Chain stores in Texas
Texas has locations of 406 of the chains on our maps. The most common is Valero, with 2,096 locations, followed by U-Haul (2,067). The chains most typical of Texas, compared with the rest of the country, are Whataburger, H-E-B and Golden Chick.
Most Texas chains
Chains with far more locations per person in Texas than in the country as a whole.
| Chain | Locations here | Per 100,000 people | vs. national rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whataburger | 785 | 2.5 | 7.1× |
| H-E-B | 347 | 1.1 | 11× |
| Golden Chick | 229 | 0.7 | 9.8× |
| Allsup's | 225 | 0.7 | 6.6× |
| Frost Bank | 214 | 0.7 | 11× |
| Tom Thumb | 152 | 0.5 | 11× |
| HTeaO | 131 | 0.4 | 7.4× |
| Taco Cabana | 107 | 0.3 | 11× |
| Torchy's Tacos | 81 | 0.3 | 7.3× |
| Taco Bueno | 79 | 0.3 | 6.8× |
| Saltgrass Steak House | 66 | 0.2 | 7.4× |
| Freebirds World Burrito | 63 | 0.2 | 11× |
| Fiesta Mart | 59 | 0.2 | 11× |
| Fuzzy's Taco Shop | 55 | 0.2 | 6.2× |
| Mr Gatti's Pizza | 40 | 0.1 | 6.2× |
Most common chains in Texas
| Chain | Category | Locations | Per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valero | Gas brand | 2,096 | 6.7 |
| U-Haul | Services | 2,067 | 6.6 |
| Dollar General | Discount store | 1,895 | 6.1 |
| Subway | Sandwiches & subs | 1,706 | 5.5 |
| Shell | Gas brand | 1,584 | 5.1 |
| Starbucks | Coffee | 1,483 | 4.7 |
| Exxon | Gas brand | 1,314 | 4.2 |
| Chevron | Gas brand | 1,283 | 4.1 |
| McDonald's | Burgers | 1,275 | 4.1 |
| Family Dollar | Discount store | 1,059 | 3.4 |
| Metro by T-Mobile | Electronics & phones | 978 | 3.1 |
| Pizza Hut | Pizza | 944 | 3.0 |
| Sonic Drive-In | Burgers | 899 | 2.9 |
| O'Reilly Auto Parts | Auto parts | 896 | 2.9 |
| Dollar Tree | Discount store | 818 | 2.6 |
| Domino's | Pizza | 790 | 2.5 |
| Whataburger | Burgers | 785 | 2.5 |
| Taco Bell | Mexican | 741 | 2.4 |
| AutoZone | Auto parts | 714 | 2.3 |
| Walgreens | Pharmacy | 705 | 2.3 |
| CVS Pharmacy | Pharmacy | 648 | 2.1 |
| Jackson Hewitt | Services | 607 | 1.9 |
| Cricket Wireless | Electronics & phones | 588 | 1.9 |
| Burger King | Burgers | 556 | 1.8 |
| Jack in the Box | Burgers | 545 | 1.7 |
Big chains with no Texas location
These chains are in at least 30 states but have no Texas location in our data: Hardee's.
Store locations from All the Places (data from September 2026), for the 406 chains in Guess the Chain with a location here. Population: 31,290,831 (Census Bureau estimate for 2024). Counts can be a little off as stores open and close.