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Convenience stores in Pecos County, TX

How Pecos 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 16 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,115 of 2,261 scored counties
#149 of 161 scored counties in Texas

Listings
15
10 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$30.7M
On groceries · $5,866 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
74% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
28.6
3.6 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,560
−4.1% 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

The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Pecos County is 16 (low), #2,115 of 2,261 scored counties and #149 of 161 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $5,866 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Pecos County spend about $30.7M a year on groceries. That works out to $2M per store, 74% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

There are 15 convenience stores on map listings in Pecos County as of September 2026. 10 of them (67%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 28.6, 3.6 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Pecos County in 2023. That is one for every 1,746 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pecos County declined 4.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Pecos 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 Pecos County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasurePecos CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.610.38.0
Spending per listing$2M$6M$7.9M
Households per official establishment1,7462,7723,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+34.7%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.1%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,866$6,186$6,319
Median household income$72,750$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score1642

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$695K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1510 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Pecos 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 Pecos County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,560−4.1% since 2020
Households
5,238
Median age
37.7
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
4,764 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$72,750+38.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,352
Median home value
$165,700
Jobs located here
3,945
Daytime population
12,681Residents 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 Pecos 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
149Pecos County, TX161528.6$2M−4.1%#2,115 of 2,261

Other business types in Pecos County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Pecos County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 convenience stores in Pecos County. 10 of them (67%) 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 Pecos County, TX spend on groceries?

About $30.7M a year, or $5,866 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $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 5,238 households in Pecos County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pecos County has 28.6 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 3.6 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $2M, 74% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Pecos County would have about 4, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,746 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is Pecos County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Pecos County at 14,560 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,238 households. The median household income in Pecos County is $72,750 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.8% 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. Pecos County scores 16 for convenience stores (low), #2,115 of 2,261 scored counties.

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