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Convenience stores in Leon County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,692 of 2,261 scored counties
#112 of 161 scored counties in Texas

Listings
12
2 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$38M
On groceries · $5,631 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
60% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.8
2.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,894
+7.1% 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

Household spending on groceries in Leon County comes to about $38M a year: $5,631 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 60% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

There are 12 convenience stores on map listings in Leon County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 17%, against 60% across the U.S. That is 17.8 per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Leon County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,247 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Leon County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Leon County is 34 (lower middle), #1,692 of 2,261 scored counties and #112 of 161 scored counties in Texas.

How Leon 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 Leon County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureLeon CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.810.38.0
Spending per listing$3.2M$6M$7.9M
Households per official establishment2,2472,7723,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+34.7%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.1%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,631$6,186$6,319
Median household income$61,449$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3442

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$560K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
122 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 Leon 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 Leon County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,894+7.1% since 2020
Households
6,741
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,073 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$61,449+42.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,708
Median home value
$186,400
Jobs located here
4,569
Daytime population
14,354Residents 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 Leon 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
112Leon County, TX341217.8$3.2M+7.1%#1,692 of 2,261

Other business types in Leon County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Leon County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 convenience stores in Leon County. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

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

About $38M a year, or $5,631 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 6,741 households in Leon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Leon County has 17.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $3.2M, 60% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Leon County would have about 5, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,247 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is Leon County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Leon County at 16,894 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,741 households. The median household income in Leon County is $61,449 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.8% 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. Leon County scores 34 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,692 of 2,261 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for convenience stores · All 56 business types in Leon County

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