Groceries and convenience · County · Michigan
Convenience stores in Missaukee County, MI
The convenience stores in Missaukee County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,965 of 2,261 scored counties
#69 of 75 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 14
- 4 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $33.5M
- On groceries · $5,669 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 70% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.7
- 3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,274
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Missaukee County scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #1,965 of 2,261 scored counties and #69 of 75 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $5,669 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Missaukee County spend about $33.5M a year on groceries. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 70% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
Missaukee County has 14 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 29%, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.7, 3 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Missaukee County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Missaukee County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Missaukee County compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Missaukee County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.7 | 6.9 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $8.8M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,841 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.9% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,669 | $6,009 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $66,194 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 51 |
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
- 144 chain locations
- 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 Missaukee 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 Missaukee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,274+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 5,909
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 565 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $66,194+40.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,075
- Median home value
- $170,400
- Jobs located here
- 3,625
- Daytime population
- 13,513Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ottawa County, MI | 87 | 62 | 5.6 | $11.5M | +3.9% | #69 of 2,261 |
| 2Livingston County, MI | 86 | 30 | 3.9 | $17.2M | +1.7% | #78 of 2,261 |
| 3Kent County, MI | 83 | 125 | 4.9 | $12.8M | +2.5% | #115 of 2,261 |
| 4Oakland County, MI | 82 | 193 | 3.6 | $18.3M | +1.2% | #125 of 2,261 |
| 5Washtenaw County, MI | 80 | 50 | 3.3 | $19.4M | −0.4% | #158 of 2,261 |
| 6Monroe County, MI | 80 | 25 | 4.0 | $15.4M | +0.7% | #159 of 2,261 |
| 7Leelanau County, MI | 77 | 8 | 8.3 | $8M | +3.0% | #257 of 2,261 |
| 8Clinton County, MI | 76 | 14 | 4.4 | $14.4M | +1.6% | #268 of 2,261 |
| 9Macomb County, MI | 73 | 167 | 4.7 | $13.1M | +0.7% | #339 of 2,261 |
| 10Lapeer County, MI | 73 | 25 | 7.2 | $8.5M | +1.0% | #349 of 2,261 |
| 69Missaukee County, MI | 24 | 14 | 23.7 | $2.4M | +1.4% | #1,965 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Missaukee County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores32
- Grocery stores
- Convenience stores24
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 Missaukee County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 convenience stores in Missaukee County. 4 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Missaukee County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Missaukee County, MI spend on groceries?
About $33.5M a year, or $5,669 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 5,909 households in Missaukee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Missaukee County, MI compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Missaukee County has 23.7 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $2.4M, 70% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Missaukee County would have about 4, against 14 on map listings.
How fast is Missaukee County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Missaukee County at 15,274 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,909 households. The median household income in Missaukee County is $66,194 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.3% 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. Missaukee County scores 24 for convenience stores (low), #1,965 of 2,261 scored counties.
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