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Grocery stores in Bastrop County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Bastrop County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 83 out of 100: High

Ranked #144 of 2,070 scored counties
#29 of 133 scored counties in Texas

Listings
22
8 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$231.6M
On groceries · $6,281 a household
Spending per listing
$10.5M
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.0
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
118,908
+21.3% 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

For grocery stores, Bastrop County has a Groundwork market score of 83 (high): #144 of 2,070 scored counties and #29 of 133 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery stores.

At $6,281 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Bastrop County spend about $231.6M a year on groceries. That works out to $10.5M per store, 13% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

There are 22 grocery stores on map listings in Bastrop County as of September 2026. 8 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 6.0 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Bastrop County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 3,687 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Population estimates show Bastrop County grew 21.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Bastrop 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.

Grocery stores in Bastrop County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureBastrop CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.06.26.8
Spending per listing$10.5M$10.1M$9.3M
Households per official establishment3,6872,9402,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.7%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+21.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,281$6,186$6,319
Median household income$86,226$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score8376

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 10
Employees, 2023
1,062
Annual payroll, 2023
$33.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
228 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The 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 Bastrop 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 Bastrop County

Population, 2025 estimate
118,908+21.3% since 2020
Households
36,868
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
888 sq. mi.
People per square mile
120
Median household income
$86,226+33.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,668
Median home value
$314,800
Jobs located here
20,875
Daytime population
80,305Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Texas

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

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Comal County, TX98182.5$26.6M+27.9%#1 of 2,070
2Kendall County, TX9863.4$20.4M+19.6%#2 of 2,070
3Denton County, TX961343.7$18.7M+16.9%#7 of 2,070
4Wilson County, TX9552.7$23.4M+12.2%#9 of 2,070
5Guadalupe County, TX95243.7$17.5M+15.8%#15 of 2,070
6Williamson County, TX951154.6$15.2M+22.3%#17 of 2,070
7Waller County, TX9463.3$19.3M+21.9%#21 of 2,070
8Collin County, TX931844.4$16.1M+20.6%#27 of 2,070
9Hays County, TX93434.3$14.9M+24.8%#28 of 2,070
10Midland County, TX93304.4$14.7M+10.0%#29 of 2,070
29Bastrop County, TX83226.0$10.5M+21.3%#144 of 2,070

Other business types in Bastrop County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Bastrop County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 22 grocery stores in Bastrop County. 8 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.

How much do households in Bastrop County, TX spend on groceries?

About $231.6M a year, or $6,281 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $10.5M 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 36,868 households in Bastrop County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bastrop County, TX compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Bastrop County has 6.0 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $10.5M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Bastrop County would have about 25, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,687 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is Bastrop County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Bastrop County at 118,908 people in 2025, up 21.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 36,868 households. The median household income in Bastrop County is $86,226 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.5% 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. Bastrop County scores 83 for grocery stores (high), #144 of 2,070 scored counties.

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