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Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Texas

Grocery stores in the Hereford, TX area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in the Hereford, TX area, set against other small-town markets 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 grocery stores in the Hereford area. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on groceries in the Hereford area comes to about $34M a year: $5,612 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 grocery stores, that is $17M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the Hereford area: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Hereford area grew 0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 grocery stores on map listings, the Hereford area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Hereford area 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 Hereford, TX area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureHereford areaTexasU.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 the Hereford area, 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 the Hereford area

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 small-town markets in Texas for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Hereford area marked.

Top small-town markets in Texas

Small-town markets in Texas ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Gainesville, TX9363.6$16.8M+6.5%#2 of 506
2Granbury, TX93124.7$13.4M+13.6%#3 of 506
3Brenham, TX8863.9$15.6M+7.0%#7 of 506
4Bonham, TX8286.3$9.5M+9.2%#22 of 506
5Kerrville, TX80135.7$10.3M+2.5%#26 of 506
6Sulphur Springs, TX7696.4$9.1M+6.1%#40 of 506
7Mineral Wells, TX7076.2$9.2M+8.2%#72 of 506
8Athens, TX69247.1$8.1M+7.5%#82 of 506
9Del Rio, TX66105.9$9.5M+0.5%#107 of 506
10Jacksonville, TX64147.7$7.4M+5.4%#114 of 506
Hereford, TXNot scored23.3$17M+0.5%

Other business types in the Hereford area

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in the Hereford, TX area?

The Hereford area has 2 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in the Hereford area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Hereford, TX area 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. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,051 households in the Hereford area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Hereford, TX area compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

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

How fast is the Hereford, TX area growing?

Population estimates put the Hereford area at 18,626 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,051 households. Median household income in the Hereford area is $60,799, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Hereford area 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?

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery stores · All 56 business types in the Hereford area

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