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Convenience stores in Pulaski County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #973 of 2,261 scored counties
#30 of 72 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
13
9 chain locations (69%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$95.8M
On groceries · $5,683 a household
Spending per listing
$7.4M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.7
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,442
+0.8% 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

Household spending on groceries in Pulaski County comes to about $95.8M a year: $5,683 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $7.4M per store, 6% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

There are 13 convenience stores on map listings in Pulaski County as of September 2026. 9 of them (69%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.7, 4% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pulaski County grew 0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Pulaski County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #973 of 2,261 scored counties and #30 of 72 scored counties in Missouri.

How Pulaski 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 Pulaski County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasurePulaski CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.78.28.0
Spending per listing$7.4M$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+0.8%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,683$5,947$6,319
Median household income$64,466$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score5447

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
139 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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski County

Population, 2025 estimate
54,442+0.8% since 2020
Households
16,851
Median age
30.3
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
547 sq. mi.
People per square mile
98
Median household income
$64,466+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,072
Median home value
$189,800
Jobs located here
9,976
Daytime population
49,673Residents 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 Pulaski 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
30Pulaski County, MO54137.7$7.4M+0.8%#973 of 2,261

Other business types in Pulaski County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Pulaski County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 convenience stores in Pulaski County. 9 of them (69%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Pulaski County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $95.8M a year, or $5,683 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.4M 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 16,851 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pulaski County has 7.7 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.4M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Pulaski County would have about 12, against 13 on map listings.

How fast is Pulaski County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Pulaski County at 54,442 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,851 households. The median household income in Pulaski County is $64,466 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.5% 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. Pulaski County scores 54 for convenience stores (upper middle), #973 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 Pulaski County

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