Groceries and convenience · County · Texas
Convenience stores in Val Verde County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Val Verde County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,528 of 2,261 scored counties
#93 of 161 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 25
- 14 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $94.9M
- On groceries · $5,645 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.9
- 86% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 47,835
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Val Verde County comes to about $94.9M a year: $5,645 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.8M per store, 52% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 25 convenience stores on map listings in Val Verde County as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 56%, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.9, 86% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Val Verde County in 2023. That is one for every 4,203 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Val Verde County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Val Verde County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #1,528 of 2,261 scored counties and #93 of 161 scored counties in Texas.
How Val Verde 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 | Val Verde County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.9 | 10.3 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $6M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,203 | 2,772 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +34.7% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,645 | $6,186 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $66,100 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $161K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2514 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Val Verde 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 Val Verde County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 47,835+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 16,810
- Median age
- 33.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,145 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $66,100+43.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,305
- Median home value
- $164,600
- Jobs located here
- 15,742
- Daytime population
- 44,595Residents 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 |
| 93Val Verde County, TX | 39 | 25 | 14.9 | $3.8M | +0.5% | #1,528 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Val Verde County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores47
- Grocery stores60
- Convenience stores39
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 Val Verde County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 convenience stores in Val Verde County. 14 of them (56%) 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 Val Verde County, TX spend on groceries?
About $94.9M a year, or $5,645 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 16,810 households in Val Verde County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Val Verde County, TX compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Val Verde County has 14.9 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 86% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $3.8M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Val Verde County would have about 12, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,203 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Val Verde County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Val Verde County at 47,835 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,810 households. The median household income in Val Verde County is $66,100 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.2% 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. Val Verde County scores 39 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,528 of 2,261 scored counties.
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