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Grocery stores in Bowie County, TX
The grocery stores in Bowie County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,731 of 2,070 scored counties
#121 of 133 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 39
- 22 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $197.1M
- On groceries · $5,621 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.1
- 63% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 92,696
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Bowie County is 27 (lower middle), #1,731 of 2,070 scored counties and #121 of 133 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 39 grocery stores in Bowie County. Chain locations make up 56% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 11.1 per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Household spending on groceries in Bowie County comes to about $197.1M a year: $5,621 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.1M per store, 46% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Bowie County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 2,063 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $450K has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Bowie County. Population estimates put the population change in Bowie County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Bowie 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 | Bowie County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.1 | 6.2 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $10.1M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,063 | 2,940 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.7% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,621 | $6,186 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $59,803 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 827
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3922 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $450K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Bowie 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 Bowie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 92,696−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 35,073
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 885 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 104
- Median household income
- $59,803+19.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,943
- Median home value
- $173,000
- Jobs located here
- 39,161
- Daytime population
- 93,908Residents 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 |
| 121Bowie County, TX | 27 | 39 | 11.1 | $5.1M | −0.2% | #1,731 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Bowie County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores28
- Grocery stores27
- Convenience stores37
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 Bowie County, TX?
Bowie County has 39 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 22 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Bowie County, TX spend on groceries?
About $197.1M a year, or $5,621 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $5.1M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,073 households in Bowie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bowie County, TX compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Bowie County has 11.1 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $5.1M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Bowie County would have about 21, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,063 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Bowie County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Bowie County at 92,696 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,073 households. Median household income in Bowie County is $59,803, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.2%, 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. Bowie County scores 27 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,731 of 2,070 scored counties.
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