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Grocery and convenience stores in Delaware County, OK

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #725 of 2,402 scored counties
#15 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
32
9 chain locations (28%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$94.5M
On groceries · $5,508 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.6
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,910
+3.8% 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

Households in Delaware County spend about $94.5M a year on groceries, or $5,508 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per store, 13% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

Delaware County has 32 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 28%, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.6, in line with the U.S. rate of 18.7.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Delaware County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 2,860 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Delaware County grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery and convenience stores, Delaware County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #725 of 2,402 scored counties and #15 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma.

How Delaware County compares

The same measures for Oklahoma 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 Delaware County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureDelaware CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.620.618.7
Spending per listing$3M$2.8M$3.4M
Households per official establishment2,8602,2881,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.4%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.8%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,508$5,787$6,319
Median household income$56,676$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score6249

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 6
Employees, 2023
159
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
9Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
329 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The 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 Delaware 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 Delaware County

Population, 2025 estimate
41,910+3.8% since 2020
Households
17,161
Median age
47.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
738 sq. mi.
People per square mile
56
Median household income
$56,676+35.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,839
Median home value
$175,300
Jobs located here
10,172
Daytime population
36,167Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Oklahoma

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

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wagoner County, OK943410.8$5.7M+14.6%#18 of 2,402
2Canadian County, OK938514.6$4.3M+20.4%#28 of 2,402
3Logan County, OK912715.1$4.1M+11.5%#46 of 2,402
4Rogers County, OK894211.5$5.4M+7.1%#53 of 2,402
5Cleveland County, OK8314512.4$4.9M+2.6%#124 of 2,402
6McClain County, OK823320.1$3.1M+18.4%#154 of 2,402
7Creek County, OK764415.6$3.7M+4.4%#275 of 2,402
8Pottawatomie County, OK734014.9$3.8M+3.5%#359 of 2,402
9Tulsa County, OK7345216.6$3.6M+4.2%#361 of 2,402
10Washington County, OK683617.2$3.3M+2.7%#508 of 2,402
15Delaware County, OK623218.6$3M+3.8%#725 of 2,402

Other business types in Delaware County

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Delaware County, OK?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 grocery and convenience stores in Delaware County. 9 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Delaware County, OK spend on groceries?

About $94.5M a year, or $5,508 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,161 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Delaware County has 18.6 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Delaware County would have about 28, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,860 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Delaware County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Delaware County at 41,910 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,161 households. The median household income in Delaware County is $56,676 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Delaware County scores 62 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #725 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 Delaware County

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