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Convenience stores in Dallas County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #926 of 2,261 scored counties
#48 of 161 scored counties in Texas

Listings
823
522 chain locations (63%)
Official establishments
530
+39.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$6.1B
On groceries · $6,164 a household
Spending per listing
$7.4M
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.4
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,661,397
+1.9% 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

At $6,164 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Dallas County spend about $6.1B a year on groceries. That is about $7.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 7% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

Dallas County has 823 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 522 are chain locations, or 63%, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.4, 5% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 530 businesses with payroll in Dallas County classed as convenience stores, up 39.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,854 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $16.5M have gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Dallas County.

Population estimates show Dallas County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, Dallas County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #926 of 2,261 scored counties and #48 of 161 scored counties in Texas.

How Dallas County compares

The same measures for Texas 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 Dallas County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureDallas CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.410.38.0
Spending per listing$7.4M$6M$7.9M
Households per official establishment1,8542,7723,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+39.1%+34.7%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,164$6,186$6,319
Median household income$76,547$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5542

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
381 → 530+39.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,036
Annual payroll, 2023
$59.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
823522 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
769The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
18
Amount
$16.5M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
2,661,397+1.9% since 2020
Households
982,737
Median age
35.4
Homes lived in by their owners
51%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
873 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3,002
Median household income
$76,547+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$112,403
Median home value
$303,000
Jobs located here
1,894,804
Daytime population
3,279,819Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Texas

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

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Rockwall County, TX96245.8$12.4M+28.9%#6 of 2,261
2Denton County, TX882145.9$11.7M+16.9%#55 of 2,261
3Collin County, TX882706.5$11M+20.6%#58 of 2,261
4Comal County, TX87669.2$7.2M+27.9%#77 of 2,261
5Williamson County, TX841837.3$9.5M+22.3%#106 of 2,261
6Waller County, TX82147.6$8.3M+21.9%#131 of 2,261
7Hays County, TX82868.6$7.4M+24.8%#133 of 2,261
8Montgomery County, TX811967.9$8.4M+24.9%#152 of 2,261
9Travis County, TX803816.5$10.3M+7.2%#167 of 2,261
10Parker County, TX78468.2$8.2M+23.5%#230 of 2,261
48Dallas County, TX558238.4$7.4M+1.9%#926 of 2,261

Other business types in Dallas County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Dallas County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 823 convenience stores in Dallas County. 522 of them (63%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 530 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 39.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Dallas County, TX spend on groceries?

About $6.1B a year, or $6,164 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 823 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.4M 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 982,737 households in Dallas County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dallas County, TX compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Dallas County has 8.4 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.4M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Dallas County would have about 769, against 823 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,854 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 39.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Dallas County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Dallas County at 2,661,397 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 982,737 households. The median household income in Dallas County is $76,547 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. Dallas County scores 55 for convenience stores (upper middle), #926 of 2,261 scored counties.

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