Groceries and convenience · Metro area · Washington
Convenience stores in the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metro area
How the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #38 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington
- Listings
- 26
- 10 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $292.7M
- On groceries · $6,169 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.3M
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,414
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area scores 75 (high) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #38 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for convenience stores.
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 convenience stores in the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area. 10 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area spend about $292.7M a year on groceries, or $6,169 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 26 convenience stores, that is $11.3M per store, 43% 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 9 businesses with payroll in the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 5,271 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area grew 5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro 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 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 5.9 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $11.3M | $11.1M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,271 | 4,520 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.6% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,169 | $6,520 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $81,938 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $920K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2610 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee 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 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,414+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 47,443
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 4,740 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $81,938+37.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,779
- Median home value
- $469,100
- Jobs located here
- 53,918
- Daytime population
- 117,236Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Washington for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Washington (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Washington
| 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 |
Other business types in the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee 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 stores35
- Grocery stores30
- Convenience stores75
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 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metro area?
The Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area has 26 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metro area spend on groceries?
About $292.7M a year, or $6,169 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $11.3M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 47,443 households in the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
The Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area has 5.5 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $11.3M, 43% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area would have about 37, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,271 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area at 128,414 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,443 households. Median household income in the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area is $81,938, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.1%, 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 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area scores 75 for convenience stores (high), #38 of 387 scored metro areas.
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