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Convenience stores in Stevens County, WA
The convenience stores in Stevens County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #248 of 2,261 scored counties
#12 of 33 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 11
- 3 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $111.9M
- On groceries · $5,773 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.2M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 49,668
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Stevens County comes to about $111.9M a year: $5,773 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $10.2M per store, 29% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 11 convenience stores on map listings in Stevens County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.7, 29% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Stevens County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Stevens County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Stevens County is 77 (high), #248 of 2,261 scored counties and #12 of 33 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Stevens County 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 | Stevens County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 5.9 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $10.2M | $11.1M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,520 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.6% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,773 | $6,520 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $69,327 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Stevens 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 Stevens County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 49,668+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 19,374
- Median age
- 47.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 2,477 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $69,327+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,796
- Median home value
- $350,600
- Jobs located here
- 10,412
- Daytime population
- 40,113Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Washington
| 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 |
| 12Stevens County, WA | 77 | 11 | 5.7 | $10.2M | +6.6% | #248 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Stevens County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores67
- Grocery stores51
- 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 Stevens County, WA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 convenience stores in Stevens County. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Stevens County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Stevens County, WA spend on groceries?
About $111.9M a year, or $5,773 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $10.2M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,374 households in Stevens County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stevens County, WA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Stevens County has 5.7 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $10.2M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Stevens County would have about 14, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Stevens County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Stevens County at 49,668 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,374 households. The median household income in Stevens County is $69,327 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Stevens County scores 77 for convenience stores (high), #248 of 2,261 scored counties.
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