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Convenience stores in Pike County, MO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Pike County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,921 of 2,261 scored counties
#66 of 72 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
15
8 chain locations (53%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$35.6M
On groceries · $5,547 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
70% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.3
2.9 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,955
+3.1% 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

The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Pike County is 26 (lower middle), #1,921 of 2,261 scored counties and #66 of 72 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Pike County spend about $35.6M a year on groceries, or $5,547 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 70% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

Pike County has 15 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 53% of them, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.3, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Pike County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Pike County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Pike 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 Pike County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasurePike CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.38.28.0
Spending per listing$2.4M$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+3.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,547$5,947$6,319
Median household income$54,989$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score2647

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
158 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Pike 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 Pike County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,955+3.1% since 2020
Households
6,424
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
670 sq. mi.
People per square mile
26
Median household income
$54,989+18.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,647
Median home value
$146,000
Jobs located here
5,127
Daytime population
15,665Residents 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 Pike 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
66Pike County, MO261523.3$2.4M+3.1%#1,921 of 2,261

Other business types in Pike County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Pike County, MO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 convenience stores in Pike County. 8 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Pike County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $35.6M a year, or $5,547 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 6,424 households in Pike County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pike County has 23.3 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $2.4M, 70% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Pike County would have about 5, against 15 on map listings.

How fast is Pike County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Pike County at 17,955 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,424 households. The median household income in Pike County is $54,989 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.6% 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. Pike County scores 26 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,921 of 2,261 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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