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Grocery and convenience stores in Cross County, AR
The grocery and convenience stores in Cross County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,251 of 2,402 scored counties
#55 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 21
- 9 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $35.2M
- On groceries · $5,429 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 51% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.4
- 73% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,186
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Cross County is 18 (low), #2,251 of 2,402 scored counties and #55 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Cross County spend about $35.2M a year on groceries, or $5,429 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 21 grocery and convenience stores, that is $1.7M per store, 51% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Cross County has 21 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 32.4 for every 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Cross County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 1,297 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Population estimates show Cross County declined 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Cross 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 | Cross County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.4 | 19.6 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.9M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,297 | 1,920 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.8% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,429 | $5,667 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $50,863 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 110
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 219 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Cross 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 Cross County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,186−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 6,483
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 616 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $50,863+8.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,643
- Median home value
- $117,500
- Jobs located here
- 4,707
- Daytime population
- 14,440Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Cross County?
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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 |
| 55Cross County, AR | 18 | 21 | 32.4 | $1.7M | −3.6% | #2,251 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Cross County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores18
- Grocery stores11
- Convenience stores12
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 Cross County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 grocery and convenience stores in Cross County. 9 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cross County, AR spend on groceries?
About $35.2M a year, or $5,429 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,483 households in Cross County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cross County, AR compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Cross County has 32.4 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.7M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Cross County would have about 10, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,297 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is Cross County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Cross County at 16,186 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,483 households. The median household income in Cross County is $50,863 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 8.7% 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. Cross County scores 18 for grocery and convenience stores (low), #2,251 of 2,402 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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