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Grocery and convenience stores in Freestone County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,692 of 2,402 scored counties
#113 of 162 scored counties in Texas

Listings
27
11 chain locations (41%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$40.5M
On groceries · $5,717 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
56% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
38.1
Twice the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,811
+7.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 grocery and convenience stores in Freestone County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 41%, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 38.1 for every 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 18.7.

At $5,717 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Freestone County spend about $40.5M a year on groceries. That works out to $1.5M per store, 56% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Freestone County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Freestone County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Freestone County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #1,692 of 2,402 scored counties and #113 of 162 scored counties in Texas.

How Freestone 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.

Grocery and convenience stores in Freestone County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureFreestone CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households38.120.018.7
Spending per listing$1.5M$3.1M$3.4M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,4271,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.5%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.1%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,717$6,186$6,319
Median household income$59,960$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3856

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
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2711 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Freestone 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 Freestone County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,811+7.1% since 2020
Households
7,090
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
878 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$59,960+21.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,521
Median home value
$168,000
Jobs located here
4,661
Daytime population
16,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Texas

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

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Comal County, TX9610014.0$4.8M+27.9%#8 of 2,402
2Rockwall County, TX945312.9$5.6M+28.9%#19 of 2,402
3Denton County, TX9342211.7$5.9M+16.9%#23 of 2,402
4Williamson County, TX9133813.4$5.2M+22.3%#37 of 2,402
5Collin County, TX9056413.5$5.2M+20.6%#48 of 2,402
6Hays County, TX8915915.9$4M+24.8%#60 of 2,402
7Montgomery County, TX8839516.0$4.2M+24.9%#68 of 2,402
8Kendall County, TX883720.9$3.3M+19.6%#71 of 2,402
9Parker County, TX879917.5$3.8M+23.5%#84 of 2,402
10Guadalupe County, TX8711117.0$3.8M+15.8%#85 of 2,402
113Freestone County, TX382738.1$1.5M+7.1%#1,692 of 2,402

Other business types in Freestone County

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Freestone County, TX?

There are 27 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Freestone County as of September 2026. 11 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. No official count is published for grocery and convenience stores in Freestone County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Freestone County, TX spend on groceries?

About $40.5M a year, or $5,717 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,090 households in Freestone County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Freestone County has 38.1 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.5M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Freestone County would have about 12, against 27 on map listings.

How fast is Freestone County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Freestone County at 20,811 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,090 households. Median household income in Freestone County is $59,960, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.2%, 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. Freestone County scores 38 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,692 of 2,402 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery and convenience stores · All 56 business types in Freestone County

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