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Grocery and convenience stores in Harris County, TX
How Harris County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #713 of 2,402 scored counties
#48 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 3,313
- 1,333 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 1,586
- +10.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $10.8B
- On groceries · $6,136 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.9
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 5,045,026
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Harris County comes to about $10.8B a year: $6,136 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.3M per store, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 3,313 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Harris County as of September 2026. Of those, 1,333 are chain locations, or 40%, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.9, in line with the U.S. rate of 18.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 1,586 businesses with payroll in Harris County classed as grocery and convenience stores, up 10.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,108 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 1,280 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 25 SBA-backed loans worth $18.7M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Harris County.
Population estimates put the population change in Harris County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Harris County is 62 (upper middle), #713 of 2,402 scored counties and #48 of 162 scored counties in Texas.
How Harris 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 | Harris County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.9 | 20.0 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $3.1M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,108 | 1,427 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.1% | +19.5% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,136 | $6,186 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $74,983 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,440 → 1,586+10.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 44,631
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,280Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3,3131,333 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3,182The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 25
- Amount
- $18.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Harris 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 Harris County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,045,026+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 1,757,164
- Median age
- 35.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,834
- Median household income
- $74,983+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,440
- Median home value
- $276,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,547,424
- Daytime population
- 5,303,910Residents 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 |
| 48Harris County, TX | 62 | 3,313 | 18.9 | $3.3M | +6.6% | #713 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Harris County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores62
- Grocery stores60
- Convenience stores65
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 Harris County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3,313 grocery and convenience stores in Harris County. 1,333 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 1,586 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 10.1% from 2019. Another 1,280 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Harris County, TX spend on groceries?
About $10.8B a year, or $6,136 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3,313 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,757,164 households in Harris County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harris County, TX compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Harris County has 18.9 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.3M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Harris County would have about 3,182, against 3,313 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,108 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Harris County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Harris County at 5,045,026 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,757,164 households. The median household income in Harris County is $74,983 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Harris County scores 62 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #713 of 2,402 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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