Groceries and convenience · County · Arkansas
Grocery and convenience stores in Conway County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Conway County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,417 of 2,402 scored counties
#27 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 24
- 7 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $44.3M
- On groceries · $5,356 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.0
- 55% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,393
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 grocery and convenience stores in Conway County. 7 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.0, 55% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Household spending on groceries in Conway County comes to about $44.3M a year: $5,356 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 45% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Conway County in 2023. That is one for every 2,760 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Conway County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Conway County is 45 (lower middle), #1,417 of 2,402 scored counties and #27 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Conway County compares
The same measures for Arkansas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery and 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 | Conway County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.0 | 19.6 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.9M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,760 | 1,920 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.8% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,356 | $5,667 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $54,187 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 56
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 247 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 grocery and convenience stores in Conway 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 Conway County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,393+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 8,279
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 552 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $54,187+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,745
- Median home value
- $154,100
- Jobs located here
- 6,583
- Daytime population
- 19,452Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Conway County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benton County, AR | 89 | 157 | 14.0 | $4.7M | +16.0% | #57 of 2,402 |
| 2Saline County, AR | 85 | 77 | 15.3 | $4M | +7.6% | #102 of 2,402 |
| 3Faulkner County, AR | 83 | 73 | 14.8 | $3.9M | +8.2% | #136 of 2,402 |
| 4Washington County, AR | 82 | 143 | 14.7 | $4M | +9.9% | #148 of 2,402 |
| 5Grant County, AR | 74 | 11 | 15.8 | $3.7M | +4.1% | #326 of 2,402 |
| 6Lonoke County, AR | 73 | 50 | 17.5 | $3.4M | +3.5% | #368 of 2,402 |
| 7Pope County, AR | 68 | 36 | 14.8 | $3.8M | +2.5% | #496 of 2,402 |
| 8Greene County, AR | 67 | 29 | 16.1 | $3.4M | +3.4% | #533 of 2,402 |
| 9Pulaski County, AR | 64 | 284 | 16.5 | $3.5M | +1.3% | #632 of 2,402 |
| 10Craighead County, AR | 64 | 76 | 17.1 | $3.3M | +4.8% | #637 of 2,402 |
| 27Conway County, AR | 45 | 24 | 29.0 | $1.8M | +3.2% | #1,417 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Conway County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores45
- Grocery stores30
- Convenience stores26
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in Conway County, AR?
Conway County has 24 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Conway County, AR spend on groceries?
About $44.3M a year, or $5,356 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,279 households in Conway County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Conway County, AR compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Conway County has 29.0 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.8M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Conway County would have about 13, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,760 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is Conway County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Conway County at 21,393 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,279 households. Median household income in Conway County is $54,187, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Conway County scores 45 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,417 of 2,402 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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