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Grocery stores in Norton County, KS

The grocery stores in Norton County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.8M
On groceries · $5,390 a household
Spending per listing
$10.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
5.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
5,288
−3.0% 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

At $5,390 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Norton County spend about $10.8M a year on groceries. That is about $10.8M of household spending for each store on map listings. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

Norton County has 1 grocery store on map listings as of September 2026. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for supermarkets and grocery stores in Norton County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Norton County declined 3.0%, 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 Norton 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.

Grocery stores in Norton County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureNorton CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.05.96.8
Spending per listing$10.8M$10.3M$9.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,4212,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.5%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,390$6,053$6,319
Median household income$54,050$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored53

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
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Norton 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 Norton County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,288−3.0% since 2020
Households
2,000
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
878 sq. mi.
People per square mile
6
Median household income
$54,050
Average household income
$67,022
Median home value
$101,500
Jobs located here
2,344
Daytime population
5,421Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Kansas

Every Kansas market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Norton County marked.

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Butler County, KS8762.4$26.1M+3.1%#77 of 2,070
2Leavenworth County, KS87103.3$19.2M+3.2%#79 of 2,070
3Miami County, KS8675.1$12.4M+5.9%#102 of 2,070
4Johnson County, KS821164.6$14.8M+4.2%#150 of 2,070
5Sedgwick County, KS72954.6$12.8M+2.6%#350 of 2,070
6Shawnee County, KS67263.4$17M0.0%#473 of 2,070
7Douglas County, KS67255.0$12.1M+1.8%#478 of 2,070
8Riley County, KS6493.2$17.6M+0.8%#554 of 2,070
9Cowley County, KS6453.7$14.9M−0.4%#555 of 2,070
10Saline County, KS62125.3$10.7M−1.6%#617 of 2,070
Norton County, KSNot scored15.0$10.8M−3.0%

Other business types in Norton 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 stores are in Norton County, KS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 grocery store in Norton County. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Norton County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Norton County, KS spend on groceries?

About $10.8M a year, or $5,390 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 grocery store on map listings, it comes to $10.8M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,000 households in Norton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Norton County, KS compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Norton County has 1 grocery store on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending.

How fast is Norton County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Norton County at 5,288 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,000 households. The median household income in Norton County is $54,050 a year, 33% 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 stores · All 56 business types in Norton County

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