Groceries and convenience · County · Texas
Grocery and convenience stores in Galveston County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Galveston County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #416 of 2,402 scored counties
#27 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 251
- 104 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 97
- +14.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $894.4M
- On groceries · $6,358 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.8
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 372,207
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 251 grocery and convenience stores in Galveston County. Chain locations make up 41% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That is 17.8 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Households in Galveston County spend about $894.4M a year on groceries, or $6,358 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $3.6M per store, 5% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 97 businesses with payroll in Galveston County classed as grocery and convenience stores, up 14.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,450 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 81 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Galveston County.
Population estimates show Galveston County grew 5.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Galveston County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #416 of 2,402 scored counties and #27 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Galveston 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 | Galveston County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.8 | 20.0 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $3.1M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,450 | 1,427 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.1% | +19.5% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,358 | $6,186 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $86,105 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 85 → 97+14.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,331
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $106.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 81Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 251104 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 264The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Galveston 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 Galveston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 372,207+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 140,660
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 379 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 946
- Median household income
- $86,105+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,259
- Median home value
- $314,600
- Jobs located here
- 122,596
- Daytime population
- 313,358Residents 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 Galveston 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 |
| 27Galveston County, TX | 71 | 251 | 17.8 | $3.6M | +5.9% | #416 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Galveston County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores71
- Grocery stores79
- Convenience stores67
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 Galveston County, TX?
Galveston County has 251 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 104 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 97 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 14.1% from 2019. Another 81 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Galveston County, TX spend on groceries?
About $894.4M a year, or $6,358 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 251 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 140,660 households in Galveston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Galveston County, TX compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Galveston County has 17.8 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.6M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Galveston County would have about 264, against 251 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,450 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Galveston County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Galveston County at 372,207 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 140,660 households. Median household income in Galveston County is $86,105, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.4%, 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. Galveston County scores 71 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #416 of 2,402 scored counties.
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