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Convenience stores in Summit County, CO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Summit County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #694 of 2,261 scored counties
#21 of 34 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
14
12 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$86.2M
On groceries · $6,871 a household
Spending per listing
$6.2M
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.2
40% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
31,517
+0.9% 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 Summit County spend about $86.2M a year on groceries, or $6,871 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $6.2M per store, 22% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

Summit County has 14 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 86% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That is 11.2 per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Summit County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Summit County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Summit County is 62 (upper middle), #694 of 2,261 scored counties and #21 of 34 scored counties in Colorado.

How Summit County compares

The same measures for Colorado and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the convenience 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.

Convenience stores in Summit County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureSummit CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.27.18.0
Spending per listing$6.2M$9.2M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a7,8623,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.8%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,871$6,458$6,319
Median household income$109,773$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score6273

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
1412 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 convenience stores in Summit 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 Summit County

Population, 2025 estimate
31,517+0.9% since 2020
Households
12,545
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
608 sq. mi.
People per square mile
51
Median household income
$109,773+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$147,734
Median home value
$939,900
Jobs located here
24,362
Daytime population
36,471Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Summit County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Douglas County, CO98715.1$14.7M+10.9%#2 of 2,261
2Broomfield County, CO94113.5$20.4M+6.3%#9 of 2,261
3Weld County, CO91826.6$9.7M+14.2%#31 of 2,261
4Larimer County, CO88855.5$11.6M+4.8%#56 of 2,261
5Park County, CO8466.7$9.7M+5.1%#105 of 2,261
6Arapahoe County, CO821586.1$10.7M+2.8%#130 of 2,261
7Adams County, CO811447.6$8.4M+6.6%#153 of 2,261
8Boulder County, CO80725.3$12.7M−0.7%#163 of 2,261
9Denver County, CO802206.6$9.9M+3.2%#169 of 2,261
10Jefferson County, CO791466.0$11.2M−0.5%#187 of 2,261
21Summit County, CO621411.2$6.2M+0.9%#694 of 2,261

Other business types in Summit County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Summit County, CO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 convenience stores in Summit County. 12 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Summit County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Summit County, CO spend on groceries?

About $86.2M a year, or $6,871 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $6.2M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,545 households in Summit County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Summit County, CO compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Summit County has 11.2 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $6.2M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Summit County would have about 11, against 14 on map listings.

How fast is Summit County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Summit County at 31,517 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,545 households. The median household income in Summit County is $109,773 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.5% 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. Summit County scores 62 for convenience stores (upper middle), #694 of 2,261 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for convenience stores · All 56 business types in Summit County

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