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Grocery stores in Knox County, NE
The grocery stores in Knox County, NE, 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
- 9
- 2 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.3M
- On groceries · $5,648 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 77% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.3
- 3.9 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 8,335
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 grocery stores in Knox County. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 26.3 per 10,000 households, 3.9 times the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Household spending on groceries in Knox County comes to about $19.3M a year: $5,648 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 77% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Knox County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 570 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Knox County declined 0.5% 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 Knox County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Knox County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.3 | 7.3 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $8.3M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 570 | 1,891 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,648 | $6,088 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $64,636 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 78
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 92 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 8,335−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 3,422
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,108 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 8
- Median household income
- $64,636
- Average household income
- $78,823
- Median home value
- $127,700
- Jobs located here
- 2,747
- Daytime population
- 7,673Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Knox County?
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Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sarpy County, NE | 95 | 26 | 3.5 | $19.1M | +9.0% | #13 of 2,070 |
| 2Lancaster County, NE | 72 | 63 | 4.7 | $12.8M | +3.4% | #351 of 2,070 |
| 3Douglas County, NE | 65 | 153 | 6.4 | $9.7M | +3.6% | #547 of 2,070 |
| 4Saunders County, NE | 62 | 6 | 6.7 | $9.5M | +6.0% | #627 of 2,070 |
| 5Platte County, NE | 62 | 9 | 6.6 | $9M | +3.9% | #632 of 2,070 |
| 6Scotts Bluff County, NE | 59 | 8 | 5.3 | $10.7M | −1.3% | #708 of 2,070 |
| 7Buffalo County, NE | 58 | 14 | 7.0 | $8.6M | +1.9% | #756 of 2,070 |
| 8Dakota County, NE | 40 | 5 | 6.7 | $8.8M | +0.7% | #1,342 of 2,070 |
| 9Dawson County, NE | 40 | 8 | 8.7 | $6.8M | +1.5% | #1,359 of 2,070 |
| 10Dodge County, NE | 38 | 13 | 8.6 | $6.9M | +2.6% | #1,427 of 2,070 |
| Knox County, NE | Not scored | 9 | 26.3 | $2.1M | −0.5% |
Other business types in Knox County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores
- Grocery stores
- Convenience stores
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 Knox County, NE?
Knox County has 9 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Knox County, NE spend on groceries?
About $19.3M a year, or $5,648 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,422 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, NE compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Knox County has 26.3 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 3.9 times the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $2.1M, 77% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Knox County would have about 2, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 570 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 8,335 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,422 households. Median household income in Knox County is $64,636, 20% 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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