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Convenience stores in El Paso County, TX
The convenience stores in El Paso County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #460 of 2,261 scored counties
#21 of 161 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 187
- 156 chain locations (83%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.7B
- On groceries · $5,599 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 877,858
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 187 convenience stores in El Paso County. Chain locations make up 83% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 6.2 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
At $5,599 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in El Paso County spend about $1.7B a year on groceries. That works out to $9M per store, 14% above 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 16 businesses with payroll in El Paso County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 18,727 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of El Paso County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in El Paso County is 69 (upper middle), #460 of 2,261 scored counties and #21 of 161 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How El Paso 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 | El Paso County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 10.3 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $9M | $6M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 18,727 | 2,772 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +34.7% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,599 | $6,186 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $59,806 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $707K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 187156 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 213The 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 El Paso 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 El Paso County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 877,858+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 299,637
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,014 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 859
- Median household income
- $59,806+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,845
- Median home value
- $180,400
- Jobs located here
- 347,266
- Daytime population
- 864,827Residents 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 |
| 21El Paso County, TX | 69 | 187 | 6.2 | $9M | +1.3% | #460 of 2,261 |
Other business types in El Paso County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores67
- Grocery stores58
- Convenience stores69
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 El Paso County, TX?
There are 187 convenience stores on map listings in El Paso County as of September 2026. 156 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in El Paso County, TX spend on groceries?
About $1.7B a year, or $5,599 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 187 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $9M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 299,637 households in El Paso County and national spending patterns by income.
How does El Paso County, TX compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
El Paso County has 6.2 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $9M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, El Paso County would have about 213, against 187 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,727 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is El Paso County, TX growing?
Population estimates put El Paso County at 877,858 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 299,637 households. Median household income in El Paso County is $59,806, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. El Paso County scores 69 for convenience stores (upper middle), #460 of 2,261 scored counties.
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