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Convenience stores in Taylor County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #846 of 2,261 scored counties
#41 of 161 scored counties in Texas

Listings
78
59 chain locations (76%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$319.4M
On groceries · $5,813 a household
Spending per listing
$4.1M
48% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.2
78% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
150,077
+4.6% 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

Households in Taylor County spend about $319.4M a year on groceries, or $5,813 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.1M per store, 48% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

Taylor County has 78 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 59 of them (76%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That is 14.2 per 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Taylor County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 13,734 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Taylor County grew 4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Taylor County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #846 of 2,261 scored counties and #41 of 161 scored counties in Texas.

How Taylor 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 Taylor County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureTaylor CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.210.38.0
Spending per listing$4.1M$6M$7.9M
Households per official establishment13,7342,7723,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+34.7%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,813$6,186$6,319
Median household income$67,139$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5842

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 4
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$613K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
7859 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
41The 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 Taylor 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 Taylor County

Population, 2025 estimate
150,077+4.6% since 2020
Households
54,934
Median age
35.1
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
916 sq. mi.
People per square mile
159
Median household income
$67,139+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,419
Median home value
$198,600
Jobs located here
64,893
Daytime population
148,613Residents 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 Taylor 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
41Taylor County, TX587814.2$4.1M+4.6%#846 of 2,261

Other business types in Taylor County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Taylor County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 78 convenience stores in Taylor County. 59 of them (76%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

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

About $319.4M a year, or $5,813 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 54,934 households in Taylor County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Taylor County has 14.2 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $4.1M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Taylor County would have about 41, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,734 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is Taylor County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Taylor County at 150,077 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,934 households. The median household income in Taylor County is $67,139 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.3% 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. Taylor County scores 58 for convenience stores (upper middle), #846 of 2,261 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for convenience stores · All 56 business types in Taylor County

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