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Grocery stores in Galveston County, TX
The grocery stores in Galveston County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #220 of 2,070 scored counties
#36 of 133 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 77
- 31 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- +2.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $894.4M
- On groceries · $6,358 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.6M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 372,207
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 77 grocery stores in Galveston County. Of those, 31 are chain locations, or 40%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.5, 19% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Household spending on groceries in Galveston County comes to about $894.4M a year: $6,358 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $11.6M of household spending for each store on map listings, 25% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Galveston County in 2023, up 2.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,993 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Galveston County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Galveston County grew 5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Galveston County is 79 (high), #220 of 2,070 scored counties and #36 of 133 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Galveston 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 | Galveston County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $11.6M | $10.1M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,993 | 2,940 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.2% | +6.7% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,358 | $6,186 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $86,105 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46 → 47+2.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,202
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $102.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7731 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 96The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Galveston 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 Galveston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 372,207+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 140,660
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 379 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 946
- Median household income
- $86,105+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,259
- Median home value
- $314,600
- Jobs located here
- 122,596
- Daytime population
- 313,358Residents 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 Galveston 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 |
| 36Galveston County, TX | 79 | 77 | 5.5 | $11.6M | +5.9% | #220 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Galveston County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores71
- Grocery stores79
- Convenience stores67
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 Galveston County, TX?
There are 77 grocery stores on map listings in Galveston County as of September 2026. 31 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 2.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Galveston County, TX spend on groceries?
About $894.4M a year, or $6,358 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $11.6M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 140,660 households in Galveston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Galveston County, TX compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Galveston County has 5.5 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $11.6M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Galveston County would have about 96, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,993 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.2% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Galveston County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Galveston County at 372,207 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 140,660 households. Median household income in Galveston County is $86,105, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.4%, 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. Galveston County scores 79 for grocery stores (high), #220 of 2,070 scored counties.
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