Groceries and convenience · County · Arizona
Grocery and convenience stores in Cochise County, AZ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Cochise County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #828 of 2,402 scored counties
#8 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 83
- 38 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $280.5M
- On groceries · $5,502 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.3
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 126,332
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Cochise County spend about $280.5M a year on groceries, or $5,502 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 83 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Cochise County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 46% of them, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.3, 13% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Cochise County was 21 in 2023. That is one for every 2,428 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Cochise County.
Population estimates put the population change in Cochise County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery and convenience stores, Cochise County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #828 of 2,402 scored counties and #8 of 14 scored counties in Arizona.
How Cochise County compares
The same measures for Arizona and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery and 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 | Cochise County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.3 | 13.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $4.5M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,428 | 2,464 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.3% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,502 | $6,084 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $59,742 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 86 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 21
- Employees, 2023
- 734
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8338 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 83The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Cochise 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 Cochise County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 126,332+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 50,982
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 6,210 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $59,742+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,017
- Median home value
- $218,300
- Jobs located here
- 29,807
- Daytime population
- 114,440Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Cochise County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 92 | 170 | 10.5 | $5.7M | +25.4% | #31 of 2,402 |
| 2Maricopa County, AZ | 87 | 2,214 | 12.8 | $4.9M | +5.5% | #74 of 2,402 |
| 3Yavapai County, AZ | 81 | 157 | 14.1 | $4.1M | +6.5% | #167 of 2,402 |
| 4Pima County, AZ | 79 | 534 | 12.2 | $4.8M | +2.8% | #198 of 2,402 |
| 5Mohave County, AZ | 74 | 138 | 13.5 | $4M | +6.5% | #320 of 2,402 |
| 6Yuma County, AZ | 71 | 126 | 15.9 | $3.5M | +9.2% | #417 of 2,402 |
| 7Gila County, AZ | 60 | 41 | 17.3 | $3.2M | +0.9% | #802 of 2,402 |
| 8Cochise County, AZ | 59 | 83 | 16.3 | $3.4M | +0.6% | #828 of 2,402 |
| 9Graham County, AZ | 58 | 21 | 16.5 | $3.4M | +4.0% | #863 of 2,402 |
| 10Coconino County, AZ | 56 | 104 | 18.9 | $3.1M | −0.6% | #933 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Cochise County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores59
- Grocery stores65
- Convenience stores55
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in Cochise County, AZ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 83 grocery and convenience stores in Cochise County. 38 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Another 25 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Cochise County, AZ spend on groceries?
About $280.5M a year, or $5,502 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 83 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,982 households in Cochise County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cochise County, AZ compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Cochise County has 16.3 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,428 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is Cochise County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Cochise County at 126,332 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,982 households. The median household income in Cochise County is $59,742 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.3% 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. Cochise County scores 59 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #828 of 2,402 scored counties.
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