Groceries and convenience · County · Michigan
Convenience stores in Oakland County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Oakland County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #125 of 2,261 scored counties
#4 of 75 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 193
- 101 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 89
- +9.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.5B
- On groceries · $6,644 a household
- Spending per listing
- $18.3M
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 55% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,288,337
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Oakland County is 82 (high), #125 of 2,261 scored counties and #4 of 75 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for convenience stores.
As of September 2026, map listings count 193 convenience stores in Oakland County. Chain locations make up 52% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That is 3.6 per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
At $6,644 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Oakland County spend about $3.5B a year on groceries. That works out to $18.3M per store, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Oakland County was 89 in 2023, up 9.9% from 2019. That is one for every 5,960 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Oakland County. Population estimates show Oakland County grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Oakland 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 | Oakland County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 6.9 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $18.3M | $8.8M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,960 | 4,841 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.9% | +5.9% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,644 | $6,009 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $97,760 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 81 → 89+9.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 561
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 193101 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 447The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Oakland 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 Oakland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,288,337+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 530,460
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 867 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,475
- Median household income
- $97,760+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $134,121
- Median home value
- $343,600
- Jobs located here
- 726,660
- Daytime population
- 1,442,622Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Oakland County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Oakland County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores77
- Grocery stores69
- Convenience stores82
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 Oakland County, MI?
Oakland County has 193 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 101 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 89 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 9.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Oakland County, MI spend on groceries?
About $3.5B a year, or $6,644 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 193 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $18.3M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 530,460 households in Oakland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Oakland County, MI compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Oakland County has 3.6 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $18.3M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Oakland County would have about 447, against 193 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,960 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Oakland County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Oakland County at 1,288,337 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 530,460 households. Median household income in Oakland County is $97,760, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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. Oakland County scores 82 for convenience stores (high), #125 of 2,261 scored counties.
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