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Grocery stores in Taylor County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Taylor County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #216 of 2,070 scored counties
#35 of 133 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 23
- 15 chain locations (65%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $319.4M
- On groceries · $5,813 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.9M
- 49% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 150,077
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Taylor County spend about $319.4M a year on groceries, or $5,813 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $13.9M per store, 49% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
Taylor County has 23 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 65% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 4.2 for every 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Taylor County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 3,924 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Taylor County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Taylor County scores 79 (high) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #216 of 2,070 scored counties and #35 of 133 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Taylor 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 | Taylor County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 6.2 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $13.9M | $10.1M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,924 | 2,940 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.7% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,813 | $6,186 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $67,139 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 1,349
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $37.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2315 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 Taylor 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 Taylor County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 150,077+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 54,934
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 916 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 159
- Median household income
- $67,139+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,419
- Median home value
- $198,600
- Jobs located here
- 64,893
- Daytime population
- 148,613Residents 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 |
| 35Taylor County, TX | 79 | 23 | 4.2 | $13.9M | +4.6% | #216 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Taylor County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores65
- Grocery stores79
- Convenience stores58
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 Taylor County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 grocery stores in Taylor County. 15 of them (65%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Taylor County, TX spend on groceries?
About $319.4M a year, or $5,813 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $13.9M 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 54,934 households in Taylor County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Taylor County, TX compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Taylor County has 4.2 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $13.9M, 49% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Taylor County would have about 34, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,924 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Taylor County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Taylor County at 150,077 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,934 households. The median household income in Taylor County is $67,139 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.3% 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. Taylor County scores 79 for grocery stores (high), #216 of 2,070 scored counties.
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