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Convenience stores in Cass County, NE

The convenience stores in Cass County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #259 of 2,261 scored counties
#6 of 20 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
9
3 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$70M
On groceries · $6,464 a household
Spending per listing
$7.8M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.3
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,657
+3.9% 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 Cass County comes to about $70M a year: $6,464 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $7.8M per store, in line with the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

There are 9 convenience stores on map listings in Cass County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That is 8.3 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Cass County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $432K has gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Cass County.

Population estimates put the population change in Cass County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, Cass County has a Groundwork market score of 77 (high): #259 of 2,261 scored counties and #6 of 20 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Cass 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.

Convenience stores in Cass County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.37.78.0
Spending per listing$7.8M$7.9M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,7563,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+56.8%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.9%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,464$6,088$6,319
Median household income$91,836$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score7763

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
93 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$432K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Cass 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 Cass County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,657+3.9% since 2020
Households
10,832
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
557 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$91,836+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,521
Median home value
$254,900
Jobs located here
5,967
Daytime population
19,197Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Nebraska

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The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Cass County marked.

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sarpy County, NE94334.5$15M+9.0%#10 of 2,261
2Saunders County, NE8855.6$11.4M+6.0%#57 of 2,261
3Lancaster County, NE84725.4$11.2M+3.4%#100 of 2,261
4Douglas County, NE841496.2$10M+3.6%#104 of 2,261
5Platte County, NE8064.4$13.5M+3.9%#161 of 2,261
6Cass County, NE7798.3$7.8M+3.9%#259 of 2,261
7Dodge County, NE7395.9$10M+2.6%#343 of 2,261
8Madison County, NE6685.5$10.4M+1.6%#542 of 2,261
9Buffalo County, NE65168.0$7.5M+1.9%#588 of 2,261
10Scotts Bluff County, NE58106.6$8.5M−1.3%#820 of 2,261

Other business types in Cass County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Cass County, NE?

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 convenience stores in Cass County. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Cass County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Cass County, NE spend on groceries?

About $70M a year, or $6,464 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.8M 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 10,832 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cass County, NE compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Cass County has 8.3 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.8M, in line with the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending.

How fast is Cass County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 27,657 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,832 households. The median household income in Cass County is $91,836 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.8% 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. Cass County scores 77 for convenience stores (high), #259 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 Cass County

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