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Convenience stores in Nueces County, TX
The convenience stores in Nueces 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 #1,696 of 2,261 scored counties
#114 of 161 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 261
- 208 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- +28.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $765.9M
- On groceries · $5,840 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 63% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.9
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 352,992
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Nueces County spend about $765.9M a year on groceries, or $5,840 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 63% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
Nueces County has 261 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 208 are chain locations, or 80%, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 19.9 for every 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 36 businesses with payroll in Nueces County classed as convenience stores, up 28.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,643 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Nueces County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Nueces County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #1,696 of 2,261 scored counties and #114 of 161 scored counties in Texas.
How Nueces 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 | Nueces County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.9 | 10.3 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $6M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,643 | 2,772 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +28.6% | +34.7% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,840 | $6,186 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $66,897 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 36+28.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 125
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 261208 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 97The 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 Nueces 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 Nueces County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 352,992−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 131,160
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 839 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 420
- Median household income
- $66,897+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,650
- Median home value
- $208,800
- Jobs located here
- 153,852
- Daytime population
- 357,013Residents 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 |
| 114Nueces County, TX | 34 | 261 | 19.9 | $2.9M | −0.2% | #1,696 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Nueces County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores45
- Grocery stores64
- Convenience stores34
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 Nueces County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 261 convenience stores in Nueces County. 208 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 28.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Nueces County, TX spend on groceries?
About $765.9M a year, or $5,840 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 261 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 131,160 households in Nueces County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nueces County, TX compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Nueces County has 19.9 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $2.9M, 63% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Nueces County would have about 97, against 261 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,643 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Nueces County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Nueces County at 352,992 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 131,160 households. The median household income in Nueces County is $66,897 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Nueces County scores 34 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,696 of 2,261 scored counties.
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