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Convenience stores in San Patricio County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in San Patricio County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,539 of 2,261 scored counties
#96 of 161 scored counties in Texas

Listings
61
46 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$148.7M
On groceries · $5,870 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
69% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.1
3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
72,053
+4.7% 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 San Patricio County comes to about $148.7M a year: $5,870 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 69% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

San Patricio County has 61 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 46 are chain locations, or 75%, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.1, 3 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in San Patricio County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 3,167 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of San Patricio County grew 4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). San Patricio County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #1,539 of 2,261 scored counties and #96 of 161 scored counties in Texas.

How San Patricio 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 San Patricio County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureSan Patricio CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.110.38.0
Spending per listing$2.4M$6M$7.9M
Households per official establishment3,1672,7723,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+34.7%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,870$6,186$6,319
Median household income$69,704$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3942

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 8
Employees, 2023
28
Annual payroll, 2023
$582K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6146 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 San Patricio 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 San Patricio County

Population, 2025 estimate
72,053+4.7% since 2020
Households
25,334
Median age
36.9
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
693 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$69,704+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,173
Median home value
$192,400
Jobs located here
21,429
Daytime population
62,367Residents 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 San Patricio 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
96San Patricio County, TX396124.1$2.4M+4.7%#1,539 of 2,261

Other business types in San Patricio County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in San Patricio County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 61 convenience stores in San Patricio County. 46 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

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

About $148.7M a year, or $5,870 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 25,334 households in San Patricio County and national spending patterns by income.

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

San Patricio County has 24.1 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $2.4M, 69% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, San Patricio County would have about 19, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,167 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is San Patricio County, TX growing?

Population estimates put San Patricio County at 72,053 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,334 households. The median household income in San Patricio County is $69,704 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.3% 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. San Patricio County scores 39 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,539 of 2,261 scored counties.

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