Groceries and convenience · County · Texas
Convenience stores in Zapata County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Zapata County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 8 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,220 of 2,261 scored counties
#159 of 161 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 10
- 5 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $22.9M
- On groceries · $5,009 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 71% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.9
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,753
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Zapata County is 8 (very low), #2,220 of 2,261 scored counties and #159 of 161 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 convenience stores in Zapata County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 50%, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 21.9 for every 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in Zapata County spend about $22.9M a year on groceries, or $5,009 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 71% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Zapata County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Zapata County declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Zapata 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 | Zapata County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.9 | 10.3 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $6M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,772 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +34.7% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,009 | $6,186 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $39,239 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 8 | 42 |
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
- 105 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Zapata 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 Zapata County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,753−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 4,565
- Median age
- 33.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 998 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 14
- Median household income
- $39,239+15.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $55,044
- Median home value
- $97,100
- Jobs located here
- 2,023
- Daytime population
- 10,968Residents 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 |
| 159Zapata County, TX | 8 | 10 | 21.9 | $2.3M | −0.9% | #2,220 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Zapata County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores7
- Grocery stores6
- Convenience stores8
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 Zapata County, TX?
There are 10 convenience stores on map listings in Zapata County as of September 2026. 5 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Zapata County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Zapata County, TX spend on groceries?
About $22.9M a year, or $5,009 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,565 households in Zapata County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Zapata County, TX compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Zapata County has 21.9 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $2.3M, 71% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Zapata County would have about 3, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Zapata County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Zapata County at 13,753 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,565 households. Median household income in Zapata County is $39,239, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.6%, 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. Zapata County scores 8 for convenience stores (very low), #2,220 of 2,261 scored counties.
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