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Grocery and convenience stores in Johnson County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Johnson County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,470 of 2,402 scored counties
#28 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
18
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$53.2M
On groceries · $5,153 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.4
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,225
+2.0% 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

At $5,153 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Johnson County spend about $53.2M a year on groceries. Spread across 18 grocery and convenience stores, that is $3M per store, 13% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There are 18 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Johnson County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.4, 7% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for grocery and convenience stores in Johnson County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Johnson County grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery and convenience stores, Johnson County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,470 of 2,402 scored counties and #28 of 61 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Johnson 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.

Grocery and convenience stores in Johnson County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureJohnson CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.419.618.7
Spending per listing$3M$2.9M$3.4M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,9201,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.8%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,153$5,667$6,319
Median household income$45,995$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score4342

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
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
181 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Johnson 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 Johnson County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,225+2.0% since 2020
Households
10,316
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
661 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$45,995+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,805
Median home value
$135,300
Jobs located here
8,460
Daytime population
25,404Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Johnson County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Benton County, AR8915714.0$4.7M+16.0%#57 of 2,402
2Saline County, AR857715.3$4M+7.6%#102 of 2,402
3Faulkner County, AR837314.8$3.9M+8.2%#136 of 2,402
4Washington County, AR8214314.7$4M+9.9%#148 of 2,402
5Grant County, AR741115.8$3.7M+4.1%#326 of 2,402
6Lonoke County, AR735017.5$3.4M+3.5%#368 of 2,402
7Pope County, AR683614.8$3.8M+2.5%#496 of 2,402
8Greene County, AR672916.1$3.4M+3.4%#533 of 2,402
9Pulaski County, AR6428416.5$3.5M+1.3%#632 of 2,402
10Craighead County, AR647617.1$3.3M+4.8%#637 of 2,402
28Johnson County, AR431817.4$3M+2.0%#1,470 of 2,402

Other business types in Johnson County

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Johnson County, AR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 grocery and convenience stores in Johnson County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. No official count is published for grocery and convenience stores in Johnson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Johnson County, AR spend on groceries?

About $53.2M a year, or $5,153 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,316 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Johnson County, AR compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?

Johnson County has 17.4 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Johnson County would have about 16, against 18 on map listings.

How fast is Johnson County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Johnson County at 26,225 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,316 households. The median household income in Johnson County is $45,995 a year, 43% 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. Johnson County scores 43 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,470 of 2,402 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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