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Grocery and convenience stores in El Paso County, TX
The grocery and convenience stores in El Paso County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #525 of 2,402 scored counties
#34 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 440
- 222 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 114
- −8.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.7B
- On groceries · $5,599 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.7
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 877,858
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 440 grocery and convenience stores in El Paso County. Of those, 222 are chain locations, or 50%, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.7, 21% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Household spending on groceries in El Paso County comes to about $1.7B a year: $5,599 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 13% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in El Paso County was 114 in 2023, down 8.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,628 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 344 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $4.4M has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in El Paso County.
Population estimates show El Paso County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in El Paso County is 67 (upper middle), #525 of 2,402 scored counties and #34 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How El Paso 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 | El Paso County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.7 | 20.0 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $3.1M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,628 | 1,427 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.1% | +19.5% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,599 | $6,186 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $59,806 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 124 → 114−8.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,229
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $121.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 344Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 440222 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 495The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $4.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in El Paso 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 El Paso County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 877,858+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 299,637
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,014 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 859
- Median household income
- $59,806+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,845
- Median home value
- $180,400
- Jobs located here
- 347,266
- Daytime population
- 864,827Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Texas, with El Paso County marked.
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 |
| 34El Paso County, TX | 67 | 440 | 14.7 | $3.8M | +1.3% | #525 of 2,402 |
Other business types in El Paso County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores67
- Grocery stores58
- Convenience stores69
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 El Paso County, TX?
El Paso County has 440 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 222 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 114 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, down 8.1% from 2019. Another 344 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in El Paso County, TX spend on groceries?
About $1.7B a year, or $5,599 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 440 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 299,637 households in El Paso County and national spending patterns by income.
How does El Paso County, TX compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
El Paso County has 14.7 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.8M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, El Paso County would have about 495, against 440 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,628 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is El Paso County, TX growing?
Population estimates put El Paso County at 877,858 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 299,637 households. Median household income in El Paso County is $59,806, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. El Paso County scores 67 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #525 of 2,402 scored counties.
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