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Grocery and convenience stores in Miller County, MO

How Miller County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,762 of 2,402 scored counties
#69 of 85 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
30
14 chain locations (47%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$54.3M
On groceries · $5,510 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
47% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
30.4
63% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,817
+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

As of September 2026, map listings count 30 grocery and convenience stores in Miller County. 14 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That is 30.4 per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

At $5,510 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Miller County spend about $54.3M a year on groceries. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 47% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Miller County in 2023. That is one for every 1,408 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Miller County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Miller County is 36 (lower middle), #1,762 of 2,402 scored counties and #69 of 85 scored counties in Missouri.

How Miller 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 Miller County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureMiller CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households30.417.818.7
Spending per listing$1.8M$3.3M$3.4M
Households per official establishment1,4081,9951,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.7%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,510$5,947$6,319
Median household income$56,736$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score3651

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 7
Employees, 2023
214
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3014 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Miller 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 Miller County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,817+4.2% since 2020
Households
9,857
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
593 sq. mi.
People per square mile
43
Median household income
$56,736+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,753
Median home value
$192,600
Jobs located here
7,939
Daytime population
22,607Residents 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 Miller 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
69Miller County, MO363030.4$1.8M+4.2%#1,762 of 2,402

Other business types in Miller County

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

Questions

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

Miller County has 30 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (47%) 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 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $54.3M a year, or $5,510 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,857 households in Miller County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Miller County has 30.4 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.8M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Miller County would have about 16, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,408 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Miller County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Miller County at 25,817 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,857 households. Median household income in Miller County is $56,736, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.3%, 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. Miller County scores 36 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,762 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 Miller County

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