Groceries and convenience · County · Michigan
Convenience stores in Newaygo County, MI
How Newaygo County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,275 of 2,261 scored counties
#40 of 75 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 22
- 12 chain locations (55%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $111.5M
- On groceries · $5,674 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,622
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 convenience stores in Newaygo County. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 55%, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.2, 40% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
At $5,674 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Newaygo County spend about $111.5M a year on groceries. Spread across 22 convenience stores, that is $5.1M per store, 36% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Newaygo County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Newaygo County grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Newaygo County is 46 (lower middle), #1,275 of 2,261 scored counties and #40 of 75 scored counties in Michigan.
How Newaygo 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 | Newaygo County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 6.9 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $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 | +3.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,674 | $6,009 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $63,304 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 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
- 2212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Newaygo 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 Newaygo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,622+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 19,651
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 839 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $63,304+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,003
- Median home value
- $186,700
- Jobs located here
- 10,466
- Daytime population
- 41,120Residents 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 |
| 40Newaygo County, MI | 46 | 22 | 11.2 | $5.1M | +3.1% | #1,275 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Newaygo County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores53
- Grocery stores45
- Convenience stores46
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 Newaygo County, MI?
There are 22 convenience stores on map listings in Newaygo County as of September 2026. 12 of them (55%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Newaygo County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Newaygo County, MI spend on groceries?
About $111.5M a year, or $5,674 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5.1M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,651 households in Newaygo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Newaygo County, MI compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Newaygo County has 11.2 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $5.1M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Newaygo County would have about 14, against 22 on map listings.
How fast is Newaygo County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Newaygo County at 51,622 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,651 households. Median household income in Newaygo County is $63,304, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Newaygo County scores 46 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,275 of 2,261 scored counties.
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