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Grocery stores in Denton County, TX
The grocery stores in Denton County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 96 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #7 of 2,070 scored counties
#3 of 133 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 134
- 75 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- 87
- +16.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.5B
- On groceries · $6,941 a household
- Spending per listing
- $18.7M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,069,346
- +16.9% since 2020
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What this means
For grocery stores, Denton County has a Groundwork market score of 96 (very high): #7 of 2,070 scored counties and #3 of 133 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery stores.
As of September 2026, map listings count 134 grocery stores in Denton County. Of those, 75 are chain locations, or 56%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in Denton County spend about $2.5B a year on groceries, or $6,941 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $18.7M per store, twice the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Denton County was 87 in 2023, up 16.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,142 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $250K have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Denton County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Denton County grew 16.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Denton 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 | Denton County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 6.2 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $18.7M | $10.1M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,142 | 2,940 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.0% | +6.7% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,941 | $6,186 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $111,498 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 96 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 75 → 87+16.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,584
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $146.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13475 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 269The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $250K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Denton 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 Denton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,069,346+16.9% since 2020
- Households
- 360,392
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 878 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,115
- Median household income
- $111,498+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,847
- Median home value
- $437,200
- Jobs located here
- 321,359
- Daytime population
- 759,111Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Texas, with Denton County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Denton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores93
- Grocery stores96
- Convenience stores88
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 Denton County, TX?
Denton County has 134 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 75 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 87 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 16.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Denton County, TX spend on groceries?
About $2.5B a year, or $6,941 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 134 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $18.7M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 360,392 households in Denton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Denton County, TX compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Denton County has 3.7 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $18.7M, twice the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Denton County would have about 269, against 134 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,142 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.0% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Denton County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Denton County at 1,069,346 people in 2025, up 16.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 360,392 households. Median household income in Denton County is $111,498, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. Denton County scores 96 for grocery stores (very high), #7 of 2,070 scored counties.
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