Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Washington
Convenience stores in the Ellensburg, WA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in the Ellensburg, WA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #36 of 529 scored small-town markets
#4 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington
- Listings
- 12
- 6 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $119.5M
- On groceries · $5,976 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10M
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,803
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in the Ellensburg area is 77 (high), #36 of 529 scored small-town markets and #4 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for convenience stores.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 convenience stores in the Ellensburg area. 6 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 6.0 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Household spending on groceries in the Ellensburg area comes to about $119.5M a year: $5,976 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $10M of household spending for each store on map listings, 26% 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 6 businesses with payroll in the Ellensburg area classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 3,332 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Ellensburg area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Ellensburg area compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Ellensburg area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 5.9 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $10M | $11.1M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,332 | 4,520 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.6% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,976 | $6,520 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $73,804 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $675K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 126 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Ellensburg 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 Ellensburg area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,803+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 19,993
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 2,297 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $73,804+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,663
- Median home value
- $497,400
- Jobs located here
- 18,312
- Daytime population
- 44,464Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Washington for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Washington, with the Ellensburg area marked.
Top small-town markets in Washington
| 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 |
Other business types in the Ellensburg area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores65
- Grocery stores61
- Convenience stores77
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 Ellensburg, WA area?
There are 12 convenience stores on map listings in the Ellensburg area as of September 2026. 6 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in the Ellensburg, WA area spend on groceries?
About $119.5M a year, or $5,976 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $10M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,993 households in the Ellensburg area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ellensburg, WA area compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
The Ellensburg area has 6.0 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $10M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, the Ellensburg area would have about 15, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,332 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is the Ellensburg, WA area growing?
Population estimates put the Ellensburg area at 48,803 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,993 households. Median household income in the Ellensburg area is $73,804, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.8%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Ellensburg area scores 77 for convenience stores (high), #36 of 529 scored small-town markets.
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