Groceries and convenience · County · Missouri
Convenience stores in Pemiscot County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Pemiscot County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 5 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,238 of 2,261 scored counties
#72 of 72 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.4M
- On groceries · $5,118 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 59% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.8
- 98% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,465
- −7.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Pemiscot County is 5 (very low), #2,238 of 2,261 scored counties and #72 of 72 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 convenience stores in Pemiscot County. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 15.8 for every 10,000 households, 98% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Household spending on groceries in Pemiscot County comes to about $32.4M a year: $5,118 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.2M per store, 59% 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 7 businesses with payroll in Pemiscot County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 905 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pemiscot County declined 7.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Pemiscot 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.
| Measure | Pemiscot County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.8 | 8.2 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $7.3M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 905 | 8,305 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +33.0% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −7.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,118 | $5,947 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $40,089 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 5 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 46
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $484K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Pemiscot 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 Pemiscot County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,465−7.2% since 2020
- Households
- 6,333
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 56%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 30
- Median household income
- $40,089+18.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,320
- Median home value
- $97,000
- Jobs located here
- 4,601
- Daytime population
- 13,525Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Platte County, MO | 92 | 21 | 4.8 | $13.8M | +6.7% | #20 of 2,261 |
| 2Christian County, MO | 90 | 14 | 4.0 | $15.5M | +8.3% | #33 of 2,261 |
| 3Clay County, MO | 87 | 63 | 6.2 | $10.3M | +4.3% | #71 of 2,261 |
| 4St. Charles County, MO | 87 | 126 | 7.8 | $8.6M | +4.9% | #74 of 2,261 |
| 5Cass County, MO | 86 | 27 | 6.2 | $10.1M | +7.1% | #84 of 2,261 |
| 6Lincoln County, MO | 85 | 16 | 7.0 | $8.8M | +11.4% | #92 of 2,261 |
| 7Warren County, MO | 79 | 11 | 7.9 | $7.8M | +9.2% | #202 of 2,261 |
| 8Jefferson County, MO | 75 | 77 | 8.7 | $7.1M | +2.7% | #307 of 2,261 |
| 9St. Louis County, MO | 74 | 259 | 6.3 | $10.2M | −1.2% | #315 of 2,261 |
| 10Boone County, MO | 74 | 56 | 7.3 | $8.2M | +4.2% | #323 of 2,261 |
| 72Pemiscot County, MO | 5 | 10 | 15.8 | $3.2M | −7.2% | #2,238 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Pemiscot County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores7
- Grocery stores7
- Convenience stores5
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 Pemiscot County, MO?
Pemiscot County has 10 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Pemiscot County, MO spend on groceries?
About $32.4M a year, or $5,118 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,333 households in Pemiscot County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pemiscot County, MO compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Pemiscot County has 15.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 98% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $3.2M, 59% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Pemiscot County would have about 4, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 905 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Pemiscot County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Pemiscot County at 14,465 people in 2025, down 7.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,333 households. Median household income in Pemiscot County is $40,089, 50% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.4%, 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. Pemiscot County scores 5 for convenience stores (very low), #2,238 of 2,261 scored counties.
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