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Grocery and convenience stores in Zavala County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Zavala County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
13
2 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$16M
On groceries · $4,904 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
64% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
39.7
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,037
−6.5% 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 13 grocery and convenience stores in Zavala County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 15%, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 39.7 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 18.7.

At $4,904 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Zavala County spend about $16M a year on groceries. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 64% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Zavala County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Zavala County declined 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Zavala 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 Zavala County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureZavala CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households39.720.018.7
Spending per listing$1.2M$3.1M$3.4M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,4271,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.5%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−6.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$4,904$6,186$6,319
Median household income$36,749$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored56

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
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
132 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Zavala 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 Zavala County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,037−6.5% since 2020
Households
3,271
Median age
32.7
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,297 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$36,749
Average household income
$50,963
Median home value
$98,800
Jobs located here
2,488
Daytime population
7,833Residents 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 Zavala 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
Zavala County, TXNot scored1339.7$1.2M−6.5%

Other business types in Zavala County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

There are 13 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Zavala County as of September 2026. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. No official count is published for grocery and convenience stores in Zavala County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $16M a year, or $4,904 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,271 households in Zavala County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Zavala County has 39.7 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.2M, 64% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Zavala County would have about 5, against 13 on map listings.

How fast is Zavala County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Zavala County at 9,037 people in 2025, down 6.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,271 households. Median household income in Zavala County is $36,749, 54% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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