Groceries and convenience · County · Wisconsin
Convenience stores in La Crosse County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in La Crosse County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #576 of 2,261 scored counties
#19 of 66 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 36
- 32 chain locations (89%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $308.9M
- On groceries · $5,999 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.6M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.0
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 121,339
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $5,999 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in La Crosse County spend about $308.9M a year on groceries. Spread across 36 convenience stores, that is $8.6M per store, 9% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 36 convenience stores on map listings in La Crosse County as of September 2026. 32 of them (89%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That is 7.0 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in La Crosse County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of La Crosse County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). La Crosse County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #576 of 2,261 scored counties and #19 of 66 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How La Crosse County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | La Crosse County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.0 | 7.8 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $8.6M | $7.8M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 15,400 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.8% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,999 | $6,105 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $73,013 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 57 |
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
- 3632 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The 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 La Crosse 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 La Crosse County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 121,339+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 51,497
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 452 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 267
- Median household income
- $73,013+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,214
- Median home value
- $257,000
- Jobs located here
- 72,448
- Daytime population
- 134,687Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ozaukee County, WI | 90 | 10 | 2.6 | $25.5M | +3.0% | #32 of 2,261 |
| 2Dane County, WI | 90 | 149 | 5.9 | $10.9M | +4.9% | #35 of 2,261 |
| 3Waukesha County, WI | 89 | 79 | 4.7 | $14.5M | +2.4% | #41 of 2,261 |
| 4Calumet County, WI | 83 | 11 | 5.1 | $12.3M | +2.9% | #117 of 2,261 |
| 5Kenosha County, WI | 78 | 36 | 5.2 | $11.9M | −0.4% | #217 of 2,261 |
| 6Brown County, WI | 75 | 75 | 6.8 | $9.1M | +2.6% | #296 of 2,261 |
| 7Washington County, WI | 74 | 45 | 7.9 | $8.2M | +1.8% | #322 of 2,261 |
| 8Racine County, WI | 72 | 56 | 7.0 | $8.8M | +0.4% | #367 of 2,261 |
| 9Rock County, WI | 72 | 49 | 7.3 | $8.2M | +1.7% | #372 of 2,261 |
| 10Outagamie County, WI | 72 | 64 | 8.2 | $7.7M | +2.6% | #376 of 2,261 |
| 19La Crosse County, WI | 65 | 36 | 7.0 | $8.6M | +0.3% | #576 of 2,261 |
Other business types in La Crosse County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores72
- Grocery stores66
- Convenience stores65
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 La Crosse County, WI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 36 convenience stores in La Crosse County. 32 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in La Crosse County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in La Crosse County, WI spend on groceries?
About $308.9M a year, or $5,999 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $8.6M 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 51,497 households in La Crosse County and national spending patterns by income.
How does La Crosse County, WI compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
La Crosse County has 7.0 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $8.6M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, La Crosse County would have about 39, against 36 on map listings.
How fast is La Crosse County, WI growing?
Population estimates put La Crosse County at 121,339 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,497 households. The median household income in La Crosse County is $73,013 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. La Crosse County scores 65 for convenience stores (upper middle), #576 of 2,261 scored counties.
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