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Grocery and convenience stores in Ford County, KS
The grocery and convenience stores in Ford County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,266 of 2,402 scored counties
#24 of 38 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 33
- 10 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $69.6M
- On groceries · $5,900 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.0
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,993
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 grocery and convenience stores in Ford County. 10 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 28.0, 50% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Households in Ford County spend about $69.6M a year on groceries, or $5,900 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 38% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Ford County in 2023. That is one for every 2,359 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Ford County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Ford County is 49 (lower middle), #1,266 of 2,402 scored counties and #24 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.
How Ford County compares
The same measures for Kansas 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 | Ford County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.0 | 16.9 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $3.6M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,359 | 2,035 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.9% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,900 | $6,053 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $70,781 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 142
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3310 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Ford 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 Ford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,993−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 11,796
- Median age
- 32.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,098 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $70,781+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,372
- Median home value
- $151,100
- Jobs located here
- 16,900
- Daytime population
- 35,172Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Ford County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Miami County, KS | 91 | 16 | 11.6 | $5.4M | +5.9% | #36 of 2,402 |
| 2Johnson County, KS | 89 | 284 | 11.4 | $6.1M | +4.2% | #52 of 2,402 |
| 3Butler County, KS | 88 | 21 | 8.3 | $7.5M | +3.1% | #61 of 2,402 |
| 4Leavenworth County, KS | 88 | 30 | 9.9 | $6.4M | +3.2% | #62 of 2,402 |
| 5Douglas County, KS | 79 | 59 | 11.7 | $5.1M | +1.8% | #193 of 2,402 |
| 6Jackson County, KS | 76 | 5 | 10.0 | $6M | +1.5% | #257 of 2,402 |
| 7Sedgwick County, KS | 76 | 285 | 13.8 | $4.3M | +2.6% | #265 of 2,402 |
| 8Shawnee County, KS | 74 | 79 | 10.5 | $5.6M | 0.0% | #307 of 2,402 |
| 9Sumner County, KS | 72 | 11 | 12.3 | $4.7M | −0.1% | #379 of 2,402 |
| 10Ellis County, KS | 69 | 17 | 13.9 | $4.1M | +0.4% | #459 of 2,402 |
| 24Ford County, KS | 49 | 33 | 28.0 | $2.1M | −0.6% | #1,266 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Ford County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores49
- Grocery stores50
- Convenience stores39
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 Ford County, KS?
There are 33 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Ford County as of September 2026. 10 of them (30%) 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 list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ford County, KS spend on groceries?
About $69.6M a year, or $5,900 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,796 households in Ford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ford County, KS compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Ford County has 28.0 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.1M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Ford County would have about 21, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,359 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is Ford County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Ford County at 33,993 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,796 households. Median household income in Ford County is $70,781, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.9%, 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. Ford County scores 49 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,266 of 2,402 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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