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Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Wisconsin

Convenience stores in the Marinette, WI-MI area

The convenience stores in the Marinette, WI-MI area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #368 of 529 scored small-town markets
#13 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin

Listings
34
21 chain locations (62%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$165.4M
On groceries · $5,625 a household
Spending per listing
$4.9M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.6
45% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
65,515
+0.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 convenience stores in the Marinette area. 21 of them (62%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.6, 45% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in the Marinette area spend about $165.4M a year on groceries, or $5,625 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.9M per store, 38% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in the Marinette area: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show the Marinette area grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Marinette area scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #368 of 529 scored small-town markets and #13 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin.

How the Marinette area 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.

Convenience stores in Marinette, WI-MI area compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureMarinette areaWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.67.88.0
Spending per listing$4.9M$7.8M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a15,4003,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+25.8%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,625$6,105$6,319
Median household income$61,417$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score4157

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
3421 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The 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 Marinette 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 Marinette area

Population, 2025 estimate
65,515+0.3% since 2020
Households
29,412
Median age
48.1
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,444 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$61,417+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,102
Median home value
$156,600
Jobs located here
24,213
Daytime population
62,754Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Wisconsin for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Wisconsin (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Marinette area marked.

Top small-town markets in Wisconsin

Small-town markets in Wisconsin ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI80378.6$7.3M+0.8%#24 of 529
2Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI73288.0$7.7M+0.3%#63 of 529
3Stevens Point-Plover, WI69299.8$6.2M+2.2%#97 of 529
4Manitowoc, WI67277.7$7.6M+0.4%#110 of 529
5Menomonie, WI67179.7$6.1M+1.7%#113 of 529
6Beaver Dam, WI66308.4$7.2M−0.3%#121 of 529
7Shawano, WI64189.7$6M+1.4%#140 of 529
8Platteville, WI572010.0$5.8M+0.9%#213 of 529
9Sparta, WI572111.5$5.1M+0.6%#216 of 529
Iron Mountain, MI-WI53149.9$5.7M+0.4%#254 of 529
13Marinette, WI-MI413411.6$4.9M+0.3%#368 of 529

Other business types in the Marinette area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many convenience stores are in the Marinette, WI-MI area?

There are 34 convenience stores on map listings in the Marinette area as of September 2026. 21 of them (62%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in the Marinette area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Marinette, WI-MI area spend on groceries?

About $165.4M a year, or $5,625 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.9M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 29,412 households in the Marinette area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Marinette, WI-MI area compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

The Marinette area has 11.6 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $4.9M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, the Marinette area would have about 21, against 34 on map listings.

How fast is the Marinette, WI-MI area growing?

Population estimates put the Marinette area at 65,515 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 29,412 households. Median household income in the Marinette area is $61,417, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.5%, 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 Marinette area scores 41 for convenience stores (lower middle), #368 of 529 scored small-town markets.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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