Market rankings · Washington
Convenience stores in Washington
Markets across Washington ranked by the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,801
- 999 chain locations (55%)
- Official establishments
- 678
- +24.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $20B
- On groceries
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 26% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $11.1M
- 41% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #2 of 51
- Market score 73 · Upper middle
A site report maps the convenience stores on map listings around any address in Washington by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,801 convenience stores in Washington. Of those, 999 are chain locations, or 55%, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.9, 26% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
At $6,520 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Washington spend about $20B a year on groceries. Spread across 1,801 convenience stores, that is $11.1M per store, 41% above 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 678 businesses with payroll in Washington classed as convenience stores, up 24.6% from 2019. That is one for every 4,520 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 22.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 105 SBA-backed loans worth $86.5M have gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Washington.
Among the 50 states and DC, Washington ranks #2 for convenience stores, with a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle). Of the 13 scored metro areas in or partly in Washington, the Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro area scores highest (79). Of the 10 scored small-town markets in or partly in Washington, the Port Townsend area scores highest (85).
Every market in Washington for convenience stores
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Washington, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 79 | 52 | 4.8 | $13.8M | +2.7% | #19 of 387 |
| 2Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 79 | 825 | 5.1 | $13.4M | +3.3% | #20 of 387 |
| 3Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 75 | 64 | 5.4 | $11.8M | +2.8% | #37 of 387 |
| 4Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 75 | 26 | 5.5 | $11.3M | +5.0% | #38 of 387 |
| 5Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 66 | 136 | 5.7 | $10.5M | +3.5% | #81 of 387 |
| 6Kennewick-Richland, WA | 63 | 84 | 7.8 | $8M | +6.5% | #108 of 387 |
| 7Bellingham, WA | 57 | 69 | 7.3 | $8.3M | +3.9% | #155 of 387 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 56 | 652 | 6.5 | $10M | +1.0% | #156 of 387 |
| 8Walla Walla, WA | 56 | 16 | 6.8 | $8.7M | −0.4% | #159 of 387 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 54 | 20 | 7.5 | $7.8M | +1.5% | #174 of 387 |
| 9Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 51 | 42 | 8.0 | $7.8M | +2.4% | #194 of 387 |
| 10Longview-Kelso, WA | 46 | 38 | 8.6 | $6.8M | +3.5% | #227 of 387 |
| 11Yakima, WA | 25 | 88 | 10.0 | $5.7M | +1.0% | #346 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Port Townsend, WA | 85 | 10 | 6.1 | $9.7M | +2.7% | #4 of 529 |
| 2Shelton, WA | 83 | 16 | 6.1 | $9.9M | +7.8% | #9 of 529 |
| 3Oak Harbor, WA | 82 | 8 | 2.2 | $28.3M | −1.5% | #12 of 529 |
| 4Ellensburg, WA | 77 | 12 | 6.0 | $10M | +4.2% | #36 of 529 |
| 5Moses Lake, WA | 77 | 23 | 6.5 | $8.9M | +6.3% | #38 of 529 |
| 6Pullman, WA | 72 | 5 | 2.7 | $20.7M | +1.5% | #69 of 529 |
| 7Port Angeles, WA | 69 | 26 | 7.4 | $7.8M | +1.1% | #94 of 529 |
| 8Centralia, WA | 54 | 42 | 12.8 | $4.6M | +6.7% | #247 of 529 |
| 9Othello, WA | 49 | 8 | 12.7 | $4.5M | +4.3% | #297 of 529 |
| 10Aberdeen, WA | 46 | 34 | 11.1 | $5.1M | +3.0% | #321 of 529 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Douglas County, WA | 89 | 7 | 4.4 | $14.1M | +8.0% | #42 of 2,261 |
| 2King County, WA | 87 | 445 | 4.7 | $14.9M | +3.1% | #66 of 2,261 |
| 3Kitsap County, WA | 85 | 52 | 4.8 | $13.8M | +2.7% | #87 of 2,261 |
| 4San Juan County, WA | 84 | 5 | 5.5 | $11.2M | +4.2% | #101 of 2,261 |
| 5Thurston County, WA | 82 | 64 | 5.4 | $11.8M | +2.8% | #128 of 2,261 |
| 6Snohomish County, WA | 82 | 194 | 6.1 | $11.1M | +4.9% | #129 of 2,261 |
| 7Benton County, WA | 81 | 59 | 7.6 | $8.3M | +6.9% | #154 of 2,261 |
| 8Clark County, WA | 80 | 105 | 5.4 | $12.1M | +5.3% | #165 of 2,261 |
| 9Pierce County, WA | 79 | 186 | 5.3 | $12.3M | +2.5% | #185 of 2,261 |
| 10Island County, WA | 78 | 8 | 2.2 | $28.3M | −1.5% | #208 of 2,261 |
| 11Chelan County, WA | 77 | 19 | 6.0 | $10.2M | +3.3% | #247 of 2,261 |
| 12Stevens County, WA | 77 | 11 | 5.7 | $10.2M | +6.6% | #248 of 2,261 |
| 13Mason County, WA | 77 | 16 | 6.1 | $9.9M | +7.8% | #250 of 2,261 |
| 14Spokane County, WA | 76 | 125 | 5.7 | $10.5M | +3.2% | #274 of 2,261 |
| 15Jefferson County, WA | 74 | 10 | 6.1 | $9.7M | +2.7% | #317 of 2,261 |
| 16Kittitas County, WA | 71 | 12 | 6.0 | $10M | +4.2% | #400 of 2,261 |
| 17Grant County, WA | 70 | 23 | 6.5 | $8.9M | +6.3% | #430 of 2,261 |
| 18Asotin County, WA | 69 | 5 | 5.3 | $11.1M | +1.0% | #452 of 2,261 |
| 19Walla Walla County, WA | 69 | 16 | 6.8 | $8.7M | −0.4% | #462 of 2,261 |
| 20Whatcom County, WA | 69 | 69 | 7.3 | $8.3M | +3.9% | #465 of 2,261 |
| 21Pacific County, WA | 68 | 6 | 5.5 | $10.4M | +3.6% | #478 of 2,261 |
| 22Whitman County, WA | 67 | 5 | 2.7 | $20.7M | +1.5% | #508 of 2,261 |
| 23Klickitat County, WA | 67 | 9 | 9.1 | $6.5M | +6.6% | #533 of 2,261 |
| 24Pend Oreille County, WA | 66 | 5 | 8.4 | $6.9M | +7.1% | #558 of 2,261 |
| 25Skagit County, WA | 64 | 42 | 8.0 | $7.8M | +2.4% | #622 of 2,261 |
Show all 39 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Franklin County, WA | 62 | 25 | 8.4 | $7.4M | +5.6% | #683 of 2,261 |
| 27Clallam County, WA | 61 | 26 | 7.4 | $7.8M | +1.1% | #715 of 2,261 |
| 28Cowlitz County, WA | 61 | 38 | 8.6 | $6.8M | +3.5% | #725 of 2,261 |
| 29Okanogan County, WA | 51 | 23 | 13.1 | $4.3M | +7.3% | #1,107 of 2,261 |
| 30Lewis County, WA | 50 | 42 | 12.8 | $4.6M | +6.7% | #1,138 of 2,261 |
| 31Yakima County, WA | 44 | 88 | 10.0 | $5.7M | +1.0% | #1,328 of 2,261 |
| 32Adams County, WA | 44 | 8 | 12.7 | $4.5M | +4.3% | #1,342 of 2,261 |
| 33Grays Harbor County, WA | 42 | 34 | 11.1 | $5.1M | +3.0% | #1,411 of 2,261 |
| Skamania County, WA | Not scored | 2 | 4.0 | $15.8M | +5.2% | |
| Lincoln County, WA | Not scored | 4 | 8.3 | $7M | +9.7% | |
| Ferry County, WA | Not scored | 5 | 15.8 | $3.4M | +4.4% | |
| Wahkiakum County, WA | Not scored | 1 | 4.8 | $11.7M | +9.6% | |
| Columbia County, WA | Not scored | 4 | 21.5 | $2.7M | +4.7% | |
| Garfield County, WA | Not scored | 3 | 29.1 | $1.9M | +5.2% |
Markets with fewer than 5 convenience stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many convenience stores are in Washington?
Washington has 1,801 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 999 of them (55%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 678 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 24.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Washington spend on groceries?
About $20B a year, or $6,520 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,801 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $11.1M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,064,820 households in Washington and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Washington has 5.9 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $11.1M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Washington would have about 2,536, against 1,801 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,520 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
Which market in Washington has the highest market score for convenience stores?
Among 13 scored metro areas in or partly in Washington, the Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro area scores highest, at 79 (high). Among 10 scored small-town markets in or partly in Washington, the Port Townsend area scores highest, at 85 (high). Among 33 scored counties in Washington, Douglas County scores highest, at 89 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Washington scores 73 for convenience stores (upper middle), #2 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Washington. It maps the convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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