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Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Kansas

Grocery and convenience stores in the McPherson, KS area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in the McPherson, KS area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #135 of 538 scored small-town markets
#5 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kansas

Listings
28
11 chain locations (39%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$73.1M
On groceries · $6,008 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.0
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,064
−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

At $6,008 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in the McPherson area spend about $73.1M a year on groceries. Spread across 28 grocery and convenience stores, that is $2.6M per store, 23% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There are 28 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in the McPherson area as of September 2026. 11 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.0, 23% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in the McPherson area classed as grocery and convenience stores. That is one for every 2,432 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $625K have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in the McPherson area.

Population estimates show the McPherson area declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in the McPherson area is 64 (upper middle), #135 of 538 scored small-town markets and #5 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kansas.

How the McPherson area 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 McPherson, KS area compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureMcPherson areaKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.016.918.7
Spending per listing$2.6M$3.6M$3.4M
Households per official establishment2,4322,0351,293
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$6,008$6,053$6,319
Median household income$78,851$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score6458

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5
Employees, 2023
133
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2811 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$625K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in the McPherson area, 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 the McPherson area

Population, 2025 estimate
30,064−0.4% since 2020
Households
12,162
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
898 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$78,851+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,169
Median home value
$211,200
Jobs located here
16,543
Daytime population
32,591Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Kansas

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Kansas for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Kansas, with the McPherson area marked.

Top small-town markets in Kansas

Small-town markets in Kansas ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ottawa, KS771716.3$3.6M+1.1%#30 of 538
2Hays, KS761713.9$4.1M+0.4%#33 of 538
3Salina, KS733714.8$3.9M−1.4%#48 of 538
4Arkansas City-Winfield, KS642417.9$3.1M−0.4%#129 of 538
5McPherson, KS642823.0$2.6M−0.4%#135 of 538
6Atchison, KS62813.9$4M−0.9%#154 of 538
7Emporia, KS622919.8$2.8M+0.4%#158 of 538
8Great Bend, KS551615.4$3.6M−2.5%#234 of 538
9Dodge City, KS533328.0$2.1M−0.6%#260 of 538
10Hutchinson, KS525521.5$2.6M−0.6%#268 of 538

Other business types in the McPherson area

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

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Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in the McPherson, KS area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 28 grocery and convenience stores in the McPherson area. 11 of them (39%) 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 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the McPherson, KS area spend on groceries?

About $73.1M a year, or $6,008 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,162 households in the McPherson area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The McPherson area has 23.0 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.6M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, the McPherson area would have about 22, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,432 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is the McPherson, KS area growing?

Population estimates put the McPherson area at 30,064 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,162 households. The median household income in the McPherson area is $78,851 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 McPherson area scores 64 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #135 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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