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Grocery stores in Sabine County, TX

How Sabine County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$26.1M
On groceries · $5,615 a household
Spending per listing
$8.7M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,012
+1.2% 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

Households in Sabine County spend about $26.1M a year on groceries, or $5,615 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 grocery stores, that is $8.7M per store, 6% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

There are 3 grocery stores on map listings in Sabine County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.5, 4% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for supermarkets and grocery stores in Sabine County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Sabine County grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 grocery stores on map listings, Sabine County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Sabine 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 Sabine County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureSabine CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.56.26.8
Spending per listing$8.7M$10.1M$9.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,9402,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.7%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,615$6,186$6,319
Median household income$66,585$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored76

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
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Sabine 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 Sabine County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,012+1.2% since 2020
Households
4,649
Median age
50.9
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
492 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$66,585+90.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,184
Median home value
$153,100
Jobs located here
2,322
Daytime population
9,215Residents 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 Sabine 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
Sabine County, TXNot scored36.5$8.7M+1.2%

Other business types in Sabine County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Sabine County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 grocery stores in Sabine County. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Sabine County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $26.1M a year, or $5,615 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $8.7M 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 4,649 households in Sabine County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sabine County has 6.5 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $8.7M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending.

How fast is Sabine County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Sabine County at 10,012 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,649 households. The median household income in Sabine County is $66,585 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 90.3% 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. Sabine County has no market score for grocery stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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 Sabine County

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