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Grocery and convenience stores in Lewis County, MO

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
9
4 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$17.7M
On groceries · $5,573 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
42% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
28.3
51% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,879
−1.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 grocery and convenience stores in Lewis County. 4 of them (44%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 28.3 for every 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

At $5,573 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Lewis County spend about $17.7M a year on groceries. That is about $2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 42% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Lewis County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Lewis County declined 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Lewis 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 Lewis County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureLewis CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.317.818.7
Spending per listing$2M$3.3M$3.4M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,9951,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.7%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,573$5,947$6,319
Median household income$59,934$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored51

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
94 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Lewis 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 Lewis County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,879−1.6% since 2020
Households
3,185
Median age
38.1
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
505 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$59,934
Average household income
$75,912
Median home value
$130,200
Jobs located here
2,479
Daytime population
8,011Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Missouri

Every Missouri market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Lewis 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
Lewis County, MONot scored928.3$2M−1.6%

Other business types in Lewis County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

There are 9 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Lewis County as of September 2026. 4 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. No official count is published for grocery and convenience stores in Lewis County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $17.7M a year, or $5,573 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,185 households in Lewis County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lewis County has 28.3 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Lewis County would have about 5, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Lewis County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Lewis County at 9,879 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,185 households. Median household income in Lewis County is $59,934, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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 Lewis County

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