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Grocery stores in Pawnee County, OK

The grocery stores in Pawnee County, OK, 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
2 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$33.9M
On groceries · $5,554 a household
Spending per listing
$8.5M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,029
+3.1% 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

Households in Pawnee County spend about $33.9M a year on groceries, or $5,554 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $8.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 9% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

Pawnee County has 4 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.

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

Population estimates show Pawnee County grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 grocery stores on map listings, Pawnee County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Pawnee County compares

The same measures for Oklahoma 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 Pawnee County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasurePawnee CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.55.56.8
Spending per listing$8.5M$10.6M$9.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a3,1312,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.7%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,554$5,787$6,319
Median household income$58,738$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored67

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
42 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Pawnee 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 Pawnee County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,029+3.1% since 2020
Households
6,108
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
568 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$58,738+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,199
Median home value
$131,500
Jobs located here
3,630
Daytime population
12,439Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Oklahoma

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

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Canadian County, OK95193.3$19.3M+20.4%#12 of 2,070
2Wagoner County, OK9482.5$24.1M+14.6%#19 of 2,070
3McClain County, OK9163.7$17M+18.4%#44 of 2,070
4Rogers County, OK90123.3$18.8M+7.1%#51 of 2,070
5Logan County, OK9073.9$15.9M+11.5%#52 of 2,070
6Grady County, OK8394.4$13.8M+7.7%#135 of 2,070
7Cleveland County, OK82383.3$18.6M+2.6%#146 of 2,070
8Creek County, OK80113.9$14.6M+4.4%#185 of 2,070
9Pottawatomie County, OK77103.7$15M+3.5%#241 of 2,070
10Bryan County, OK7594.9$11.3M+10.9%#299 of 2,070
Pawnee County, OKNot scored46.5$8.5M+3.1%

Other business types in Pawnee County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Pawnee County, OK?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 grocery stores in Pawnee County. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Pawnee County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Pawnee County, OK spend on groceries?

About $33.9M a year, or $5,554 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $8.5M 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 6,108 households in Pawnee County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pawnee County, OK compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Pawnee County has 6.5 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $8.5M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending.

How fast is Pawnee County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Pawnee County at 16,029 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,108 households. The median household income in Pawnee County is $58,738 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Pawnee 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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How the score works · Top markets for grocery stores · All 56 business types in Pawnee County

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