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Grocery stores in Labette County, KS
The grocery stores in Labette County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,664 of 2,070 scored counties
#26 of 31 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 6
- 4 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $44.3M
- On groceries · $5,486 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.4M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.4
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,685
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
For grocery stores, Labette County has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #1,664 of 2,070 scored counties and #26 of 31 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 grocery stores in Labette County. 4 of them (67%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 7.4 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
At $5,486 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Labette County spend about $44.3M a year on groceries. That works out to $7.4M per store, 21% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Labette County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 2,020 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Population estimates show Labette County declined 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Labette 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 | Labette County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.4 | 5.9 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $7.4M | $10.3M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,020 | 2,421 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.5% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,486 | $6,053 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $56,325 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 67
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 64 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 supermarkets and grocery stores in Labette 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 Labette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,685−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 8,078
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 645 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $56,325+18.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,847
- Median home value
- $94,600
- Jobs located here
- 8,992
- Daytime population
- 20,393Residents 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 Labette 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 |
| 26Labette County, KS | 29 | 6 | 7.4 | $7.4M | −2.4% | #1,664 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Labette County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores26
- Grocery stores29
- Convenience stores14
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 Labette County, KS?
There are 6 grocery stores on map listings in Labette County as of September 2026. 4 of them (67%) are chain locations. 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 Labette County, KS spend on groceries?
About $44.3M a year, or $5,486 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $7.4M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,078 households in Labette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Labette County, KS compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Labette County has 7.4 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $7.4M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Labette County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,020 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Labette County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Labette County at 19,685 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,078 households. Median household income in Labette County is $56,325, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.2%, 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. Labette County scores 29 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,664 of 2,070 scored counties.
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