Groceries and convenience · Metro area · Michigan
Convenience stores in the Saginaw, MI metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in the Saginaw, MI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #308 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 62
- 33 chain locations (53%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $441.5M
- On groceries · $5,663 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.1M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 187,688
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Saginaw metro area scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #308 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 62 convenience stores in the Saginaw metro area. 33 of them (53%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 8.0 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Household spending on groceries in the Saginaw metro area comes to about $441.5M a year: $5,663 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $7.1M per store, 10% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in the Saginaw metro area classed as convenience stores, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 3,544 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Saginaw metro area declined 1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Saginaw metro area 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 | Saginaw metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 6.9 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $7.1M | $8.8M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,544 | 4,841 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +5.9% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,663 | $6,009 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $60,622 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 220.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 134
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6233 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The 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 the Saginaw metro area, 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 the Saginaw metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 187,688−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 77,958
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 801 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 236
- Median household income
- $60,622+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,545
- Median home value
- $152,800
- Jobs located here
- 77,780
- Daytime population
- 194,916Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Saginaw metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 76 | 245 | 5.6 | $11.2M | +2.8% | #32 of 387 |
| 2Ann Arbor, MI | 75 | 50 | 3.3 | $19.4M | −0.4% | #36 of 387 |
| 3Monroe, MI | 74 | 25 | 4.0 | $15.4M | +0.7% | #41 of 387 |
| 4Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 65 | 842 | 4.8 | $12.9M | +0.1% | #88 of 387 |
| 5Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 61 | 72 | 6.7 | $9M | +0.8% | #120 of 387 |
| 6Midland, MI | 58 | 20 | 5.7 | $10.7M | +0.3% | #144 of 387 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 58 | 78 | 6.1 | $9.7M | +0.1% | #145 of 387 |
| 7Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 52 | 127 | 6.5 | $9.1M | +1.4% | #187 of 387 |
| 8Traverse City, MI | 49 | 70 | 10.7 | $5.8M | +2.2% | #212 of 387 |
| 9Flint, MI | 40 | 121 | 7.2 | $7.9M | −1.1% | #256 of 387 |
| 11Saginaw, MI | 32 | 62 | 8.0 | $7.1M | −1.1% | #308 of 387 |
Other business types in the Saginaw metro area
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 stores32
- Convenience stores32
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 the Saginaw, MI metro area?
There are 62 convenience stores on map listings in the Saginaw metro area as of September 2026. 33 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in the Saginaw, MI metro area spend on groceries?
About $441.5M a year, or $5,663 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.1M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 77,958 households in the Saginaw metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Saginaw, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
The Saginaw metro area has 8.0 convenience stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.1M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, the Saginaw metro area would have about 56, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,544 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Saginaw, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Saginaw metro area at 187,688 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 77,958 households. Median household income in the Saginaw metro area is $60,622, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.3%, 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. The Saginaw metro area scores 32 for convenience stores (lower middle), #308 of 387 scored metro areas.
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