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Grocery and convenience stores in Boone County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 80 out of 100: High

Ranked #184 of 2,402 scored counties
#9 of 85 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
117
56 chain locations (48%)
Official establishments
30
−6.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$460M
On groceries · $6,008 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.3
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
191,746
+4.2% 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

For grocery and convenience stores, Boone County has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #184 of 2,402 scored counties and #9 of 85 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery and convenience stores.

Household spending on groceries in Boone County comes to about $460M a year: $6,008 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 16% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There are 117 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Boone County as of September 2026. 56 of them (48%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.3, 18% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Boone County in 2023, down 6.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,552 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $447K have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Boone County. Population estimates put the population change in Boone County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Boone County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Boone County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureBoone CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.317.818.7
Spending per listing$3.9M$3.3M$3.4M
Households per official establishment2,5521,9951,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−6.2%+0.7%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,008$5,947$6,319
Median household income$72,758$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score8051

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
32 → 30−6.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,354
Annual payroll, 2023
$41.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
25Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11756 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
136The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$447K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Boone 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 Boone County

Population, 2025 estimate
191,746+4.2% since 2020
Households
76,562
Median age
35.8
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
686 sq. mi.
People per square mile
274
Median household income
$72,758+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,630
Median home value
$272,800
Jobs located here
106,667
Daytime population
209,431Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Missouri

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

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Platte County, MO924610.5$6.3M+6.7%#30 of 2,402
2Lincoln County, MO923113.6$4.6M+11.4%#34 of 2,402
3Cass County, MO915312.3$5.2M+7.1%#38 of 2,402
4St. Charles County, MO9023114.3$4.7M+4.9%#49 of 2,402
5Christian County, MO894312.2$5M+8.3%#54 of 2,402
6Clay County, MO8812011.7$5.4M+4.3%#63 of 2,402
7Jefferson County, MO8312714.4$4.3M+2.7%#128 of 2,402
8Warren County, MO812417.3$3.6M+9.2%#173 of 2,402
9Boone County, MO8011715.3$3.9M+4.2%#184 of 2,402
10Johnson County, MO783114.7$3.9M+4.9%#226 of 2,402

Other business types in Boone County

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Boone County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 117 grocery and convenience stores in Boone County. 56 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, down 6.2% from 2019. Official counts list 25 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Boone County, MO spend on groceries?

About $460M 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 117 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 76,562 households in Boone County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Boone County has 15.3 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.9M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Boone County would have about 136, against 117 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,552 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Boone County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Boone County at 191,746 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,562 households. The median household income in Boone County is $72,758 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.5% 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. Boone County scores 80 for grocery and convenience stores (high), #184 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 Boone County

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