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Grocery stores in Wichita County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Wichita County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #538 of 2,070 scored counties
#58 of 133 scored counties in Texas

Listings
25
11 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$280.7M
On groceries · $5,726 a household
Spending per listing
$11.2M
21% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.1
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
129,555
0.0% 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

Household spending on groceries in Wichita County comes to about $280.7M a year: $5,726 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $11.2M per store, 21% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

Wichita County has 25 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (44%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 5.1 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Wichita County in 2023. That is one for every 4,085 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wichita County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. For grocery stores, Wichita County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #538 of 2,070 scored counties and #58 of 133 scored counties in Texas.

How Wichita 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 Wichita County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureWichita CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.16.26.8
Spending per listing$11.2M$10.1M$9.3M
Households per official establishment4,0852,9402,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.7%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,726$6,186$6,319
Median household income$63,524$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score6576

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 12
Employees, 2023
902
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2511 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The 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 Wichita 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 Wichita County

Population, 2025 estimate
129,5550.0% since 2020
Households
49,017
Median age
37.0
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
628 sq. mi.
People per square mile
207
Median household income
$63,524+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,175
Median home value
$153,700
Jobs located here
50,556
Daytime population
130,005Residents 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 Wichita 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
58Wichita County, TX65255.1$11.2M0.0%#538 of 2,070

Other business types in Wichita County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Wichita County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 grocery stores in Wichita County. 11 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.

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

About $280.7M a year, or $5,726 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $11.2M 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 49,017 households in Wichita County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wichita County has 5.1 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $11.2M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Wichita County would have about 30, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,085 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is Wichita County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Wichita County at 129,555 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,017 households. The median household income in Wichita County is $63,524 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Wichita County scores 65 for grocery stores (upper middle), #538 of 2,070 scored counties.

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

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