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Grocery and convenience stores in Osage County, KS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,359 of 2,402 scored counties
#27 of 38 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
14
4 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$37.8M
On groceries · $5,872 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.8
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,693
−0.3% 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 $5,872 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Osage County spend about $37.8M a year on groceries. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There are 14 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Osage County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.8, 17% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for grocery and convenience stores in Osage County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Osage County declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Osage County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #1,359 of 2,402 scored counties and #27 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.

How Osage 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 Osage County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureOsage CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.816.918.7
Spending per listing$2.7M$3.6M$3.4M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,0351,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.9%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,872$6,053$6,319
Median household income$74,467$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score4658

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
144 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Osage 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 Osage County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,693−0.3% since 2020
Households
6,432
Median age
43.9
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
706 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$74,467+37.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,289
Median home value
$156,800
Jobs located here
3,860
Daytime population
11,508Residents 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 Osage 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
27Osage County, KS461421.8$2.7M−0.3%#1,359 of 2,402

Other business types in Osage County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 grocery and convenience stores in Osage County. 4 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. No official count is published for grocery and convenience stores in Osage County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $37.8M a year, or $5,872 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,432 households in Osage County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Osage County has 21.8 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.7M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Osage County would have about 11, against 14 on map listings.

How fast is Osage County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Osage County at 15,693 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,432 households. The median household income in Osage County is $74,467 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.7% 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. Osage County scores 46 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,359 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 Osage County

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