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Convenience stores in Gage County, NE
The convenience stores in Gage County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #855 of 2,261 scored counties
#11 of 20 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $53.8M
- On groceries · $5,773 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.7M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,711
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Gage County comes to about $53.8M a year: $5,773 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 convenience stores, that is $7.7M per store, 2% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
Gage County has 7 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 7.5 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Gage County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $415K have gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Gage County.
Population estimates show Gage County grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Gage County is 57 (upper middle), #855 of 2,261 scored counties and #11 of 20 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Gage 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 | Gage County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $7.7M | $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 | +0.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,773 | $6,088 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $67,247 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 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
- 72 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
- 2
- Amount
- $415K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Gage 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 Gage County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,711+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 9,327
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 852 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 25
- Median household income
- $67,247+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,338
- Median home value
- $174,000
- Jobs located here
- 8,371
- Daytime population
- 18,346Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 11Gage County, NE | 57 | 7 | 7.5 | $7.7M | +0.2% | #855 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Gage County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores41
- Grocery stores33
- Convenience stores57
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 Gage County, NE?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 convenience stores in Gage County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Gage County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Gage County, NE spend on groceries?
About $53.8M a year, or $5,773 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.7M 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 9,327 households in Gage County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gage County, NE compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Gage County has 7.5 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.7M, 2% below 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 Gage County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Gage County at 21,711 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,327 households. The median household income in Gage County is $67,247 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.6% 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. Gage County scores 57 for convenience stores (upper middle), #855 of 2,261 scored counties.
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