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Grocery stores in Johnson County, TX

The grocery stores in Johnson County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 86 out of 100: High

Ranked #103 of 2,070 scored counties
#24 of 133 scored counties in Texas

Listings
34
23 chain locations (68%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$410.1M
On groceries · $6,260 a household
Spending per listing
$12.1M
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
218,048
+20.5% 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

For grocery stores, Johnson County has a Groundwork market score of 86 (high): #103 of 2,070 scored counties and #24 of 133 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery stores.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 grocery stores in Johnson County. Chain locations make up 68% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Households in Johnson County spend about $410.1M a year on groceries, or $6,260 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $12.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 30% above 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 Johnson County was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 3,639 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Johnson County grew 20.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Johnson 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 Johnson County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureJohnson CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.26.26.8
Spending per listing$12.1M$10.1M$9.3M
Households per official establishment3,6392,9402,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.7%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+20.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,260$6,186$6,319
Median household income$84,859$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score8676

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 18
Employees, 2023
1,607
Annual payroll, 2023
$50M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
3423 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
44The 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 Johnson 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 Johnson County

Population, 2025 estimate
218,048+20.5% since 2020
Households
65,507
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
725 sq. mi.
People per square mile
270
Median household income
$84,859+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,542
Median home value
$285,900
Jobs located here
54,539
Daytime population
156,023Residents 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 Johnson 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
24Johnson County, TX86345.2$12.1M+20.5%#103 of 2,070

Other business types in Johnson County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Johnson County, TX?

There are 34 grocery stores on map listings in Johnson County as of September 2026. 23 of them (68%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.

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

About $410.1M a year, or $6,260 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $12.1M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 65,507 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Johnson County has 5.2 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $12.1M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Johnson County would have about 44, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,639 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is Johnson County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Johnson County at 218,048 people in 2025, up 20.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,507 households. Median household income in Johnson County is $84,859, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Johnson County scores 86 for grocery stores (high), #103 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 Johnson County

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