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Convenience stores in Moore County, TX
The convenience stores in Moore County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,872 of 2,261 scored counties
#127 of 161 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 19
- 13 chain locations (68%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $40.4M
- On groceries · $5,646 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 73% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.5
- 3.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,891
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
For convenience stores, Moore County has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #1,872 of 2,261 scored counties and #127 of 161 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 convenience stores in Moore County. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 68%, against 60% across the U.S. That is 26.5 per 10,000 households, 3.3 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in Moore County spend about $40.4M a year on groceries, or $5,646 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 19 convenience stores, that is $2.1M per store, 73% 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 3 businesses with payroll in Moore County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 2,386 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Population estimates show Moore County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Moore 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 | Moore County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.5 | 10.3 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $6M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,386 | 2,772 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +34.7% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,646 | $6,186 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $61,762 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $252K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1913 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 Moore 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 Moore County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,891+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 7,157
- Median age
- 32.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 900 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $61,762+12.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,252
- Median home value
- $152,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,742
- Daytime population
- 22,454Residents 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 |
| 127Moore County, TX | 28 | 19 | 26.5 | $2.1M | +3.0% | #1,872 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Moore County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores30
- Grocery stores49
- Convenience stores28
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 Moore County, TX?
Moore County has 19 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (68%) 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 Moore County, TX spend on groceries?
About $40.4M a year, or $5,646 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,157 households in Moore County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Moore County, TX compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Moore County has 26.5 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 3.3 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $2.1M, 73% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Moore County would have about 5, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,386 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Moore County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Moore County at 21,891 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,157 households. Median household income in Moore County is $61,762, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.6%, 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. Moore County scores 28 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,872 of 2,261 scored counties.
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