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Grocery stores in Gonzales County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,854 of 2,070 scored counties
#125 of 133 scored counties in Texas

Listings
12
5 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$43.5M
On groceries · $5,485 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
61% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.1
2.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,159
+2.5% 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

Gonzales County scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #1,854 of 2,070 scored counties and #125 of 133 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on groceries in Gonzales County comes to about $43.5M a year: $5,485 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 grocery stores, that is $3.6M per store, 61% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

There are 12 grocery stores on map listings in Gonzales County as of September 2026. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 15.1 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for supermarkets and grocery stores in Gonzales County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gonzales County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Gonzales 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 Gonzales County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureGonzales CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.16.26.8
Spending per listing$3.6M$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+2.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,485$6,186$6,319
Median household income$58,672$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score2276

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
125 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Gonzales 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 Gonzales County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,159+2.5% since 2020
Households
7,926
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,067 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$58,672+9.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,588
Median home value
$159,100
Jobs located here
6,995
Daytime population
17,515Residents 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 Gonzales 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
125Gonzales County, TX221215.1$3.6M+2.5%#1,854 of 2,070

Other business types in Gonzales County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Gonzales County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 grocery stores in Gonzales County. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Gonzales County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $43.5M a year, or $5,485 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 7,926 households in Gonzales County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gonzales County has 15.1 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $3.6M, 61% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Gonzales County would have about 5, against 12 on map listings.

How fast is Gonzales County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Gonzales County at 20,159 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,926 households. The median household income in Gonzales County is $58,672 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 9.5% 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. Gonzales County scores 22 for grocery stores (low), #1,854 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 Gonzales County

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