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Grocery and convenience stores in Montgomery County, KS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,356 of 2,402 scored counties
#26 of 38 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
25
9 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$70.1M
On groceries · $5,440 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.4
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,177
−3.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 25 grocery and convenience stores in Montgomery County. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 36%, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.4, 4% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

At $5,440 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Montgomery County spend about $70.1M a year on groceries. Spread across 25 grocery and convenience stores, that is $2.8M per store, 17% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Montgomery County in 2023. That is one for every 2,576 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Montgomery County declined 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For grocery and convenience stores, Montgomery County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,356 of 2,402 scored counties and #26 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.

How Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.416.918.7
Spending per listing$2.8M$3.6M$3.4M
Households per official establishment2,5762,0351,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.9%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.9%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,440$6,053$6,319
Median household income$55,697$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score4658

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5
Employees, 2023
106
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
259 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,177−3.9% since 2020
Households
12,880
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
644 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$55,697+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,564
Median home value
$101,700
Jobs located here
14,202
Daytime population
32,504Residents 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 counties in Kansas for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Montgomery 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
26Montgomery County, KS462519.4$2.8M−3.9%#1,356 of 2,402

Other business types in Montgomery County

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

Questions

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

Montgomery County has 25 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (36%) 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 Montgomery County, KS spend on groceries?

About $70.1M a year, or $5,440 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,880 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montgomery County has 19.4 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.8M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 21, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,576 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Montgomery County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Montgomery County at 30,177 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,880 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $55,697, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.3%, 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. Montgomery County scores 46 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,356 of 2,402 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County

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