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Grocery and convenience stores in Randolph County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,703 of 2,402 scored counties
#64 of 85 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
19
6 chain locations (32%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$50.3M
On groceries · $5,443 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.5
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,513
+0.2% 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 19 grocery and convenience stores in Randolph County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 32%, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.5, 10% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

At $5,443 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Randolph County spend about $50.3M a year on groceries. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each store on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Randolph County classed as grocery and convenience stores. That is one for every 1,321 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Randolph County grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery and convenience stores, Randolph County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,703 of 2,402 scored counties and #64 of 85 scored counties in Missouri.

How Randolph 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 Randolph County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureRandolph CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.517.818.7
Spending per listing$2.6M$3.3M$3.4M
Households per official establishment1,3211,9951,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.7%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,443$5,947$6,319
Median household income$53,033$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score3751

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 7
Employees, 2023
104
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
196 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Randolph 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 Randolph County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,513+0.2% since 2020
Households
9,247
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
483 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$53,033+11.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,273
Median home value
$159,300
Jobs located here
8,934
Daytime population
23,270Residents 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 Randolph 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
64Randolph County, MO371920.5$2.6M+0.2%#1,703 of 2,402

Other business types in Randolph County

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

Questions

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

Randolph County has 19 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (32%) 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. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $50.3M a year, or $5,443 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,247 households in Randolph County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Randolph County has 20.5 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.6M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Randolph County would have about 15, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,321 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Randolph County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Randolph County at 24,513 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,247 households. Median household income in Randolph County is $53,033, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.1%, 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. Randolph County scores 37 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,703 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 Randolph County

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