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Grocery stores in Nolan County, TX
How Nolan County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,934 of 2,070 scored counties
#128 of 133 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $32.1M
- On groceries · $5,459 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.4M
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,117
- −4.1% since 2020
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What this means
For grocery stores, Nolan County has a Groundwork market score of 16 (low): #1,934 of 2,070 scored counties and #128 of 133 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $5,459 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Nolan County spend about $32.1M a year on groceries. That is about $5.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 42% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 6 grocery stores on map listings in Nolan County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 10.2 for every 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for supermarkets and grocery stores in Nolan County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Nolan County declined 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Nolan 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.
| Measure | Nolan County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 6.2 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5.4M | $10.1M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,940 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.7% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,459 | $6,186 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $50,747 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 76 |
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
- 62 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 Nolan 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 Nolan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,117−4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,886
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 912 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 16
- Median household income
- $50,747+11.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,510
- Median home value
- $96,300
- Jobs located here
- 5,992
- Daytime population
- 13,606Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Comal County, TX | 98 | 18 | 2.5 | $26.6M | +27.9% | #1 of 2,070 |
| 2Kendall County, TX | 98 | 6 | 3.4 | $20.4M | +19.6% | #2 of 2,070 |
| 3Denton County, TX | 96 | 134 | 3.7 | $18.7M | +16.9% | #7 of 2,070 |
| 4Wilson County, TX | 95 | 5 | 2.7 | $23.4M | +12.2% | #9 of 2,070 |
| 5Guadalupe County, TX | 95 | 24 | 3.7 | $17.5M | +15.8% | #15 of 2,070 |
| 6Williamson County, TX | 95 | 115 | 4.6 | $15.2M | +22.3% | #17 of 2,070 |
| 7Waller County, TX | 94 | 6 | 3.3 | $19.3M | +21.9% | #21 of 2,070 |
| 8Collin County, TX | 93 | 184 | 4.4 | $16.1M | +20.6% | #27 of 2,070 |
| 9Hays County, TX | 93 | 43 | 4.3 | $14.9M | +24.8% | #28 of 2,070 |
| 10Midland County, TX | 93 | 30 | 4.4 | $14.7M | +10.0% | #29 of 2,070 |
| 128Nolan County, TX | 16 | 6 | 10.2 | $5.4M | −4.1% | #1,934 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Nolan County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores9
- Grocery stores16
- Convenience stores7
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 Nolan County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 grocery stores in Nolan County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Nolan County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Nolan County, TX spend on groceries?
About $32.1M a year, or $5,459 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $5.4M 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 5,886 households in Nolan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nolan County, TX compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Nolan County has 10.2 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $5.4M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Nolan County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Nolan County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Nolan County at 14,117 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,886 households. The median household income in Nolan County is $50,747 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 11.4% 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. Nolan County scores 16 for grocery stores (low), #1,934 of 2,070 scored counties.
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