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Grocery stores in Chambers County, TX

How Chambers County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 92 out of 100: Very high

Ranked #40 of 2,070 scored counties
#13 of 133 scored counties in Texas

Listings
9
6 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$115.7M
On groceries · $6,715 a household
Spending per listing
$12.9M
38% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,594
+22.6% 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, Chambers County has a Groundwork market score of 92 (very high): #40 of 2,070 scored counties and #13 of 133 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery stores.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 grocery stores in Chambers County. Chain locations make up 67% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.

At $6,715 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Chambers County spend about $115.7M a year on groceries. That works out to $12.9M per store, 38% above 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 4 businesses with payroll in Chambers County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 4,307 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Chambers County from 2020 to 2025 at +22.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Chambers 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 Chambers County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureChambers CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.26.26.8
Spending per listing$12.9M$10.1M$9.3M
Households per official establishment4,3072,9402,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.7%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+22.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,715$6,186$6,319
Median household income$109,804$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score9276

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
525
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
96 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Chambers 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 Chambers County

Population, 2025 estimate
57,594+22.6% since 2020
Households
17,229
Median age
36.1
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
597 sq. mi.
People per square mile
86
Median household income
$109,804+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$127,986
Median home value
$329,500
Jobs located here
22,262
Daytime population
47,989Residents 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 Chambers 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
13Chambers County, TX9295.2$12.9M+22.6%#40 of 2,070

Other business types in Chambers County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Chambers County, TX?

There are 9 grocery stores on map listings in Chambers County as of September 2026. 6 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.

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

About $115.7M a year, or $6,715 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $12.9M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,229 households in Chambers County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Chambers County has 5.2 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $12.9M, 38% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Chambers County would have about 12, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,307 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is Chambers County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Chambers County at 57,594 people in 2025, up 22.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,229 households. Median household income in Chambers County is $109,804, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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. Chambers County scores 92 for grocery stores (very high), #40 of 2,070 scored counties.

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 Chambers County

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