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Grocery and convenience stores in Hamilton County, KS

The grocery and convenience stores in Hamilton County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
7
4 chain locations (57%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.4M
On groceries · $5,825 a household
Spending per listing
$630K
81% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
92.5
5 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,500
+0.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 grocery and convenience stores in Hamilton County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 57%, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 92.5 for every 10,000 households, 5 times the U.S. rate of 18.7.

At $5,825 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Hamilton County spend about $4.4M a year on groceries. That is about $630K of household spending for each store on map listings, 81% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Hamilton County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Hamilton County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Hamilton 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.

Grocery and convenience stores in Hamilton County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureHamilton CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households92.516.918.7
Spending per listing$630K$3.6M$3.4M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,0351,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.9%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,825$6,053$6,319
Median household income$70,250$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored58

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
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
74 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,500+0.4% since 2020
Households
757
Median age
33.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.6
Land area
997 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$70,250
Average household income
$82,468
Median home value
$115,800
Jobs located here
1,498
Daytime population
2,984Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Kansas

Every Kansas market ranked →

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

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Miami County, KS911611.6$5.4M+5.9%#36 of 2,402
2Johnson County, KS8928411.4$6.1M+4.2%#52 of 2,402
3Butler County, KS88218.3$7.5M+3.1%#61 of 2,402
4Leavenworth County, KS88309.9$6.4M+3.2%#62 of 2,402
5Douglas County, KS795911.7$5.1M+1.8%#193 of 2,402
6Jackson County, KS76510.0$6M+1.5%#257 of 2,402
7Sedgwick County, KS7628513.8$4.3M+2.6%#265 of 2,402
8Shawnee County, KS747910.5$5.6M0.0%#307 of 2,402
9Sumner County, KS721112.3$4.7M−0.1%#379 of 2,402
10Ellis County, KS691713.9$4.1M+0.4%#459 of 2,402
Hamilton County, KSNot scored792.5$630K+0.4%

Other business types in Hamilton County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Hamilton County, KS?

There are 7 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Hamilton County as of September 2026. 4 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. No official count is published for grocery and convenience stores in Hamilton County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Hamilton County, KS spend on groceries?

About $4.4M a year, or $5,825 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $630K per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 757 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hamilton County has 92.5 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 5 times the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $630K, 81% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 1, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Hamilton County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Hamilton County at 2,500 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 757 households. Median household income in Hamilton County is $70,250, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Hamilton County. It maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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