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Grocery and convenience stores in Mendocino County, CA
The grocery and convenience stores in Mendocino County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,144 of 2,402 scored counties
#51 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 94
- 26 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 54
- −6.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $201.7M
- On groceries · $5,789 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.0
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 88,122
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
For grocery and convenience stores, Mendocino County has a Groundwork market score of 23 (low): #2,144 of 2,402 scored counties and #51 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Mendocino County spend about $201.7M a year on groceries, or $5,789 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 37% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 94 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Mendocino County as of September 2026. Of those, 26 are chain locations, or 28%, against 42% across the U.S. That is 27.0 per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Mendocino County was 54 in 2023, down 6.9% from 2019. That is one for every 645 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Mendocino County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mendocino County declined 3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Mendocino County compares
The same measures for California 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 | Mendocino County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.0 | 18.1 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $3.6M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 645 | 1,214 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.9% | +5.3% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,789 | $6,548 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $68,092 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 58 → 54−6.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,363
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $51.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9426 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 60The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Mendocino 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 Mendocino County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 88,122−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 34,842
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,507 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $68,092+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,438
- Median home value
- $512,200
- Jobs located here
- 29,495
- Daytime population
- 87,475Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Placer County, CA | 85 | 220 | 13.9 | $4.9M | +8.9% | #99 of 2,402 |
| 2San Benito County, CA | 80 | 38 | 18.5 | $3.7M | +8.6% | #188 of 2,402 |
| 3El Dorado County, CA | 74 | 107 | 14.0 | $4.8M | +0.6% | #311 of 2,402 |
| 4Riverside County, CA | 73 | 1,248 | 16.1 | $4M | +5.0% | #354 of 2,402 |
| 5Contra Costa County, CA | 71 | 552 | 13.3 | $5.3M | +0.3% | #402 of 2,402 |
| 6Santa Clara County, CA | 70 | 924 | 14.0 | $5.4M | −0.9% | #427 of 2,402 |
| 7Orange County, CA | 66 | 1,680 | 15.5 | $4.4M | −1.1% | #550 of 2,402 |
| 8Solano County, CA | 66 | 255 | 16.2 | $4M | +0.6% | #555 of 2,402 |
| 9Amador County, CA | 66 | 28 | 17.4 | $3.5M | +3.2% | #560 of 2,402 |
| 10San Diego County, CA | 65 | 1,804 | 15.4 | $4.3M | −0.6% | #581 of 2,402 |
| 51Mendocino County, CA | 23 | 94 | 27.0 | $2.1M | −3.5% | #2,144 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Mendocino County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores23
- Grocery stores15
- Convenience stores46
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 Mendocino County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 94 grocery and convenience stores in Mendocino County. 26 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, down 6.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Mendocino County, CA spend on groceries?
About $201.7M a year, or $5,789 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 94 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,842 households in Mendocino County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mendocino County, CA compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Mendocino County has 27.0 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.1M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Mendocino County would have about 60, against 94 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 645 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Mendocino County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Mendocino County at 88,122 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,842 households. The median household income in Mendocino County is $68,092 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.4% 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. Mendocino County scores 23 for grocery and convenience stores (low), #2,144 of 2,402 scored counties.
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