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Convenience stores in Wilbarger County, TX

How Wilbarger 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 13 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,156 of 2,261 scored counties
#151 of 161 scored counties in Texas

Listings
8
6 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$25.9M
On groceries · $5,423 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
59% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.7
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,481
−2.8% 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 Wilbarger County is 13 (low), #2,156 of 2,261 scored counties and #151 of 161 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $5,423 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Wilbarger County spend about $25.9M a year on groceries. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 59% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

There are 8 convenience stores on map listings in Wilbarger County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 75% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 16.7 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Wilbarger County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $495K has gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Wilbarger County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wilbarger County declined 2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Wilbarger 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 Wilbarger County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureWilbarger CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.710.38.0
Spending per listing$3.2M$6M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,7723,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+34.7%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.8%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,423$6,186$6,319
Median household income$54,102$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score1342

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
86 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$495K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Wilbarger 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 Wilbarger County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,481−2.8% since 2020
Households
4,778
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
971 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$54,102+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,486
Median home value
$89,400
Jobs located here
5,461
Daytime population
11,849Residents 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 Wilbarger 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
151Wilbarger County, TX13816.7$3.2M−2.8%#2,156 of 2,261

Other business types in Wilbarger County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Wilbarger County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 convenience stores in Wilbarger County. 6 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Wilbarger County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $25.9M a year, or $5,423 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 4,778 households in Wilbarger County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wilbarger County has 16.7 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $3.2M, 59% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Wilbarger County would have about 3, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Wilbarger County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Wilbarger County at 12,481 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,778 households. The median household income in Wilbarger County is $54,102 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.4% 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. Wilbarger County scores 13 for convenience stores (low), #2,156 of 2,261 scored counties.

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