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Grocery and convenience stores in Rock County, NE

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Rock County, NE, 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
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.4M
On groceries · $5,621 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
33.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
1,259
−0.7% 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 2 grocery and convenience stores in Rock County. That is 33.3 per 10,000 households.

At $5,621 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Rock County spend about $3.4M a year on groceries. That works out to $1.7M per store.

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

Population estimates show Rock County declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, 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 Rock 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 Rock County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureRock CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households33.319.518.7
Spending per listing$1.7M$3.1M$3.4M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,6621,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.5%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,621$6,088$6,319
Median household income$58,125$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored52

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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Rock 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 Rock County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,259−0.7% since 2020
Households
600
Median age
49.4
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.6
Land area
1,008 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1
Median household income
$58,125
Average household income
$79,759
Median home value
$117,500
Jobs located here
506
Daytime population
1,254Residents 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 Rock 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
Rock County, NENot scored233.3$1.7M−0.7%

Other business types in Rock 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 Rock County, NE?

Rock County has 2 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. No official count is published for grocery and convenience stores in Rock County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $3.4M a year, or $5,621 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 600 households in Rock County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rock County has 2 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Rock County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Rock County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Rock County at 1,259 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 600 households. Median household income in Rock County is $58,125, 28% 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 Rock County

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