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Convenience stores in Webster County, MO
The convenience stores in Webster County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #378 of 2,261 scored counties
#14 of 72 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 11
- 5 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $81.4M
- On groceries · $5,831 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.4M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 43,054
- +10.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 convenience stores in Webster County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 45%, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 7.9 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in Webster County spend about $81.4M a year on groceries, or $5,831 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 convenience stores, that is $7.4M per store, 6% 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 Webster County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Webster County grew 10.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Webster County is 72 (upper middle), #378 of 2,261 scored counties and #14 of 72 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Webster 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 | Webster County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $7.4M | $7.3M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 8,305 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +33.0% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,831 | $5,947 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $71,155 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 47 |
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
- 115 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Webster 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 Webster County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 43,054+10.4% since 2020
- Households
- 13,964
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 593 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $71,155+40.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,458
- Median home value
- $228,800
- Jobs located here
- 8,109
- Daytime population
- 33,463Residents 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 |
| 14Webster County, MO | 72 | 11 | 7.9 | $7.4M | +10.4% | #378 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Webster County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores74
- Grocery stores66
- Convenience stores72
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 Webster County, MO?
There are 11 convenience stores on map listings in Webster County as of September 2026. 5 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Webster County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Webster County, MO spend on groceries?
About $81.4M a year, or $5,831 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.4M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,964 households in Webster County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Webster County, MO compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Webster County has 7.9 convenience stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.4M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Webster County would have about 10, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Webster County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Webster County at 43,054 people in 2025, up 10.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,964 households. Median household income in Webster County is $71,155, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.7%, 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. Webster County scores 72 for convenience stores (upper middle), #378 of 2,261 scored counties.
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