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Convenience stores in Eastland County, TX
The convenience stores in Eastland County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,057 of 2,261 scored counties
#146 of 161 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 23
- 17 chain locations (74%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $39.7M
- On groceries · $5,487 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 78% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.8
- 4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,143
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Eastland County scores 19 (low) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #2,057 of 2,261 scored counties and #146 of 161 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $5,487 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Eastland County spend about $39.7M a year on groceries. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 78% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 23 convenience stores on map listings in Eastland County as of September 2026. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 74%, against 60% across the U.S. That is 31.8 per 10,000 households, 4 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Eastland County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 1,809 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Eastland County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Eastland 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.
| Measure | Eastland County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.8 | 10.3 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $6M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,809 | 2,772 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +34.7% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,487 | $6,186 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $53,549 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 2
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $100K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2317 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Eastland 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 Eastland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,143+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 7,236
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 927 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $53,549+43.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,608
- Median home value
- $134,800
- Jobs located here
- 5,786
- Daytime population
- 15,556Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rockwall County, TX | 96 | 24 | 5.8 | $12.4M | +28.9% | #6 of 2,261 |
| 2Denton County, TX | 88 | 214 | 5.9 | $11.7M | +16.9% | #55 of 2,261 |
| 3Collin County, TX | 88 | 270 | 6.5 | $11M | +20.6% | #58 of 2,261 |
| 4Comal County, TX | 87 | 66 | 9.2 | $7.2M | +27.9% | #77 of 2,261 |
| 5Williamson County, TX | 84 | 183 | 7.3 | $9.5M | +22.3% | #106 of 2,261 |
| 6Waller County, TX | 82 | 14 | 7.6 | $8.3M | +21.9% | #131 of 2,261 |
| 7Hays County, TX | 82 | 86 | 8.6 | $7.4M | +24.8% | #133 of 2,261 |
| 8Montgomery County, TX | 81 | 196 | 7.9 | $8.4M | +24.9% | #152 of 2,261 |
| 9Travis County, TX | 80 | 381 | 6.5 | $10.3M | +7.2% | #167 of 2,261 |
| 10Parker County, TX | 78 | 46 | 8.2 | $8.2M | +23.5% | #230 of 2,261 |
| 146Eastland County, TX | 19 | 23 | 31.8 | $1.7M | +1.9% | #2,057 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Eastland County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores20
- Grocery stores31
- Convenience stores19
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 Eastland County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 convenience stores in Eastland County. 17 of them (74%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Eastland County, TX spend on groceries?
About $39.7M a year, or $5,487 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 7,236 households in Eastland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Eastland County, TX compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Eastland County has 31.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 4 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $1.7M, 78% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Eastland County would have about 5, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,809 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Eastland County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Eastland County at 18,143 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,236 households. The median household income in Eastland County is $53,549 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.7% 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. Eastland County scores 19 for convenience stores (low), #2,057 of 2,261 scored counties.
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