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Grocery stores in Deaf Smith County, TX

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
2 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$34M
On groceries · $5,612 a household
Spending per listing
$17M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
18,626
+0.5% 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 Deaf Smith County spend about $34M a year on groceries, or $5,612 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $17M of household spending for each store on map listings. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

Deaf Smith County has 2 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households.

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

Population estimates show Deaf Smith County grew 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 grocery stores on map listings, Deaf Smith County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Deaf Smith 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 Deaf Smith County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureDeaf Smith CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.36.26.8
Spending per listing$17M$10.1M$9.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,9402,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.7%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,612$6,186$6,319
Median household income$60,799$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored76

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
22 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 Deaf Smith 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 Deaf Smith County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,626+0.5% since 2020
Households
6,051
Median age
31.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,497 sq. mi.
People per square mile
12
Median household income
$60,799+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,276
Median home value
$121,300
Jobs located here
8,711
Daytime population
18,792Residents 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 Deaf Smith 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
Deaf Smith County, TXNot scored23.3$17M+0.5%

Other business types in Deaf Smith County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Deaf Smith County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 grocery stores in Deaf Smith County. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Deaf Smith County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $34M a year, or $5,612 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $17M 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 6,051 households in Deaf Smith County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Deaf Smith County has 2 grocery stores on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Deaf Smith County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Deaf Smith County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Deaf Smith County at 18,626 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,051 households. The median household income in Deaf Smith County is $60,799 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.3% 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. Deaf Smith County has no market score for grocery stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Deaf Smith County. It maps the grocery stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for grocery stores · All 56 business types in Deaf Smith County

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