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Grocery and convenience stores in Chase County, NE

The grocery and convenience stores in Chase County, NE, 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
3 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.6M
On groceries · $5,794 a household
Spending per listing
$950K
72% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
61.0
3.3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
3,718
−4.4% 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

At $5,794 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Chase County spend about $8.6M a year on groceries. That is about $950K of household spending for each store on map listings, 72% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There are 9 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Chase County as of September 2026. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 61.0, 3.3 times the U.S. rate of 18.7.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Chase County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 492 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chase County declined 4.4%, 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 Chase County compares

The same measures for Nebraska 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 Chase County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureChase CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households61.019.518.7
Spending per listing$950K$3.1M$3.4M
Households per official establishment4921,6621,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.5%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.4%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,794$6,088$6,319
Median household income$68,173$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored52

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
46
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
93 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Chase 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 Chase County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,718−4.4% since 2020
Households
1,476
Median age
45.9
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
894 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$68,173
Average household income
$94,537
Median home value
$165,900
Jobs located here
1,725
Daytime population
3,839Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Nebraska

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The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Chase County marked.

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sarpy County, NE96739.9$6.8M+9.0%#5 of 2,402
2Washington County, NE83910.7$6.1M+1.8%#121 of 2,402
3Cass County, NE831715.7$4.1M+3.9%#133 of 2,402
4Seward County, NE8268.8$7M+2.3%#142 of 2,402
5Lancaster County, NE8017312.9$4.7M+3.4%#179 of 2,402
6Douglas County, NE7738716.2$3.8M+3.6%#247 of 2,402
7Platte County, NE742417.6$3.4M+3.9%#331 of 2,402
8Adams County, NE721813.8$4.3M−0.3%#384 of 2,402
9Saunders County, NE701719.1$3.4M+6.0%#446 of 2,402
10Buffalo County, NE674120.5$2.9M+1.9%#541 of 2,402
Chase County, NENot scored961.0$950K−4.4%

Other business types in Chase 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 Chase County, NE?

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 grocery and convenience stores in Chase County. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023.

How much do households in Chase County, NE spend on groceries?

About $8.6M a year, or $5,794 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $950K per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,476 households in Chase County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Chase County has 61.0 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 3.3 times the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $950K, 72% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Chase County would have about 3, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 492 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Chase County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Chase County at 3,718 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,476 households. The median household income in Chase County is $68,173 a year, 16% 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 Chase County

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