Groceries and convenience · County · Texas
Convenience stores in Midland County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Midland County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #390 of 2,261 scored counties
#19 of 161 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 92
- 67 chain locations (73%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $441M
- On groceries · $6,519 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.6
- 70% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 187,855
- +10.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 92 convenience stores in Midland County. 67 of them (73%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.6, 70% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Household spending on groceries in Midland County comes to about $441M a year: $6,519 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.8M per store, 39% below 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 7 businesses with payroll in Midland County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 9,664 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Midland County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Midland County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #390 of 2,261 scored counties and #19 of 161 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Midland 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 | Midland County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.6 | 10.3 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $6M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,664 | 2,772 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +34.7% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,519 | $6,186 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $92,874 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $523K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9267 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The 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 Midland 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 Midland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 187,855+10.0% since 2020
- Households
- 67,651
- Median age
- 33.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 900 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 194
- Median household income
- $92,874+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $129,248
- Median home value
- $312,700
- Jobs located here
- 117,352
- Daytime population
- 208,899Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Texas, with Midland 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 |
| 19Midland County, TX | 72 | 92 | 13.6 | $4.8M | +10.0% | #390 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Midland County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores84
- Grocery stores93
- Convenience stores72
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 Midland County, TX?
There are 92 convenience stores on map listings in Midland County as of September 2026. 67 of them (73%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Midland County, TX spend on groceries?
About $441M a year, or $6,519 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 92 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,651 households in Midland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Midland County, TX compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Midland County has 13.6 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 70% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $4.8M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Midland County would have about 56, against 92 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,664 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Midland County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Midland County at 187,855 people in 2025, up 10.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,651 households. Median household income in Midland County is $92,874, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.9%, 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. Midland County scores 72 for convenience stores (upper middle), #390 of 2,261 scored counties.
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