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Grocery stores in Ellis County, KS
The grocery stores in Ellis County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $69.7M
- On groceries · $5,689 a household
- Spending per listing
- $17.4M
- 87% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 51% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,075
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 grocery stores in Ellis County. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
At $5,689 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Ellis County spend about $69.7M a year on groceries. That is about $17.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 87% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Ellis County in 2023. That is one for every 3,063 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Ellis County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 grocery stores on map listings, Ellis County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Ellis County compares
The same measures for Kansas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery 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 | Ellis County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 5.9 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $17.4M | $10.3M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,063 | 2,421 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.5% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,689 | $6,053 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $63,084 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 261
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 supermarkets and grocery stores in Ellis 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 Ellis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,075+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,251
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 900 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $63,084+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,365
- Median home value
- $216,300
- Jobs located here
- 15,340
- Daytime population
- 30,752Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Ellis County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Butler County, KS | 87 | 6 | 2.4 | $26.1M | +3.1% | #77 of 2,070 |
| 2Leavenworth County, KS | 87 | 10 | 3.3 | $19.2M | +3.2% | #79 of 2,070 |
| 3Miami County, KS | 86 | 7 | 5.1 | $12.4M | +5.9% | #102 of 2,070 |
| 4Johnson County, KS | 82 | 116 | 4.6 | $14.8M | +4.2% | #150 of 2,070 |
| 5Sedgwick County, KS | 72 | 95 | 4.6 | $12.8M | +2.6% | #350 of 2,070 |
| 6Shawnee County, KS | 67 | 26 | 3.4 | $17M | 0.0% | #473 of 2,070 |
| 7Douglas County, KS | 67 | 25 | 5.0 | $12.1M | +1.8% | #478 of 2,070 |
| 8Riley County, KS | 64 | 9 | 3.2 | $17.6M | +0.8% | #554 of 2,070 |
| 9Cowley County, KS | 64 | 5 | 3.7 | $14.9M | −0.4% | #555 of 2,070 |
| 10Saline County, KS | 62 | 12 | 5.3 | $10.7M | −1.6% | #617 of 2,070 |
| Ellis County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 3.3 | $17.4M | +0.4% |
Other business types in Ellis County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores69
- Grocery stores
- Convenience stores55
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 stores are in Ellis County, KS?
There are 4 grocery stores on map listings in Ellis County as of September 2026. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Ellis County, KS spend on groceries?
About $69.7M a year, or $5,689 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $17.4M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,251 households in Ellis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ellis County, KS compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Ellis County has 3.3 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $17.4M, 87% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Ellis County would have about 8, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,063 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Ellis County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Ellis County at 29,075 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,251 households. Median household income in Ellis County is $63,084, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Ellis County has no market score for grocery stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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