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Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Missouri

Grocery and convenience stores in the Hannibal, MO area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #361 of 538 scored small-town markets
#13 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri

Listings
49
28 chain locations (57%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$86.2M
On groceries · $5,634 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
48% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
32.0
71% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,969
+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

Households in the Hannibal area spend about $86.2M a year on groceries, or $5,634 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 49 grocery and convenience stores, that is $1.8M per store, 48% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There are 49 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in the Hannibal area as of September 2026. Of those, 28 are chain locations, or 57%, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.0, 71% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in the Hannibal area was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 2,185 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in the Hannibal area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in the Hannibal area is 43 (lower middle), #361 of 538 scored small-town markets and #13 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri.

How the Hannibal area 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 Hannibal, MO area compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureHannibal areaMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households32.017.818.7
Spending per listing$1.8M$3.3M$3.4M
Households per official establishment2,1851,9951,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.7%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,634$5,947$6,319
Median household income$63,545$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score4351

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7
Employees, 2023
199
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4928 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The 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 the Hannibal 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 Hannibal area

Population, 2025 estimate
38,969+0.4% since 2020
Households
15,293
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
907 sq. mi.
People per square mile
43
Median household income
$63,545+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,592
Median home value
$163,800
Jobs located here
16,430
Daytime population
37,362Residents 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 small-town markets in Missouri for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Missouri (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Hannibal area marked.

Top small-town markets in Missouri

Small-town markets in Missouri ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warrensburg, MO863114.7$3.9M+4.9%#6 of 538
2Kirksville, MO741716.3$3.4M+1.9%#46 of 538
3Fort Leonard Wood, MO732716.0$3.5M+0.8%#49 of 538
4Rolla, MO722916.7$3.3M+1.6%#57 of 538
5Farmington, MO654417.7$3.1M+2.1%#123 of 538
6Sedalia, MO643621.2$2.6M+2.9%#134 of 538
Quincy, IL-MO586420.6$2.8M−2.0%#200 of 538
7West Plains, MO573320.7$2.6M+2.5%#218 of 538
8Maryville, MO5678.3$6.7M−4.0%#221 of 538
9Branson, MO505323.3$2.4M+1.7%#284 of 538
13Hannibal, MO434932.0$1.8M+0.4%#361 of 538

Other business types in the Hannibal area

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in the Hannibal, MO area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 49 grocery and convenience stores in the Hannibal area. 28 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Hannibal, MO area spend on groceries?

About $86.2M a year, or $5,634 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,293 households in the Hannibal area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Hannibal area has 32.0 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.8M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, the Hannibal area would have about 25, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,185 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is the Hannibal, MO area growing?

Population estimates put the Hannibal area at 38,969 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,293 households. The median household income in the Hannibal area is $63,545 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. 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 Hannibal area scores 43 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #361 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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