Groceries and convenience · County · Texas
Convenience stores in Harris County, TX
How Harris County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #584 of 2,261 scored counties
#28 of 161 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 1,365
- 717 chain locations (53%)
- Official establishments
- 781
- +19.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $10.8B
- On groceries · $6,136 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.9M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 5,045,026
- +6.6% since 2020
See the convenience stores around any address in Harris County
The site report maps the convenience stores on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Harris County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Households in Harris County spend about $10.8B a year on groceries, or $6,136 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $7.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 1,365 convenience stores on map listings in Harris County as of September 2026. 717 of them (53%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 7.8 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Official counts show 781 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Harris County in 2023, up 19.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,250 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $3.3M have gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Harris County.
Population estimates put the population change in Harris County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Harris County is 65 (upper middle), #584 of 2,261 scored counties and #28 of 161 scored counties in Texas.
How Harris 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 | Harris County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 10.3 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $7.9M | $6M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,250 | 2,772 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.6% | +34.7% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,136 | $6,186 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $74,983 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 653 → 781+19.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,054
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $54.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,365717 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,368The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $3.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Harris 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 Harris County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,045,026+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 1,757,164
- Median age
- 35.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,834
- Median household income
- $74,983+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,440
- Median home value
- $276,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,547,424
- Daytime population
- 5,303,910Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Harris County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the convenience stores on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Harris County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardConvenience stores across Texas
Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Texas, with Harris County marked.
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 |
| 28Harris County, TX | 65 | 1,365 | 7.8 | $7.9M | +6.6% | #584 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Harris County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores62
- Grocery stores60
- Convenience stores65
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 Harris County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,365 convenience stores in Harris County. 717 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 781 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 19.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Harris County, TX spend on groceries?
About $10.8B a year, or $6,136 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,365 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.9M 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 1,757,164 households in Harris County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harris County, TX compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Harris County has 7.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.9M, in line with the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Harris County would have about 1,368, against 1,365 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,250 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Harris County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Harris County at 5,045,026 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,757,164 households. The median household income in Harris County is $74,983 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Harris County scores 65 for convenience stores (upper middle), #584 of 2,261 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Harris County. It maps the convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for convenience stores · All 56 business types in Harris County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Harris County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Harris County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.