Groceries and convenience · County · Idaho
Convenience stores in Shoshone County, ID
The convenience stores in Shoshone County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,775 of 2,261 scored counties
#27 of 27 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.6M
- On groceries · $5,302 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.1
- 51% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,130
- +7.1% since 2020
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What this means
Shoshone County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #1,775 of 2,261 scored counties and #27 of 27 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Shoshone County spend about $30.6M a year on groceries, or $5,302 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 45% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 7 convenience stores on map listings in Shoshone County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 60% across the U.S. That is 12.1 per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Shoshone County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,441 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Shoshone County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Shoshone County compares
The same measures for Idaho 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.
| Measure | Shoshone County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.1 | 9.3 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $6.5M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,441 | 10,803 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.9% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.1% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,302 | $6,000 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $55,527 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $436K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Shoshone 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 Shoshone County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,130+7.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,763
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,638 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $55,527+41.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,324
- Median home value
- $267,400
- Jobs located here
- 4,813
- Daytime population
- 13,557Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ada County, ID | 90 | 143 | 7.1 | $9M | +9.6% | #39 of 2,261 |
| 2Jefferson County, ID | 87 | 6 | 5.9 | $10.4M | +13.6% | #70 of 2,261 |
| 3Canyon County, ID | 80 | 71 | 8.2 | $7.2M | +18.1% | #177 of 2,261 |
| 4Bonner County, ID | 78 | 9 | 4.4 | $13.1M | +14.8% | #214 of 2,261 |
| 5Kootenai County, ID | 77 | 52 | 7.3 | $8.3M | +11.0% | #255 of 2,261 |
| 6Bonneville County, ID | 67 | 45 | 10.2 | $5.9M | +8.9% | #538 of 2,261 |
| 7Gem County, ID | 64 | 7 | 9.2 | $6.3M | +13.0% | #629 of 2,261 |
| 8Bannock County, ID | 64 | 31 | 9.2 | $6.2M | +4.9% | #630 of 2,261 |
| 9Madison County, ID | 59 | 10 | 7.5 | $7.4M | +4.2% | #794 of 2,261 |
| 10Idaho County, ID | 59 | 6 | 8.9 | $6.3M | +7.7% | #804 of 2,261 |
| 27Shoshone County, ID | 31 | 7 | 12.1 | $4.4M | +7.1% | #1,775 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Shoshone County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores33
- Grocery stores26
- Convenience stores31
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many convenience stores are in Shoshone County, ID?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 convenience stores in Shoshone County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Shoshone County, ID spend on groceries?
About $30.6M a year, or $5,302 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 5,763 households in Shoshone County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shoshone County, ID compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Shoshone County has 12.1 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $4.4M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Shoshone County would have about 4, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,441 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Shoshone County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Shoshone County at 14,130 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,763 households. The median household income in Shoshone County is $55,527 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.0% 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. Shoshone County scores 31 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,775 of 2,261 scored counties.
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