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Grocery and convenience stores in Napa County, CA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Napa County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,426 of 2,402 scored counties
#33 of 55 scored counties in California

Listings
114
40 chain locations (35%)
Official establishments
56
+5.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$339.1M
On groceries · $6,814 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.9
22% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
132,949
−3.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 114 grocery and convenience stores in Napa County. Of those, 40 are chain locations, or 35%, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 22.9 for every 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Households in Napa County spend about $339.1M a year on groceries, or $6,814 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 12% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 56 businesses with payroll in Napa County classed as grocery and convenience stores, up 5.7% from 2019. That is one for every 889 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $4.5M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Napa County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Napa County declined 3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Napa County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #1,426 of 2,402 scored counties and #33 of 55 scored counties in California.

How Napa 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.

Grocery and convenience stores in Napa County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureNapa CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.918.118.7
Spending per listing$3M$3.6M$3.4M
Households per official establishment8891,2141,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.7%+5.3%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.3%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,814$6,548$6,319
Median household income$111,471$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score4449

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
53 → 56+5.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,690
Annual payroll, 2023
$67.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11440 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
100The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$4.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Napa 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 Napa County

Population, 2025 estimate
132,949−3.3% since 2020
Households
49,763
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
752 sq. mi.
People per square mile
179
Median household income
$111,471+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$161,760
Median home value
$869,500
Jobs located here
76,014
Daytime population
143,128Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in California, with Napa County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Placer County, CA8522013.9$4.9M+8.9%#99 of 2,402
2San Benito County, CA803818.5$3.7M+8.6%#188 of 2,402
3El Dorado County, CA7410714.0$4.8M+0.6%#311 of 2,402
4Riverside County, CA731,24816.1$4M+5.0%#354 of 2,402
5Contra Costa County, CA7155213.3$5.3M+0.3%#402 of 2,402
6Santa Clara County, CA7092414.0$5.4M−0.9%#427 of 2,402
7Orange County, CA661,68015.5$4.4M−1.1%#550 of 2,402
8Solano County, CA6625516.2$4M+0.6%#555 of 2,402
9Amador County, CA662817.4$3.5M+3.2%#560 of 2,402
10San Diego County, CA651,80415.4$4.3M−0.6%#581 of 2,402
33Napa County, CA4411422.9$3M−3.3%#1,426 of 2,402

Other business types in Napa County

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Napa County, CA?

Napa County has 114 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 40 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 5.7% from 2019. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Napa County, CA spend on groceries?

About $339.1M a year, or $6,814 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 114 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 49,763 households in Napa County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Napa County, CA compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?

Napa County has 22.9 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Napa County would have about 100, against 114 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 889 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Napa County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Napa County at 132,949 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,763 households. Median household income in Napa County is $111,471, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Napa County scores 44 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,426 of 2,402 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery and convenience stores · All 56 business types in Napa County

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