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Grocery and convenience stores in Riley County, KS
The grocery and convenience stores in Riley County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #521 of 2,402 scored counties
#11 of 38 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 39
- 14 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $158.3M
- On groceries · $5,716 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.1
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 72,598
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 39 grocery and convenience stores in Riley County. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 36%, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 14.1 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Household spending on groceries in Riley County comes to about $158.3M a year: $5,716 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 20% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Riley County classed as grocery and convenience stores. That is one for every 2,130 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Riley County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Riley County is 67 (upper middle), #521 of 2,402 scored counties and #11 of 38 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Riley 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 | Riley County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.1 | 16.9 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $3.6M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,130 | 2,035 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.9% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,716 | $6,053 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $61,098 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 632
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3914 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The 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 Riley 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 Riley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 72,598+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 27,695
- Median age
- 30.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 46%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 610 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $61,098+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,486
- Median home value
- $237,100
- Jobs located here
- 27,758
- Daytime population
- 75,612Residents 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 Riley 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 |
| 11Riley County, KS | 67 | 39 | 14.1 | $4.1M | +0.8% | #521 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Riley County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores67
- Grocery stores64
- Convenience stores51
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 Riley County, KS?
Riley County has 39 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Riley County, KS spend on groceries?
About $158.3M a year, or $5,716 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,695 households in Riley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Riley County, KS compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Riley County has 14.1 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $4.1M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Riley County would have about 47, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,130 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is Riley County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Riley County at 72,598 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,695 households. Median household income in Riley County is $61,098, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Riley County scores 67 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #521 of 2,402 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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