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Grocery and convenience stores in Colfax County, NE

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,971 of 2,402 scored counties
#22 of 26 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
18
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$22.8M
On groceries · $6,143 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
63% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
48.6
2.6 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,934
+3.6% 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

Colfax County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #1,971 of 2,402 scored counties and #22 of 26 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 grocery and convenience stores in Colfax County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 48.6, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Household spending on groceries in Colfax County comes to about $22.8M a year: $6,143 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 18 grocery and convenience stores, that is $1.3M per store, 63% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Colfax County classed as grocery and convenience stores. That is one for every 618 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Population estimates show Colfax County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Colfax 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 Colfax County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureColfax CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households48.619.518.7
Spending per listing$1.3M$3.1M$3.4M
Households per official establishment6181,6621,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.5%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,143$6,088$6,319
Median household income$82,530$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score3052

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 6
Employees, 2023
95
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
181 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Colfax 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 Colfax County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,934+3.6% since 2020
Households
3,707
Median age
36.1
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
412 sq. mi.
People per square mile
26
Median household income
$82,530+40.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,003
Median home value
$144,700
Jobs located here
5,506
Daytime population
10,234Residents 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 Colfax 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
22Colfax County, NE301848.6$1.3M+3.6%#1,971 of 2,402

Other business types in Colfax County

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Colfax County, NE?

There are 18 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Colfax County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023.

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

About $22.8M a year, or $6,143 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,707 households in Colfax County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Colfax County has 48.6 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.3M, 63% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Colfax County would have about 7, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 618 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Colfax County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Colfax County at 10,934 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,707 households. Median household income in Colfax County is $82,530, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.2%, 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. Colfax County scores 30 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,971 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 Colfax County

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