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Grocery and convenience stores in Bastrop County, TX
The grocery and convenience stores in Bastrop County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #572 of 2,402 scored counties
#37 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 81
- 34 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- +28.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $231.6M
- On groceries · $6,281 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.0
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 118,908
- +21.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Bastrop County comes to about $231.6M a year: $6,281 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 81 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Bastrop County as of September 2026. Of those, 34 are chain locations, or 42%, against 42% across the U.S. That is 22.0 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Bastrop County in 2023, up 28.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,365 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Bastrop County grew 21.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Bastrop County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #572 of 2,402 scored counties and #37 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Bastrop County compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Bastrop County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.0 | 20.0 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3.1M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,365 | 1,427 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +28.6% | +19.5% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +21.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,281 | $6,186 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $86,226 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 27+28.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,144
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $35.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8134 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 68The 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 Bastrop 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 Bastrop County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 118,908+21.3% since 2020
- Households
- 36,868
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 888 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 120
- Median household income
- $86,226+33.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,668
- Median home value
- $314,800
- Jobs located here
- 20,875
- Daytime population
- 80,305Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| 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 |
| 37Bastrop County, TX | 66 | 81 | 22.0 | $2.9M | +21.3% | #572 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Bastrop County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores66
- Grocery stores83
- Convenience stores55
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 Bastrop County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 81 grocery and convenience stores in Bastrop County. 34 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 28.6% from 2019. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bastrop County, TX spend on groceries?
About $231.6M a year, or $6,281 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 81 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,868 households in Bastrop County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bastrop County, TX compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Bastrop County has 22.0 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.9M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Bastrop County would have about 68, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,365 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Bastrop County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Bastrop County at 118,908 people in 2025, up 21.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 36,868 households. The median household income in Bastrop County is $86,226 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.5% 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. Bastrop County scores 66 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #572 of 2,402 scored counties.
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