Groceries and convenience · County · Oklahoma
Convenience stores in Tulsa County, OK
The convenience stores in Tulsa County, OK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #282 of 2,261 scored counties
#6 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 213
- 141 chain locations (66%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.6B
- On groceries · $5,940 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.6M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 698,782
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 213 convenience stores in Tulsa County. Chain locations make up 66% of them, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.8, 2% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in Tulsa County spend about $1.6B a year on groceries, or $5,940 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $7.6M of household spending for each store on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in Tulsa County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 12,972 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tulsa County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Tulsa County scores 76 (high) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #282 of 2,261 scored counties and #6 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Tulsa County compares
The same measures for Oklahoma 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 | Tulsa County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 11.5 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $7.6M | $5M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,972 | 8,491 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +35.3% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,940 | $5,787 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $69,009 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 21
- Employees, 2023
- 73
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 213141 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 205The 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 Tulsa 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 Tulsa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 698,782+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 272,422
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 570 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,194
- Median household income
- $69,009+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,310
- Median home value
- $230,400
- Jobs located here
- 375,335
- Daytime population
- 760,837Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wagoner County, OK | 89 | 19 | 6.1 | $10.1M | +14.6% | #47 of 2,261 |
| 2Rogers County, OK | 86 | 19 | 5.2 | $11.9M | +7.1% | #81 of 2,261 |
| 3Canadian County, OK | 83 | 54 | 9.3 | $6.8M | +20.4% | #124 of 2,261 |
| 4Logan County, OK | 80 | 15 | 8.4 | $7.4M | +11.5% | #176 of 2,261 |
| 5Cleveland County, OK | 79 | 81 | 6.9 | $8.7M | +2.6% | #196 of 2,261 |
| 6Tulsa County, OK | 76 | 213 | 7.8 | $7.6M | +4.2% | #282 of 2,261 |
| 7McClain County, OK | 71 | 19 | 11.6 | $5.4M | +18.4% | #418 of 2,261 |
| 8Oklahoma County, OK | 66 | 327 | 10.0 | $5.9M | +3.0% | #566 of 2,261 |
| 9Washington County, OK | 65 | 14 | 6.7 | $8.6M | +2.7% | #577 of 2,261 |
| 10Osage County, OK | 63 | 12 | 6.9 | $8.3M | +2.2% | #648 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Tulsa County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores73
- Grocery stores64
- Convenience stores76
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 Tulsa County, OK?
Tulsa County has 213 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 141 of them (66%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Tulsa County, OK spend on groceries?
About $1.6B a year, or $5,940 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 213 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.6M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 272,422 households in Tulsa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tulsa County, OK compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Tulsa County has 7.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.6M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Tulsa County would have about 205, against 213 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,972 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Tulsa County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Tulsa County at 698,782 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 272,422 households. Median household income in Tulsa County is $69,009, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.3%, 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. Tulsa County scores 76 for convenience stores (high), #282 of 2,261 scored counties.
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