Groceries and convenience · County · Nebraska
Convenience stores in Buffalo County, NE
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Buffalo County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #588 of 2,261 scored counties
#9 of 20 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 16
- 7 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $119.9M
- On groceries · $5,997 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.5M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,172
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 convenience stores in Buffalo County. Chain locations make up 44% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That is 8.0 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in Buffalo County spend about $119.9M a year on groceries, or $5,997 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $7.5M per store, 5% 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 Buffalo County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Buffalo County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Buffalo County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #588 of 2,261 scored counties and #9 of 20 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Buffalo County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Buffalo County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $7.5M | $7.9M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 13,756 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +56.8% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,997 | $6,088 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $75,911 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 63 |
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
- 167 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Buffalo 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 Buffalo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,172+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 19,984
- Median age
- 36.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 968 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 52
- Median household income
- $75,911+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,897
- Median home value
- $246,400
- Jobs located here
- 27,301
- Daytime population
- 53,561Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Buffalo County marked.
Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sarpy County, NE | 94 | 33 | 4.5 | $15M | +9.0% | #10 of 2,261 |
| 2Saunders County, NE | 88 | 5 | 5.6 | $11.4M | +6.0% | #57 of 2,261 |
| 3Lancaster County, NE | 84 | 72 | 5.4 | $11.2M | +3.4% | #100 of 2,261 |
| 4Douglas County, NE | 84 | 149 | 6.2 | $10M | +3.6% | #104 of 2,261 |
| 5Platte County, NE | 80 | 6 | 4.4 | $13.5M | +3.9% | #161 of 2,261 |
| 6Cass County, NE | 77 | 9 | 8.3 | $7.8M | +3.9% | #259 of 2,261 |
| 7Dodge County, NE | 73 | 9 | 5.9 | $10M | +2.6% | #343 of 2,261 |
| 8Madison County, NE | 66 | 8 | 5.5 | $10.4M | +1.6% | #542 of 2,261 |
| 9Buffalo County, NE | 65 | 16 | 8.0 | $7.5M | +1.9% | #588 of 2,261 |
| 10Scotts Bluff County, NE | 58 | 10 | 6.6 | $8.5M | −1.3% | #820 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Buffalo County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores67
- Grocery stores58
- Convenience stores65
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 Buffalo County, NE?
Buffalo County has 16 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Buffalo County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Buffalo County, NE spend on groceries?
About $119.9M a year, or $5,997 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.5M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,984 households in Buffalo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Buffalo County, NE compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Buffalo County has 8.0 convenience stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.5M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Buffalo County would have about 15, against 16 on map listings.
How fast is Buffalo County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Buffalo County at 51,172 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,984 households. Median household income in Buffalo County is $75,911, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Buffalo County scores 65 for convenience stores (upper middle), #588 of 2,261 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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