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Grocery and convenience stores in Zapata County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Zapata County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 7 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,384 of 2,402 scored counties
#162 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 21
- 9 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.9M
- On groceries · $5,009 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 68% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 46.0
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,753
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
For grocery and convenience stores, Zapata County has a Groundwork market score of 7 (very low): #2,384 of 2,402 scored counties and #162 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 grocery and convenience stores in Zapata County. Chain locations make up 43% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 46.0 for every 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Households in Zapata County spend about $22.9M a year on groceries, or $5,009 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 68% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Zapata County in 2023. That is one for every 761 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Population estimates show Zapata County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Zapata 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 | Zapata County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 46.0 | 20.0 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $3.1M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 761 | 1,427 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.5% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,009 | $6,186 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $39,239 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 7 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 105
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 219 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Zapata 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 Zapata County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,753−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 4,565
- Median age
- 33.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 998 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 14
- Median household income
- $39,239+15.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $55,044
- Median home value
- $97,100
- Jobs located here
- 2,023
- Daytime population
- 10,968Residents 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 |
| 162Zapata County, TX | 7 | 21 | 46.0 | $1.1M | −0.9% | #2,384 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Zapata County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores7
- Grocery stores6
- Convenience stores8
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 Zapata County, TX?
Zapata County has 21 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Zapata County, TX spend on groceries?
About $22.9M a year, or $5,009 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,565 households in Zapata County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Zapata County, TX compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Zapata County has 46.0 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.1M, 68% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Zapata County would have about 7, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 761 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is Zapata County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Zapata County at 13,753 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,565 households. Median household income in Zapata County is $39,239, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.6%, 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. Zapata County scores 7 for grocery and convenience stores (very low), #2,384 of 2,402 scored counties.
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