Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Texas
Grocery stores in the Kingsville, TX area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in the Kingsville, TX area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #296 of 506 scored small-town markets
#21 of 32 scored small-town markets based in Texas
- Listings
- 9
- 3 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $65.4M
- On groceries · $5,522 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.3M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,315
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 grocery stores in the Kingsville area. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.6, 12% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
At $5,522 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Kingsville area spend about $65.4M a year on groceries. Spread across 9 grocery stores, that is $7.3M per store, 22% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in the Kingsville area classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 3,951 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Kingsville area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Kingsville area scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #296 of 506 scored small-town markets and #21 of 32 scored small-town markets based in Texas.
How the Kingsville 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.
| Measure | Kingsville area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 6.2 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $7.3M | $10.1M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,951 | 2,940 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.7% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,522 | $6,186 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $61,292 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 337
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 93 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Kingsville 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 Kingsville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,315−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 11,853
- Median age
- 31.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 881 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $61,292
- Average household income
- $72,637
- Median home value
- $161,300
- Jobs located here
- 10,003
- Daytime population
- 27,479Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Texas for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Kingsville area marked.
Top small-town markets in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gainesville, TX | 93 | 6 | 3.6 | $16.8M | +6.5% | #2 of 506 |
| 2Granbury, TX | 93 | 12 | 4.7 | $13.4M | +13.6% | #3 of 506 |
| 3Brenham, TX | 88 | 6 | 3.9 | $15.6M | +7.0% | #7 of 506 |
| 4Bonham, TX | 82 | 8 | 6.3 | $9.5M | +9.2% | #22 of 506 |
| 5Kerrville, TX | 80 | 13 | 5.7 | $10.3M | +2.5% | #26 of 506 |
| 6Sulphur Springs, TX | 76 | 9 | 6.4 | $9.1M | +6.1% | #40 of 506 |
| 7Mineral Wells, TX | 70 | 7 | 6.2 | $9.2M | +8.2% | #72 of 506 |
| 8Athens, TX | 69 | 24 | 7.1 | $8.1M | +7.5% | #82 of 506 |
| 9Del Rio, TX | 66 | 10 | 5.9 | $9.5M | +0.5% | #107 of 506 |
| 10Jacksonville, TX | 64 | 14 | 7.7 | $7.4M | +5.4% | #114 of 506 |
| 21Kingsville, TX | 47 | 9 | 7.6 | $7.3M | −2.2% | #296 of 506 |
Other business types in the Kingsville area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores41
- Grocery stores47
- Convenience stores31
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 the Kingsville, TX area?
There are 9 grocery stores on map listings in the Kingsville area as of September 2026. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in the Kingsville, TX area spend on groceries?
About $65.4M a year, or $5,522 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $7.3M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,853 households in the Kingsville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Kingsville, TX area compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
The Kingsville area has 7.6 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $7.3M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, the Kingsville area would have about 7, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,951 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is the Kingsville, TX area growing?
Population estimates put the Kingsville area at 30,315 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,853 households. Median household income in the Kingsville area is $61,292, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Kingsville area scores 47 for grocery stores (lower middle), #296 of 506 scored small-town markets.
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