Groceries and convenience · County · Texas
Grocery stores in Aransas County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Aransas County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #251 of 2,070 scored counties
#41 of 133 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $73.2M
- On groceries · $5,869 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.2M
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,146
- +9.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $5,869 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Aransas County spend about $73.2M a year on groceries. That works out to $12.2M per store, 31% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 6 grocery stores on map listings in Aransas County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 33%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, 29% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for supermarkets and grocery stores in Aransas County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Aransas County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Aransas County is 77 (high), #251 of 2,070 scored counties and #41 of 133 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Aransas County compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Aransas County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 6.2 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $12.2M | $10.1M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,940 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.7% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,869 | $6,186 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $69,466 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 76 |
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
- 62 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 Aransas 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 Aransas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,146+9.3% since 2020
- Households
- 12,478
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 252 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 99
- Median household income
- $69,466+53.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,246
- Median home value
- $265,400
- Jobs located here
- 5,584
- Daytime population
- 21,119Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Comal County, TX | 98 | 18 | 2.5 | $26.6M | +27.9% | #1 of 2,070 |
| 2Kendall County, TX | 98 | 6 | 3.4 | $20.4M | +19.6% | #2 of 2,070 |
| 3Denton County, TX | 96 | 134 | 3.7 | $18.7M | +16.9% | #7 of 2,070 |
| 4Wilson County, TX | 95 | 5 | 2.7 | $23.4M | +12.2% | #9 of 2,070 |
| 5Guadalupe County, TX | 95 | 24 | 3.7 | $17.5M | +15.8% | #15 of 2,070 |
| 6Williamson County, TX | 95 | 115 | 4.6 | $15.2M | +22.3% | #17 of 2,070 |
| 7Waller County, TX | 94 | 6 | 3.3 | $19.3M | +21.9% | #21 of 2,070 |
| 8Collin County, TX | 93 | 184 | 4.4 | $16.1M | +20.6% | #27 of 2,070 |
| 9Hays County, TX | 93 | 43 | 4.3 | $14.9M | +24.8% | #28 of 2,070 |
| 10Midland County, TX | 93 | 30 | 4.4 | $14.7M | +10.0% | #29 of 2,070 |
| 41Aransas County, TX | 77 | 6 | 4.8 | $12.2M | +9.3% | #251 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Aransas County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores56
- Grocery stores77
- Convenience stores41
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 Aransas County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 grocery stores in Aransas County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Aransas County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Aransas County, TX spend on groceries?
About $73.2M a year, or $5,869 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $12.2M 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 12,478 households in Aransas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Aransas County, TX compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Aransas County has 4.8 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $12.2M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Aransas County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Aransas County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Aransas County at 26,146 people in 2025, up 9.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,478 households. The median household income in Aransas County is $69,466 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 53.9% 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. Aransas County scores 77 for grocery stores (high), #251 of 2,070 scored counties.
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