Groceries and convenience · County · Oregon
Convenience stores in Jackson County, OR
The convenience stores in Jackson County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,354 of 2,261 scored counties
#13 of 28 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 72
- 38 chain locations (53%)
- Official establishments
- 62
- +26.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $539.6M
- On groceries · $5,863 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.5M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 221,795
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 72 convenience stores in Jackson County. Chain locations make up 53% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 7.8 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in Jackson County spend about $539.6M a year on groceries, or $5,863 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 72 convenience stores, that is $7.5M per store, 5% 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 62 businesses with payroll in Jackson County classed as convenience stores, up 26.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,484 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Jackson County.
Population estimates put the population change in Jackson County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Jackson County is 43 (lower middle), #1,354 of 2,261 scored counties and #13 of 28 scored counties in Oregon.
How Jackson County compares
The same measures for Oregon 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 | Jackson County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $7.5M | $7.7M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,484 | 1,762 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +26.5% | +10.4% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,863 | $6,152 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $73,999 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49 → 62+26.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 388
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7238 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 69The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Jackson 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 Jackson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 221,795−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 92,035
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,783 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $73,999+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,011
- Median home value
- $430,200
- Jobs located here
- 90,545
- Daytime population
- 223,934Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbia County, OR | 79 | 9 | 4.3 | $14.2M | +2.6% | #182 of 2,261 |
| 2Deschutes County, OR | 77 | 49 | 5.8 | $11.1M | +6.8% | #245 of 2,261 |
| 3Washington County, OR | 71 | 127 | 5.4 | $12.4M | +1.8% | #392 of 2,261 |
| 4Clackamas County, OR | 68 | 88 | 5.4 | $12.3M | +0.9% | #476 of 2,261 |
| 5Benton County, OR | 65 | 26 | 6.7 | $8.9M | +4.4% | #574 of 2,261 |
| 6Polk County, OR | 61 | 25 | 7.6 | $8.1M | +2.3% | #712 of 2,261 |
| 7Jefferson County, OR | 56 | 7 | 7.9 | $7.4M | +4.7% | #892 of 2,261 |
| 8Yamhill County, OR | 55 | 34 | 8.7 | $7.2M | +2.2% | #929 of 2,261 |
| 9Crook County, OR | 54 | 12 | 11.1 | $5.5M | +10.6% | #991 of 2,261 |
| 10Marion County, OR | 52 | 102 | 8.0 | $7.5M | +2.7% | #1,049 of 2,261 |
| 13Jackson County, OR | 43 | 72 | 7.8 | $7.5M | −0.9% | #1,354 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Jackson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores40
- Grocery stores43
- Convenience stores43
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 Jackson County, OR?
There are 72 convenience stores on map listings in Jackson County as of September 2026. 38 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 62 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 26.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Jackson County, OR spend on groceries?
About $539.6M a year, or $5,863 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.5M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 92,035 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jackson County, OR compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Jackson County has 7.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.5M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Jackson County would have about 69, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,484 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Jackson County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Jackson County at 221,795 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 92,035 households. Median household income in Jackson County is $73,999, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.5%, 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. Jackson County scores 43 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,354 of 2,261 scored counties.
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