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Grocery and convenience stores in Ozark County, MO

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
11
1 chain location (9%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$19.4M
On groceries · $5,220 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
48% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
29.7
59% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,172
+7.7% 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 11 grocery and convenience stores in Ozark County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.7, 59% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Household spending on groceries in Ozark County comes to about $19.4M a year: $5,220 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 48% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

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

Population estimates show Ozark County grew 7.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Ozark 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 Ozark County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureOzark CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households29.717.818.7
Spending per listing$1.8M$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+7.7%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,220$5,947$6,319
Median household income$44,163$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
111 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Ozark 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 Ozark County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,172+7.7% since 2020
Households
3,709
Median age
48.7
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
745 sq. mi.
People per square mile
12
Median household income
$44,163
Average household income
$69,510
Median home value
$168,600
Jobs located here
1,393
Daytime population
7,395Residents 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 Ozark 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
Ozark County, MONot scored1129.7$1.8M+7.7%

Other business types in Ozark 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 Ozark County, MO?

Ozark County has 11 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. No official count is published for grocery and convenience stores in Ozark County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $19.4M a year, or $5,220 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,709 households in Ozark County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ozark County has 29.7 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 59% 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 national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Ozark County would have about 6, against 11 on map listings.

How fast is Ozark County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Ozark County at 9,172 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,709 households. Median household income in Ozark County is $44,163, 45% 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?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Ozark County. It maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for grocery and convenience stores · All 56 business types in Ozark County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Ozark County?

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