$5,947$6,319
Median household income$56,736$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score3147

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
189 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Miller 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 Miller County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,817+4.2% since 2020
Households
9,857
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
593 sq. mi.
People per square mile
43
Median household income
$56,736+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,753
Median home value
$192,600
Jobs located here
7,939
Daytime population
22,607Residents 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 Miller 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
58Miller County, MO311818.3$3M+4.2%#1,785 of 2,261

Other business types in Miller County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Miller County, MO?

There are 18 convenience stores on map listings in Miller County as of September 2026. 9 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Miller County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $54.3M a year, or $5,510 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 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 9,857 households in Miller County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Miller County has 18.3 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.3 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, Miller County would have about 7, against 18 on map listings.

How fast is Miller County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Miller County at 25,817 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,857 households. Median household income in Miller County is $56,736, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.3%, 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. Miller County scores 31 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,785 of 2,261 scored counties.

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 Miller County

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