Groceries and convenience · County · Texas
Convenience stores in Upshur County, TX
How Upshur 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 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #698 of 2,261 scored counties
#33 of 161 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 16
- 9 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $89.3M
- On groceries · $5,730 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.6M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,410
- +8.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 convenience stores in Upshur County. Chain locations make up 56% of them, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.3, 29% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
At $5,730 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Upshur County spend about $89.3M a year on groceries. Spread across 16 convenience stores, that is $5.6M per store, 29% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Upshur County in 2023. That is one for every 5,194 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Upshur County grew 8.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Upshur County is 62 (upper middle), #698 of 2,261 scored counties and #33 of 161 scored counties in Texas.
How Upshur 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 | Upshur County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 10.3 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.6M | $6M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,194 | 2,772 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +34.7% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,730 | $6,186 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $66,208 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 11
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $459K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 169 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Upshur 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 Upshur County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,410+8.2% since 2020
- Households
- 15,583
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 583 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 73
- Median household income
- $66,208+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,795
- Median home value
- $167,800
- Jobs located here
- 8,038
- Daytime population
- 32,032Residents 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 |
| 33Upshur County, TX | 62 | 16 | 10.3 | $5.6M | +8.2% | #698 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Upshur County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores63
- Grocery stores64
- Convenience stores62
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 Upshur County, TX?
Upshur County has 16 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (56%) 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 Upshur County, TX spend on groceries?
About $89.3M a year, or $5,730 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5.6M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,583 households in Upshur County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Upshur County, TX compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Upshur County has 10.3 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $5.6M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Upshur County would have about 11, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,194 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Upshur County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Upshur County at 44,410 people in 2025, up 8.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,583 households. Median household income in Upshur County is $66,208, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.9%, 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. Upshur County scores 62 for convenience stores (upper middle), #698 of 2,261 scored counties.
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