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Grocery stores in Llano County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #248 of 2,070 scored counties
#40 of 133 scored counties in Texas

Listings
5
4 chain locations (80%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$64.5M
On groceries · $5,993 a household
Spending per listing
$12.9M
39% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.6
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,353
+9.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 grocery stores in Llano County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 80%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Households in Llano County spend about $64.5M a year on groceries, or $5,993 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 grocery stores, that is $12.9M per store, 39% 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 Llano County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 2,691 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Llano County grew 9.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery stores, Llano County has a Groundwork market score of 77 (high): #248 of 2,070 scored counties and #40 of 133 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Llano 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 Llano County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureLlano CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.66.26.8
Spending per listing$12.9M$10.1M$9.3M
Households per official establishment2,6912,9402,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.7%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,993$6,186$6,319
Median household income$67,530$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score7776

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
219
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
54 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 Llano 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 Llano County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,353+9.5% since 2020
Households
10,765
Median age
54.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
934 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$67,530+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$107,610
Median home value
$356,500
Jobs located here
5,246
Daytime population
18,413Residents 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 Llano 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
40Llano County, TX7754.6$12.9M+9.5%#248 of 2,070

Other business types in Llano County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Llano County, TX?

There are 5 grocery stores on map listings in Llano County as of September 2026. 4 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.

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

About $64.5M a year, or $5,993 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $12.9M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,765 households in Llano County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Llano County has 4.6 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $12.9M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Llano County would have about 7, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,691 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is Llano County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Llano County at 23,353 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,765 households. Median household income in Llano County is $67,530, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.4%, 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. Llano County scores 77 for grocery stores (high), #248 of 2,070 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery stores · All 56 business types in Llano County

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