Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Nebraska
Grocery and convenience stores in the North Platte, NE area
The grocery and convenience stores in the North Platte, NE area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #364 of 538 scored small-town markets
#9 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Nebraska
- Listings
- 37
- 12 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $86.9M
- On groceries · $5,724 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.4
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,972
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in the North Platte area comes to about $86.9M a year: $5,724 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 31% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 37 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in the North Platte area as of September 2026. 12 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That is 24.4 per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in the North Platte area classed as grocery and convenience stores. That is one for every 1,688 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $93K has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in the North Platte area.
Population estimates put the population change in the North Platte area from 2020 to 2025 at −3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The North Platte area scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #364 of 538 scored small-town markets and #9 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Nebraska.
How the North Platte area 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.
| Measure | North Platte area | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.4 | 19.5 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $3.1M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,688 | 1,662 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.5% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,724 | $6,088 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $65,430 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 160
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3712 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $93K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in the North Platte area, 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 the North Platte area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,972−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 15,189
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,135 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $65,430
- Average household income
- $79,648
- Median home value
- $189,500
- Jobs located here
- 14,644
- Daytime population
- 34,430Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kearney, NE | 75 | 45 | 19.7 | $3M | +1.9% | #40 of 538 |
| 2Hastings, NE | 66 | 29 | 17.0 | $3.4M | −0.2% | #115 of 538 |
| 3Scottsbluff, NE | 63 | 27 | 17.6 | $3.2M | −1.2% | #142 of 538 |
| 4Columbus, NE | 61 | 42 | 24.2 | $2.5M | +3.8% | #173 of 538 |
| 5Norfolk, NE | 59 | 36 | 18.4 | $3.2M | +1.1% | #185 of 538 |
| 6Fremont, NE | 53 | 35 | 23.1 | $2.6M | +2.6% | #257 of 538 |
| 7Lexington, NE | 46 | 28 | 28.1 | $2.1M | +1.1% | #324 of 538 |
| 8Beatrice, NE | 44 | 25 | 26.8 | $2.2M | +0.2% | #343 of 538 |
| 9North Platte, NE | 42 | 37 | 24.4 | $2.3M | −3.6% | #364 of 538 |
Other business types in the North Platte area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores42
- Grocery stores37
- Convenience stores27
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in the North Platte, NE area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 37 grocery and convenience stores in the North Platte area. 12 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the North Platte, NE area spend on groceries?
About $86.9M a year, or $5,724 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,189 households in the North Platte area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the North Platte, NE area compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
The North Platte area has 24.4 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.3M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, the North Platte area would have about 26, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,688 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is the North Platte, NE area growing?
Population estimates put the North Platte area at 33,972 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,189 households. The median household income in the North Platte area is $65,430 a year, 19% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 North Platte area scores 42 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #364 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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