Market rankings · Texas
Grocery and convenience stores in Texas
Markets across Texas ranked by the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 21,987
- 10,397 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 7,704
- +19.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $68B
- On groceries
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.0
- 7% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #18 of 51
- Market score 56 · Upper middle
A site report maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings around any address in Texas by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21,987 grocery and convenience stores in Texas. Of those, 10,397 are chain locations, or 47%, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 20.0 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Household spending on groceries in Texas comes to about $68B a year: $6,186 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per store, 9% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 7,704 businesses with payroll in Texas classed as grocery and convenience stores, up 19.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,427 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 7.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 238 SBA-backed loans worth $193.3M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Texas.
Among the 50 states and DC, Texas ranks #18 for grocery and convenience stores, with a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle). Of the 26 scored metro areas in or partly in Texas, the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro area scores highest (86). Of the 41 scored small-town markets in or partly in Texas, the Granbury area scores highest (86).
Every market in Texas for grocery and convenience stores
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Texas, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 86 | 1,476 | 14.9 | $4.5M | +14.0% | #7 of 387 |
| 2Midland, TX | 77 | 139 | 20.0 | $3.3M | +9.8% | #26 of 387 |
| 3Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 69 | 4,769 | 16.5 | $3.9M | +10.6% | #64 of 387 |
| 4San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 66 | 1,762 | 18.2 | $3.4M | +9.5% | #91 of 387 |
| 5Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 58 | 4,775 | 17.9 | $3.5M | +10.3% | #142 of 387 |
| 6El Paso, TX | 57 | 443 | 14.7 | $3.8M | +1.3% | #149 of 387 |
| 7Sherman-Denison, TX | 56 | 111 | 20.1 | $3M | +12.8% | #165 of 387 |
| 8Killeen-Temple, TX | 53 | 337 | 19.0 | $3.1M | +7.2% | #182 of 387 |
| 9Lubbock, TX | 52 | 283 | 20.1 | $2.9M | +4.6% | #190 of 387 |
| 10Tyler, TX | 51 | 171 | 20.6 | $2.9M | +7.8% | #196 of 387 |
| 11Odessa, TX | 50 | 137 | 21.2 | $2.8M | +5.0% | #203 of 387 |
| 12Amarillo, TX | 49 | 225 | 21.8 | $2.7M | +2.7% | #208 of 387 |
| 13Abilene, TX | 47 | 163 | 24.7 | $2.4M | +4.8% | #225 of 387 |
| 14College Station-Bryan, TX | 44 | 189 | 17.9 | $3.2M | +6.9% | #238 of 387 |
| 15San Angelo, TX | 40 | 111 | 23.4 | $2.5M | +0.3% | #266 of 387 |
| 16Victoria, TX | 40 | 90 | 23.9 | $2.4M | +1.6% | #267 of 387 |
| 17Laredo, TX | 39 | 255 | 31.3 | $1.8M | +5.2% | #276 of 387 |
| 18Longview, TX | 35 | 242 | 22.4 | $2.6M | +3.8% | #297 of 387 |
| 19Wichita Falls, TX | 34 | 122 | 21.5 | $2.7M | +0.7% | #304 of 387 |
| 20Waco, TX | 34 | 262 | 23.6 | $2.5M | +4.2% | #305 of 387 |
| 21Corpus Christi, TX | 33 | 499 | 29.5 | $2M | +1.1% | #310 of 387 |
| 22Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 31 | 427 | 30.8 | $1.7M | +3.0% | #321 of 387 |
| 23McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 29 | 1,050 | 38.9 | $1.4M | +5.6% | #329 of 387 |
| 24Eagle Pass, TX | 28 | 47 | 26.0 | $2M | +1.7% | #336 of 387 |
| 25Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 23 | 316 | 21.1 | $2.7M | +0.5% | #351 of 387 |
| 26Texarkana, TX-AR | 18 | 160 | 28.4 | $1.9M | −0.4% | #370 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Granbury, TX | 86 | 39 | 15.3 | $4.1M | +13.6% | #5 of 538 |
| 2Gainesville, TX | 72 | 29 | 17.5 | $3.5M | +6.5% | #55 of 538 |
| 3Kerrville, TX | 69 | 56 | 24.8 | $2.4M | +2.5% | #93 of 538 |
| 4Stephenville, TX | 64 | 36 | 21.4 | $2.7M | +2.8% | #133 of 538 |
| 5Huntsville, TX | 63 | 48 | 18.4 | $2.9M | +9.5% | #149 of 538 |
| 6Athens, TX | 62 | 70 | 20.8 | $2.8M | +7.5% | #159 of 538 |
| 7Sulphur Springs, TX | 60 | 41 | 29.3 | $2M | +6.1% | #181 of 538 |
| 8Corsicana, TX | 57 | 41 | 21.5 | $2.7M | +8.2% | #217 of 538 |
| 9Bonham, TX | 56 | 37 | 29.0 | $2.1M | +9.2% | #233 of 538 |
| 10Del Rio, TX | 53 | 41 | 24.4 | $2.3M | +0.5% | #258 of 538 |
| 11Mineral Wells, TX | 53 | 56 | 49.8 | $1.2M | +8.2% | #263 of 538 |
| 12Jacksonville, TX | 52 | 44 | 24.2 | $2.3M | +5.4% | #273 of 538 |
| 13Lufkin, TX | 51 | 73 | 22.6 | $2.5M | +1.9% | #276 of 538 |
| 14Andrews, TX | 51 | 20 | 29.2 | $2.1M | +1.6% | #278 of 538 |
| 15Brenham, TX | 51 | 46 | 29.7 | $2M | +7.0% | #280 of 538 |
| 16Nacogdoches, TX | 47 | 58 | 22.9 | $2.4M | +2.2% | #313 of 538 |
| 17Fredericksburg, TX | 47 | 52 | 45.2 | $1.4M | +6.6% | #318 of 538 |
| 18Brownwood, TX | 45 | 41 | 27.4 | $2M | +1.7% | #334 of 538 |
| 19Palestine, TX | 43 | 46 | 26.2 | $2.1M | +3.2% | #357 of 538 |
| 20Kingsville, TX | 41 | 29 | 24.5 | $2.3M | −2.2% | #370 of 538 |
| 21Borger, TX | 41 | 19 | 27.1 | $2.2M | −4.5% | #371 of 538 |
| 22Paris, TX | 41 | 73 | 29.2 | $1.9M | +2.6% | #375 of 538 |
| 23Bay City, TX | 39 | 37 | 24.0 | $2.3M | +0.5% | #390 of 538 |
| 24Hereford, TX | 39 | 21 | 34.7 | $1.6M | +0.5% | #395 of 538 |
| 25Big Spring, TX | 38 | 31 | 25.4 | $2.3M | −12.4% | #396 of 538 |
Show all 41 small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Port Lavaca, TX | 38 | 24 | 27.7 | $2.2M | −2.3% | #398 of 538 |
| 27Pampa, TX | 38 | 22 | 26.5 | $2.1M | −1.1% | #399 of 538 |
| 28Beeville, TX | 33 | 30 | 34.1 | $1.6M | +4.7% | #436 of 538 |
| 29Dumas, TX | 33 | 26 | 36.3 | $1.6M | +3.0% | #437 of 538 |
| 30El Campo, TX | 32 | 56 | 35.2 | $1.7M | +1.2% | #445 of 538 |
| 31Mount Pleasant, TX | 31 | 65 | 31.1 | $1.8M | +2.5% | #450 of 538 |
| 32Plainview, TX | 22 | 42 | 32.4 | $1.7M | −3.0% | #487 of 538 |
| 33Uvalde, TX | 21 | 32 | 38.0 | $1.4M | +1.6% | #491 of 538 |
| 34Alice, TX | 20 | 65 | 40.0 | $1.4M | −1.3% | #497 of 538 |
| 35Town of Pecos, TX | 19 | 23 | 54.5 | $1M | −17.8% | #500 of 538 |
| 36Snyder, TX | 18 | 22 | 37.4 | $1.5M | −4.5% | #505 of 538 |
| 37Vernon, TX | 15 | 14 | 29.3 | $1.9M | −2.8% | #515 of 538 |
| 38Rio Grande City-Roma, TX | 13 | 89 | 46.5 | $1.1M | +0.7% | #523 of 538 |
| 39Raymondville, TX | 11 | 31 | 54.5 | $986K | −0.8% | #526 of 538 |
| 40Sweetwater, TX | 9 | 24 | 40.8 | $1.3M | −4.1% | #533 of 538 |
| 41Zapata, TX | 8 | 21 | 46.0 | $1.1M | −0.9% | #534 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Comal County, TX | 96 | 100 | 14.0 | $4.8M | +27.9% | #8 of 2,402 |
| 2Rockwall County, TX | 94 | 53 | 12.9 | $5.6M | +28.9% | #19 of 2,402 |
| 3Denton County, TX | 93 | 422 | 11.7 | $5.9M | +16.9% | #23 of 2,402 |
| 4Williamson County, TX | 91 | 338 | 13.4 | $5.2M | +22.3% | #37 of 2,402 |
| 5Collin County, TX | 90 | 564 | 13.5 | $5.2M | +20.6% | #48 of 2,402 |
| 6Hays County, TX | 89 | 159 | 15.9 | $4M | +24.8% | #60 of 2,402 |
| 7Montgomery County, TX | 88 | 395 | 16.0 | $4.2M | +24.9% | #68 of 2,402 |
| 8Kendall County, TX | 88 | 37 | 20.9 | $3.3M | +19.6% | #71 of 2,402 |
| 9Parker County, TX | 87 | 99 | 17.5 | $3.8M | +23.5% | #84 of 2,402 |
| 10Guadalupe County, TX | 87 | 111 | 17.0 | $3.8M | +15.8% | #85 of 2,402 |
| 11Randall County, TX | 85 | 98 | 17.3 | $3.6M | +7.9% | #105 of 2,402 |
| 12Ellis County, TX | 84 | 127 | 17.7 | $3.7M | +24.0% | #119 of 2,402 |
| 13Midland County, TX | 84 | 136 | 20.1 | $3.2M | +10.0% | #120 of 2,402 |
| 14Travis County, TX | 83 | 860 | 14.7 | $4.6M | +7.2% | #126 of 2,402 |
| 15Waller County, TX | 83 | 33 | 18.0 | $3.5M | +21.9% | #139 of 2,402 |
| 16Lampasas County, TX | 83 | 15 | 17.9 | $3.5M | +9.0% | #140 of 2,402 |
| 17Hood County, TX | 81 | 39 | 15.3 | $4.1M | +13.6% | #166 of 2,402 |
| 18Brazoria County, TX | 81 | 236 | 17.6 | $3.8M | +12.2% | #170 of 2,402 |
| 19Chambers County, TX | 79 | 41 | 23.8 | $2.8M | +22.6% | #214 of 2,402 |
| 20Johnson County, TX | 77 | 111 | 16.9 | $3.7M | +20.5% | #251 of 2,402 |
| 21Kaufman County, TX | 76 | 86 | 16.9 | $3.8M | +42.2% | #271 of 2,402 |
| 22Wilson County, TX | 75 | 35 | 19.2 | $3.3M | +12.2% | #303 of 2,402 |
| 23Fort Bend County, TX | 74 | 378 | 12.9 | $5.4M | +17.4% | #308 of 2,402 |
| 24Hunt County, TX | 74 | 63 | 16.4 | $3.6M | +23.0% | #328 of 2,402 |
| 25Wise County, TX | 74 | 47 | 18.7 | $3.4M | +21.5% | #330 of 2,402 |
Show all 254 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Montague County, TX | 72 | 16 | 18.7 | $3.1M | +9.6% | #396 of 2,402 |
| 27Galveston County, TX | 71 | 251 | 17.8 | $3.6M | +5.9% | #416 of 2,402 |
| 28Hardin County, TX | 71 | 40 | 18.0 | $3.4M | +4.2% | #419 of 2,402 |
| 29Bexar County, TX | 71 | 1,368 | 18.2 | $3.3M | +7.2% | #420 of 2,402 |
| 30Lubbock County, TX | 71 | 227 | 18.0 | $3.2M | +5.6% | #421 of 2,402 |
| 31Rusk County, TX | 71 | 36 | 20.0 | $2.9M | +5.0% | #425 of 2,402 |
| 32San Jacinto County, TX | 70 | 17 | 15.6 | $3.7M | +7.1% | #440 of 2,402 |
| 33Grayson County, TX | 69 | 111 | 20.1 | $3M | +12.8% | #482 of 2,402 |
| 34El Paso County, TX | 67 | 440 | 14.7 | $3.8M | +1.3% | #525 of 2,402 |
| 35Tarrant County, TX | 66 | 1,348 | 17.2 | $3.7M | +6.3% | #557 of 2,402 |
| 36Smith County, TX | 66 | 171 | 20.6 | $2.9M | +7.8% | #571 of 2,402 |
| 37Bastrop County, TX | 66 | 81 | 22.0 | $2.9M | +21.3% | #572 of 2,402 |
| 38Caldwell County, TX | 66 | 38 | 22.8 | $2.6M | +20.0% | #576 of 2,402 |
| 39Coryell County, TX | 65 | 49 | 18.2 | $3.2M | +3.0% | #597 of 2,402 |
| 40Bell County, TX | 65 | 273 | 19.2 | $3M | +8.0% | #603 of 2,402 |
| 41Ector County, TX | 65 | 137 | 21.2 | $2.8M | +5.0% | #605 of 2,402 |
| 42Taylor County, TX | 65 | 122 | 22.2 | $2.6M | +4.6% | #610 of 2,402 |
| 43Wood County, TX | 65 | 43 | 23.0 | $2.5M | +10.3% | #612 of 2,402 |
| 44Brazos County, TX | 64 | 139 | 15.3 | $3.7M | +6.2% | #623 of 2,402 |
| 45Cooke County, TX | 64 | 29 | 17.5 | $3.5M | +6.5% | #634 of 2,402 |
| 46Upshur County, TX | 63 | 26 | 16.7 | $3.4M | +8.2% | #665 of 2,402 |
| 47Rains County, TX | 63 | 10 | 20.6 | $2.8M | +11.2% | #684 of 2,402 |
| 48Harris County, TX | 62 | 3,313 | 18.9 | $3.3M | +6.6% | #713 of 2,402 |
| 49Burnet County, TX | 62 | 53 | 25.3 | $2.5M | +15.2% | #740 of 2,402 |
| 50Van Zandt County, TX | 62 | 60 | 26.5 | $2.2M | +10.7% | #742 of 2,402 |
| 51Llano County, TX | 61 | 24 | 22.3 | $2.7M | +9.5% | #773 of 2,402 |
| 52Kerr County, TX | 61 | 56 | 24.8 | $2.4M | +2.5% | #780 of 2,402 |
| 53Walker County, TX | 58 | 48 | 18.4 | $2.9M | +9.5% | #874 of 2,402 |
| 54Victoria County, TX | 57 | 82 | 23.5 | $2.5M | +1.5% | #909 of 2,402 |
| 55Hopkins County, TX | 57 | 41 | 29.3 | $2M | +6.1% | #914 of 2,402 |
| 56Trinity County, TX | 56 | 12 | 19.7 | $2.7M | +5.5% | #945 of 2,402 |
| 57Erath County, TX | 56 | 36 | 21.4 | $2.7M | +2.8% | #947 of 2,402 |
| 58Tom Green County, TX | 56 | 109 | 23.3 | $2.5M | +0.4% | #953 of 2,402 |
| 59Aransas County, TX | 56 | 34 | 27.2 | $2.2M | +9.3% | #959 of 2,402 |
| 60Henderson County, TX | 55 | 70 | 20.8 | $2.8M | +7.5% | #986 of 2,402 |
| 61Medina County, TX | 55 | 45 | 25.3 | $2.4M | +11.4% | #997 of 2,402 |
| 62Austin County, TX | 55 | 33 | 27.2 | $2.2M | +11.6% | #1,003 of 2,402 |
| 63Bandera County, TX | 55 | 25 | 27.0 | $2.2M | +9.0% | #1,004 of 2,402 |
| 64Dallas County, TX | 54 | 1,849 | 18.8 | $3.3M | +1.9% | #1,019 of 2,402 |
| 65Polk County, TX | 54 | 46 | 23.6 | $2.4M | +5.9% | #1,047 of 2,402 |
| 66Fannin County, TX | 54 | 37 | 29.0 | $2.1M | +9.2% | #1,050 of 2,402 |
| 67Wichita County, TX | 53 | 95 | 19.4 | $3M | 0.0% | #1,068 of 2,402 |
| 68McLennan County, TX | 53 | 215 | 22.1 | $2.6M | +4.2% | #1,085 of 2,402 |
| 69Cass County, TX | 53 | 25 | 21.2 | $2.6M | +0.7% | #1,087 of 2,402 |
| 70Blanco County, TX | 53 | 25 | 48.4 | $1.3M | +18.6% | #1,099 of 2,402 |
| 71Navarro County, TX | 52 | 41 | 21.5 | $2.7M | +8.2% | #1,127 of 2,402 |
| 72Harrison County, TX | 52 | 57 | 21.7 | $2.6M | +4.6% | #1,129 of 2,402 |
| 73Atascosa County, TX | 52 | 41 | 24.4 | $2.4M | +8.7% | #1,140 of 2,402 |
| 74Camp County, TX | 51 | 12 | 24.9 | $2.3M | +7.7% | #1,182 of 2,402 |
| 75Gaines County, TX | 51 | 26 | 37.5 | $1.6M | +10.4% | #1,186 of 2,402 |
| 76Jasper County, TX | 50 | 29 | 20.9 | $2.6M | +0.5% | #1,209 of 2,402 |
| 77Liberty County, TX | 50 | 78 | 25.0 | $2.3M | +31.3% | #1,216 of 2,402 |
| 78Webb County, TX | 50 | 255 | 31.3 | $1.8M | +5.2% | #1,229 of 2,402 |
| 79Palo Pinto County, TX | 50 | 56 | 49.8 | $1.2M | +8.2% | #1,231 of 2,402 |
| 80San Patricio County, TX | 49 | 82 | 32.4 | $1.8M | +4.7% | #1,271 of 2,402 |
| 81Washington County, TX | 48 | 46 | 29.7 | $2M | +7.0% | #1,304 of 2,402 |
| 82Callahan County, TX | 48 | 18 | 34.4 | $1.7M | +5.4% | #1,306 of 2,402 |
| 83Orange County, TX | 47 | 67 | 20.7 | $2.9M | +1.8% | #1,318 of 2,402 |
| 84Young County, TX | 47 | 18 | 23.6 | $2.4M | +1.7% | #1,331 of 2,402 |
| 85Cherokee County, TX | 47 | 44 | 24.2 | $2.3M | +5.4% | #1,335 of 2,402 |
| 86Val Verde County, TX | 47 | 41 | 24.4 | $2.3M | +0.5% | #1,336 of 2,402 |
| 87Franklin County, TX | 47 | 12 | 30.8 | $2M | +6.0% | #1,344 of 2,402 |
| 88Angelina County, TX | 46 | 73 | 22.6 | $2.5M | +1.9% | #1,364 of 2,402 |
| 89Nueces County, TX | 45 | 383 | 29.2 | $2M | −0.2% | #1,412 of 2,402 |
| 90Gillespie County, TX | 45 | 52 | 45.2 | $1.4M | +6.6% | #1,421 of 2,402 |
| 91Hockley County, TX | 44 | 18 | 22.7 | $2.5M | +0.5% | #1,436 of 2,402 |
| 92Andrews County, TX | 44 | 20 | 29.2 | $2.1M | +1.6% | #1,456 of 2,402 |
| 93Lamar County, TX | 43 | 56 | 28.0 | $2M | +2.7% | #1,497 of 2,402 |
| 94Brown County, TX | 43 | 41 | 27.4 | $2M | +1.7% | #1,499 of 2,402 |
| 95Panola County, TX | 43 | 30 | 33.7 | $1.7M | +2.3% | #1,503 of 2,402 |
| 96Grimes County, TX | 43 | 35 | 34.1 | $1.7M | +16.3% | #1,504 of 2,402 |
| 97Clay County, TX | 43 | 17 | 39.6 | $1.5M | +5.0% | #1,505 of 2,402 |
| 98Jones County, TX | 43 | 23 | 38.9 | $1.4M | +6.1% | #1,506 of 2,402 |
| 99Sabine County, TX | 42 | 9 | 19.4 | $2.9M | +1.2% | #1,511 of 2,402 |
| 100Nacogdoches County, TX | 42 | 58 | 22.9 | $2.4M | +2.2% | #1,521 of 2,402 |
| 101Gregg County, TX | 41 | 123 | 25.5 | $2.3M | +1.4% | #1,558 of 2,402 |
| 102Cameron County, TX | 41 | 427 | 30.8 | $1.7M | +3.0% | #1,576 of 2,402 |
| 103Anderson County, TX | 40 | 46 | 26.2 | $2.1M | +3.2% | #1,605 of 2,402 |
| 104Falls County, TX | 40 | 20 | 31.5 | $1.8M | +5.5% | #1,619 of 2,402 |
| 105Maverick County, TX | 39 | 47 | 26.0 | $2M | +1.7% | #1,646 of 2,402 |
| 106Lee County, TX | 39 | 21 | 30.1 | $2M | +7.0% | #1,647 of 2,402 |
| 107Burleson County, TX | 39 | 24 | 30.4 | $1.9M | +16.2% | #1,649 of 2,402 |
| 108Gonzales County, TX | 39 | 33 | 41.6 | $1.3M | +2.5% | #1,656 of 2,402 |
| 109Kleberg County, TX | 38 | 29 | 24.5 | $2.3M | −2.2% | #1,669 of 2,402 |
| 110Hutchinson County, TX | 38 | 19 | 27.1 | $2.2M | −4.5% | #1,672 of 2,402 |
| 111Gray County, TX | 38 | 22 | 27.5 | $2M | −1.3% | #1,677 of 2,402 |
| 112Jackson County, TX | 38 | 18 | 29.9 | $2M | +2.6% | #1,682 of 2,402 |
| 113Freestone County, TX | 38 | 27 | 38.1 | $1.5M | +7.1% | #1,692 of 2,402 |
| 114Milam County, TX | 37 | 33 | 32.5 | $1.8M | +6.0% | #1,727 of 2,402 |
| 115Hill County, TX | 37 | 48 | 34.9 | $1.6M | +9.8% | #1,728 of 2,402 |
| 116Deaf Smith County, TX | 36 | 21 | 34.7 | $1.6M | +0.5% | #1,768 of 2,402 |
| 117Robertson County, TX | 36 | 26 | 38.8 | $1.5M | +6.4% | #1,770 of 2,402 |
| 118Fayette County, TX | 36 | 42 | 40.4 | $1.5M | +3.9% | #1,771 of 2,402 |
| 119Howard County, TX | 35 | 31 | 25.4 | $2.3M | −12.4% | #1,784 of 2,402 |
| 120Hidalgo County, TX | 35 | 1,050 | 38.9 | $1.4M | +5.6% | #1,804 of 2,402 |
| 121Matagorda County, TX | 34 | 37 | 24.0 | $2.3M | +0.5% | #1,813 of 2,402 |
| 122Calhoun County, TX | 34 | 24 | 27.7 | $2.2M | −2.3% | #1,820 of 2,402 |
| 123Jefferson County, TX | 33 | 209 | 22.0 | $2.6M | −0.7% | #1,851 of 2,402 |
| 124Potter County, TX | 33 | 110 | 25.8 | $2.1M | −3.3% | #1,862 of 2,402 |
| 125Madison County, TX | 33 | 16 | 37.9 | $1.6M | +5.7% | #1,876 of 2,402 |
| 126Comanche County, TX | 33 | 22 | 41.1 | $1.4M | +5.9% | #1,880 of 2,402 |
| 127Tyler County, TX | 32 | 22 | 30.8 | $1.8M | +3.1% | #1,902 of 2,402 |
| 128Bosque County, TX | 32 | 27 | 36.0 | $1.6M | +3.6% | #1,905 of 2,402 |
| 129Leon County, TX | 31 | 23 | 34.1 | $1.7M | +7.1% | #1,936 of 2,402 |
| 130Bee County, TX | 30 | 30 | 34.1 | $1.6M | +4.7% | #1,965 of 2,402 |
| 131Moore County, TX | 30 | 26 | 36.3 | $1.6M | +3.0% | #1,969 of 2,402 |
| 132Newton County, TX | 29 | 10 | 20.7 | $2.6M | −1.7% | #1,972 of 2,402 |
| 133Colorado County, TX | 29 | 40 | 50.4 | $1.2M | +3.9% | #1,997 of 2,402 |
| 134Bowie County, TX | 28 | 115 | 32.8 | $1.7M | −0.2% | #2,023 of 2,402 |
| 135Live Oak County, TX | 28 | 23 | 52.8 | $1.1M | +5.1% | #2,033 of 2,402 |
| 136Titus County, TX | 27 | 34 | 30.5 | $1.8M | +0.9% | #2,042 of 2,402 |
| 137Limestone County, TX | 27 | 26 | 31.0 | $1.8M | +3.2% | #2,046 of 2,402 |
| 138Hale County, TX | 27 | 35 | 31.7 | $1.7M | −2.0% | #2,051 of 2,402 |
| 139Wharton County, TX | 27 | 56 | 35.2 | $1.7M | +1.2% | #2,052 of 2,402 |
| 140Lavaca County, TX | 26 | 31 | 36.6 | $1.6M | +1.5% | #2,089 of 2,402 |
| 141DeWitt County, TX | 26 | 27 | 39.0 | $1.4M | +2.4% | #2,093 of 2,402 |
| 142Houston County, TX | 25 | 25 | 31.3 | $1.8M | +1.1% | #2,107 of 2,402 |
| 143Ward County, TX | 25 | 22 | 50.1 | $1.2M | −4.7% | #2,119 of 2,402 |
| 144Karnes County, TX | 25 | 23 | 48.6 | $1.2M | +1.4% | #2,120 of 2,402 |
| 145Red River County, TX | 23 | 17 | 34.2 | $1.6M | +2.2% | #2,157 of 2,402 |
| 146Shelby County, TX | 22 | 35 | 37.4 | $1.4M | +1.0% | #2,183 of 2,402 |
| 147Jim Wells County, TX | 22 | 55 | 41.4 | $1.3M | −0.2% | #2,185 of 2,402 |
| 148Frio County, TX | 20 | 22 | 40.5 | $1.3M | +2.3% | #2,224 of 2,402 |
| 149Eastland County, TX | 20 | 34 | 47.0 | $1.2M | +1.9% | #2,226 of 2,402 |
| 150Pecos County, TX | 18 | 19 | 36.3 | $1.6M | −4.1% | #2,252 of 2,402 |
| 151Uvalde County, TX | 18 | 32 | 38.0 | $1.4M | +1.6% | #2,254 of 2,402 |
| 152Reeves County, TX | 18 | 23 | 54.5 | $1M | −17.8% | #2,259 of 2,402 |
| 153Morris County, TX | 17 | 19 | 38.8 | $1.4M | +1.3% | #2,275 of 2,402 |
| 154Wilbarger County, TX | 16 | 14 | 29.3 | $1.9M | −2.8% | #2,283 of 2,402 |
| 155Terry County, TX | 16 | 14 | 32.6 | $1.6M | −0.6% | #2,286 of 2,402 |
| 156Scurry County, TX | 16 | 22 | 37.4 | $1.5M | −4.5% | #2,288 of 2,402 |
| 157Lamb County, TX | 13 | 16 | 34.2 | $1.6M | −3.3% | #2,325 of 2,402 |
| 158Starr County, TX | 11 | 89 | 46.5 | $1.1M | +0.7% | #2,356 of 2,402 |
| 159Dawson County, TX | 10 | 18 | 44.5 | $1.2M | −5.6% | #2,362 of 2,402 |
| 160Willacy County, TX | 10 | 31 | 54.5 | $986K | −0.8% | #2,363 of 2,402 |
| 161Nolan County, TX | 9 | 24 | 40.8 | $1.3M | −4.1% | #2,371 of 2,402 |
| 162Zapata County, TX | 7 | 21 | 46.0 | $1.1M | −0.9% | #2,384 of 2,402 |
| Runnels County, TX | Not scored | 19 | 49.9 | $1.1M | −2.2% | |
| Ochiltree County, TX | Not scored | 14 | 38.0 | $1.5M | −6.7% | |
| Duval County, TX | Not scored | 15 | 49.1 | $1M | −4.2% | |
| Marion County, TX | Not scored | 15 | 35.7 | $1.5M | +0.3% | |
| Parmer County, TX | Not scored | 11 | 34.0 | $1.7M | −1.8% | |
| Somervell County, TX | Not scored | 12 | 32.3 | $1.9M | +11.5% | |
| Brewster County, TX | Not scored | 13 | 26.3 | $2.1M | −1.1% | |
| Zavala County, TX | Not scored | 13 | 39.7 | $1.2M | −6.5% | |
| Stephens County, TX | Not scored | 15 | 41.4 | $1.3M | +3.1% | |
| Mitchell County, TX | Not scored | 12 | 43.5 | $1.3M | −0.7% | |
| Jack County, TX | Not scored | 9 | 30.1 | $1.9M | +12.7% | |
| Archer County, TX | Not scored | 10 | 28.8 | $2.1M | +6.7% | |
| Hamilton County, TX | Not scored | 21 | 67.3 | $832K | +5.2% | |
| Dimmit County, TX | Not scored | 22 | 73.4 | $705K | −6.5% | |
| San Augustine County, TX | Not scored | 11 | 37.4 | $1.4M | −2.5% | |
| Coleman County, TX | Not scored | 17 | 50.9 | $1M | +3.0% | |
| Yoakum County, TX | Not scored | 13 | 49.8 | $1.2M | −3.0% | |
| McCulloch County, TX | Not scored | 11 | 33.4 | $1.6M | −1.6% | |
| Winkler County, TX | Not scored | 13 | 47.1 | $1.3M | −2.8% | |
| Castro County, TX | Not scored | 8 | 33.2 | $1.7M | −0.4% | |
| Dallam County, TX | Not scored | 13 | 50.3 | $1.1M | +5.2% | |
| Goliad County, TX | Not scored | 8 | 28.5 | $2M | +2.7% | |
| Brooks County, TX | Not scored | 10 | 33.6 | $1.6M | −7.3% | |
| Swisher County, TX | Not scored | 10 | 42.0 | $1.2M | −3.5% | |
| Bailey County, TX | Not scored | 15 | 67.9 | $824K | +1.4% | |
| La Salle County, TX | Not scored | 12 | 72.9 | $772K | −1.9% | |
| Childress County, TX | Not scored | 10 | 54.4 | $1M | −0.2% | |
| Refugio County, TX | Not scored | 11 | 44.1 | $1.2M | −1.3% | |
| Presidio County, TX | Not scored | 13 | 53.8 | $908K | −11.0% | |
| Carson County, TX | Not scored | 10 | 43.6 | $1.4M | +0.2% | |
| Lynn County, TX | Not scored | 12 | 57.2 | $1M | +7.3% | |
| San Saba County, TX | Not scored | 15 | 71.8 | $780K | +1.1% | |
| Delta County, TX | Not scored | 5 | 23.0 | $2.5M | +6.3% | |
| Haskell County, TX | Not scored | 15 | 70.7 | $792K | +1.1% | |
| Martin County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 15.2 | $4.2M | +0.5% | |
| Floyd County, TX | Not scored | 7 | 35.9 | $1.6M | −9.1% | |
| Hartley County, TX | Not scored | 5 | 30.6 | $2M | −8.1% | |
| Hansford County, TX | Not scored | 8 | 43.1 | $1.4M | −5.9% | |
| Garza County, TX | Not scored | 10 | 68.4 | $795K | −22.3% | |
| Crosby County, TX | Not scored | 11 | 57.0 | $938K | −4.8% | |
| Wheeler County, TX | Not scored | 12 | 62.2 | $910K | −4.1% | |
| Jim Hogg County, TX | Not scored | 9 | 70.4 | $725K | −6.0% | |
| Crane County, TX | Not scored | 8 | 49.0 | $1.2M | −2.5% | |
| Mills County, TX | Not scored | 9 | 50.0 | $1.2M | +3.0% | |
| Kimble County, TX | Not scored | 15 | 73.5 | $783K | +3.4% | |
| Mason County, TX | Not scored | 10 | 58.4 | $980K | +0.5% | |
| Fisher County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 25.6 | $2.2M | +0.4% | |
| Hardeman County, TX | Not scored | 5 | 40.7 | $1.4M | −7.5% | |
| Baylor County, TX | Not scored | 5 | 32.7 | $1.6M | +0.3% | |
| Hudspeth County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 35.6 | $1.4M | +7.7% | |
| Coke County, TX | Not scored | 6 | 37.6 | $1.4M | +2.7% | |
| Concho County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 36.9 | $1.5M | +8.7% | |
| Knox County, TX | Not scored | 8 | 64.2 | $850K | −4.6% | |
| Sutton County, TX | Not scored | 14 | 110.0 | $553K | −4.7% | |
| Donley County, TX | Not scored | 10 | 84.7 | $647K | −1.9% | |
| Hemphill County, TX | Not scored | 5 | 33.9 | $1.7M | −8.4% | |
| Reagan County, TX | Not scored | 8 | 77.4 | $741K | −7.5% | |
| Upton County, TX | Not scored | 10 | 73.5 | $729K | −5.1% | |
| Shackelford County, TX | Not scored | 6 | 46.4 | $1.3M | +2.7% | |
| Kinney County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 26.0 | $2.1M | 0.0% | |
| Lipscomb County, TX | Not scored | 7 | 68.3 | $863K | −2.8% | |
| Crockett County, TX | Not scored | 10 | 81.6 | $720K | −10.5% | |
| Hall County, TX | Not scored | 6 | 51.3 | $1M | −2.4% | |
| Real County, TX | Not scored | 9 | 79.8 | $657K | −0.1% | |
| Collingsworth County, TX | Not scored | 5 | 51.3 | $1.1M | −5.9% | |
| Cochran County, TX | Not scored | 5 | 54.2 | $945K | −0.5% | |
| Schleicher County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 41.5 | $1.4M | −7.9% | |
| Sherman County, TX | Not scored | 5 | 59.3 | $1M | −0.1% | |
| Oldham County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 48.9 | $1.3M | +1.0% | |
| Culberson County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 23.0 | $2.3M | +3.8% | |
| Menard County, TX | Not scored | 5 | 53.1 | $1M | −0.1% | |
| Jeff Davis County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 20.7 | $2.8M | −13.9% | |
| Armstrong County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 52.2 | $1.1M | −0.4% | |
| Dickens County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 41.3 | $1.3M | −3.7% | |
| Throckmorton County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 54.3 | $1M | +6.7% | |
| Sterling County, TX | Not scored | 5 | 125.3 | $482K | −2.5% | |
| Irion County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 34.0 | $1.8M | −2.9% | |
| Cottle County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 34.7 | $1.6M | −10.4% | |
| Briscoe County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 54.2 | $1M | +3.8% | |
| Edwards County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 49.5 | $1M | −3.6% | |
| Stonewall County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 19.5 | $2.9M | −4.7% | |
| Motley County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 21.7 | $2.5M | −1.8% | |
| Glasscock County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 87.0 | $735K | +1.0% | |
| Foard County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 91.5 | $638K | −4.2% | |
| Terrell County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 66.5 | $795K | −6.6% | |
| Roberts County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.2% | |
| Kent County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −11.1% | |
| Borden County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 41.2 | $1.5M | −11.8% | |
| McMullen County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 144.9 | $371K | −9.0% | |
| King County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −28.1% | |
| Kenedy County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.6% | |
| Loving County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 370.4 | $154K | −17.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in Texas?
There are 21,987 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Texas as of September 2026. 10,397 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 7,704 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 19.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 7,391 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Texas spend on groceries?
About $68B a year, or $6,186 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21,987 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,992,816 households in Texas and national spending patterns by income.
How does Texas compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Texas has 20.0 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.1M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Texas would have about 20,072, against 21,987 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,427 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
Which market in Texas has the highest market score for grocery and convenience stores?
Among 26 scored metro areas in or partly in Texas, the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro area scores highest, at 86 (high). Among 41 scored small-town markets in or partly in Texas, the Granbury area scores highest, at 86 (high). Among 162 scored counties in Texas, Comal County scores highest, at 96 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Texas scores 56 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #18 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Texas. It maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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