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Grocery and convenience stores in Hidalgo County, TX
The grocery and convenience stores in Hidalgo County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,804 of 2,402 scored counties
#120 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 1,050
- 412 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 166
- +15.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On groceries · $5,446 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 59% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.9
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 921,549
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Hidalgo County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #1,804 of 2,402 scored counties and #120 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,050 grocery and convenience stores in Hidalgo County. Chain locations make up 39% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 38.9 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Household spending on groceries in Hidalgo County comes to about $1.5B a year: $5,446 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 59% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Hidalgo County was 166 in 2023, up 15.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,628 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Hidalgo County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hidalgo County grew 5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hidalgo 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 | Hidalgo County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.9 | 20.0 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $3.1M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,628 | 1,427 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.3% | +19.5% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,446 | $6,186 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $54,338 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 144 → 166+15.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 7,359
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $229.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 538Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,050412 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 434The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 921,549+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 270,210
- Median age
- 31.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 568
- Median household income
- $54,338+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,309
- Median home value
- $140,900
- Jobs located here
- 292,679
- Daytime population
- 862,027Residents 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 |
| 120Hidalgo County, TX | 35 | 1,050 | 38.9 | $1.4M | +5.6% | #1,804 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Hidalgo County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores35
- Grocery stores47
- Convenience stores34
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 Hidalgo County, TX?
Hidalgo County has 1,050 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 412 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 166 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 15.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 538 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hidalgo County, TX spend on groceries?
About $1.5B a year, or $5,446 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,050 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 270,210 households in Hidalgo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hidalgo County, TX compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Hidalgo County has 38.9 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.4M, 59% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Hidalgo County would have about 434, against 1,050 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,628 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Hidalgo County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hidalgo County at 921,549 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 270,210 households. Median household income in Hidalgo County is $54,338, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.8%, 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. Hidalgo County scores 35 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,804 of 2,402 scored counties.
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