Groceries and convenience · County · Nebraska
Convenience stores in Dawson County, NE
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Dawson County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,339 of 2,261 scored counties
#16 of 20 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 12
- 2 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $54.1M
- On groceries · $5,911 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.5M
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- 64% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,452
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $5,911 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Dawson County spend about $54.1M a year on groceries. That works out to $4.5M per store, 43% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 12 convenience stores on map listings in Dawson County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 13.1 for every 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Dawson County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Dawson County grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, Dawson County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,339 of 2,261 scored counties and #16 of 20 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Dawson 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 | Dawson County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 7.7 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.5M | $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 | +1.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,911 | $6,088 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $69,880 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 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
- 122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Dawson 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 Dawson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,452+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 9,145
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,014 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $69,880+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,897
- Median home value
- $166,200
- Jobs located here
- 12,382
- Daytime population
- 24,113Residents 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 Dawson 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 |
| 16Dawson County, NE | 44 | 12 | 13.1 | $4.5M | +1.5% | #1,339 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Dawson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores44
- Grocery stores40
- Convenience stores44
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 Dawson County, NE?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 convenience stores in Dawson County. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Dawson County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Dawson County, NE spend on groceries?
About $54.1M a year, or $5,911 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 9,145 households in Dawson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dawson County, NE compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Dawson County has 13.1 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $4.5M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Dawson County would have about 7, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is Dawson County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Dawson County at 24,452 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,145 households. The median household income in Dawson County is $69,880 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.1% 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. Dawson County scores 44 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,339 of 2,261 scored counties.
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