Groceries and convenience · Metro area · Texas
Grocery stores in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #292 of 387 scored metro areas
#22 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 255
- 50 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 87
- +13.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On groceries · $5,446 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.8M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.4
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 921,549
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #292 of 387 scored metro areas and #22 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area spend about $1.5B a year on groceries, or $5,446 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 255 grocery stores, that is $5.8M per store, 38% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area has 255 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 50 are chain locations, or 20%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 9.4 for every 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 87 businesses with payroll in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area classed as supermarkets and grocery stores, up 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,106 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area grew 5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro 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 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.4 | 6.2 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5.8M | $10.1M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,106 | 2,940 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.0% | +6.7% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,446 | $6,186 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $54,338 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 87+13.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,944
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $220.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 25550 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 158The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro 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 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 921,549+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 270,210
- Median age
- 31.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 568
- Median household income
- $54,338+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,309
- Median home value
- $140,900
- Jobs located here
- 292,679
- Daytime population
- 862,027Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Texas, with the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Midland, TX | 93 | 31 | 4.5 | $14.6M | +9.8% | #1 of 387 |
| 2Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 90 | 525 | 5.3 | $12.6M | +14.0% | #5 of 387 |
| 3Sherman-Denison, TX | 86 | 22 | 4.0 | $15M | +12.8% | #13 of 387 |
| 4San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 85 | 465 | 4.8 | $12.7M | +9.5% | #15 of 387 |
| 5Killeen-Temple, TX | 82 | 64 | 3.6 | $16.2M | +7.2% | #17 of 387 |
| 6Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 77 | 1,637 | 5.7 | $11.4M | +10.6% | #28 of 387 |
| 7Odessa, TX | 75 | 29 | 4.5 | $13.2M | +5.0% | #36 of 387 |
| 8Victoria, TX | 73 | 14 | 3.7 | $15.7M | +1.6% | #43 of 387 |
| 9Lubbock, TX | 70 | 68 | 4.8 | $11.9M | +4.6% | #57 of 387 |
| 10College Station-Bryan, TX | 66 | 55 | 5.2 | $11M | +6.9% | #83 of 387 |
| 22McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 36 | 255 | 9.4 | $5.8M | +5.6% | #292 of 387 |
Other business types in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores29
- Grocery stores36
- Convenience stores25
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 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 255 grocery stores in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area. 50 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 87 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019.
How much do households in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area spend on groceries?
About $1.5B a year, or $5,446 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 255 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $5.8M 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 270,210 households in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area has 9.4 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $5.8M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area would have about 158, against 255 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,106 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area at 921,549 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 270,210 households. The median household income in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area is $54,338 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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. The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area scores 36 for grocery stores (lower middle), #292 of 387 scored metro areas.
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