Groceries and convenience · County · California
Grocery and convenience stores in Yolo County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Yolo County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #876 of 2,402 scored counties
#16 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 174
- 69 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 58
- −6.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $486.4M
- On groceries · $6,342 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.7
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 224,410
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Yolo County spend about $486.4M a year on groceries, or $6,342 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 174 grocery and convenience stores, that is $2.8M per store, 17% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 174 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Yolo County as of September 2026. Of those, 69 are chain locations, or 40%, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 22.7 for every 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 58 businesses with payroll in Yolo County classed as grocery and convenience stores, down 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,322 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 26 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $900K have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Yolo County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Yolo County grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Yolo County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #876 of 2,402 scored counties and #16 of 55 scored counties in California.
How Yolo 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 | Yolo County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.7 | 18.1 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $3.6M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,322 | 1,214 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.4% | +5.3% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,342 | $6,548 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $91,752 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 62 → 58−6.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,060
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $73.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 26Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17469 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 144The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $900K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Yolo 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 Yolo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 224,410+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 76,693
- Median age
- 34.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,013 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 218
- Median household income
- $91,752+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,237
- Median home value
- $620,700
- Jobs located here
- 106,545
- Daytime population
- 233,348Residents 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 |
| 16Yolo County, CA | 58 | 174 | 22.7 | $2.8M | +3.1% | #876 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Yolo County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores58
- Grocery stores47
- Convenience stores73
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 Yolo County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 174 grocery and convenience stores in Yolo County. 69 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, down 6.4% from 2019. Official counts list 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Yolo County, CA spend on groceries?
About $486.4M a year, or $6,342 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 174 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 76,693 households in Yolo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yolo County, CA compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Yolo County has 22.7 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.8M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Yolo County would have about 144, against 174 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,322 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Yolo County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Yolo County at 224,410 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,693 households. The median household income in Yolo County is $91,752 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Yolo County scores 58 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #876 of 2,402 scored counties.
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