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Convenience stores in Wilson County, TX

The convenience stores in Wilson County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #883 of 2,261 scored counties
#42 of 161 scored counties in Texas

Listings
23
11 chain locations (48%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$116.9M
On groceries · $6,428 a household
Spending per listing
$5.1M
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.6
58% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
56,139
+12.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 convenience stores in Wilson County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 48%, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 12.6 for every 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $6,428 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Wilson County spend about $116.9M a year on groceries. That works out to $5.1M per store, 35% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Wilson County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 2,273 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Wilson County from 2020 to 2025 at +12.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, Wilson County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #883 of 2,261 scored counties and #42 of 161 scored counties in Texas.

How Wilson 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 Wilson County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureWilson CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.610.38.0
Spending per listing$5.1M$6M$7.9M
Households per official establishment2,2732,7723,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+34.7%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,428$6,186$6,319
Median household income$94,565$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5742

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 8
Employees, 2023
41
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2311 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Wilson 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 Wilson County

Population, 2025 estimate
56,139+12.2% since 2020
Households
18,185
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
804 sq. mi.
People per square mile
66
Median household income
$94,565+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,531
Median home value
$321,300
Jobs located here
8,670
Daytime population
36,978Residents 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 Wilson 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
42Wilson County, TX572312.6$5.1M+12.2%#883 of 2,261

Other business types in Wilson County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Wilson County, TX?

There are 23 convenience stores on map listings in Wilson County as of September 2026. 11 of them (48%) 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 Wilson County, TX spend on groceries?

About $116.9M a year, or $6,428 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5.1M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,185 households in Wilson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wilson County has 12.6 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $5.1M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Wilson County would have about 15, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,273 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is Wilson County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Wilson County at 56,139 people in 2025, up 12.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,185 households. Median household income in Wilson County is $94,565, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.3%, 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. Wilson County scores 57 for convenience stores (upper middle), #883 of 2,261 scored counties.

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

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