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Grocery and convenience stores in the Greeley, CO metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in the Greeley, CO metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 91 out of 100: Very high

Ranked #2 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado

Listings
186
93 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
41
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$794M
On groceries · $6,388 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
26% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.0
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
378,426
+14.2% 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

The Greeley metro area scores 91 (very high) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #2 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for grocery and convenience stores.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 186 grocery and convenience stores in the Greeley metro area. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 15.0 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.

At $6,388 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Greeley metro area spend about $794M a year on groceries. That is about $4.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 26% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in the Greeley metro area was 41 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 3,031 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $908K have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in the Greeley metro area. Population estimates show the Greeley metro area grew 14.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Greeley metro area compares

The same measures for Colorado 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 Greeley, CO metro area compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureGreeley metro areaColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.016.018.7
Spending per listing$4.3M$4M$3.4M
Households per official establishment3,0312,1941,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+5.7%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.2%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,388$6,458$6,319
Median household income$97,097$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score9183

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
410.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,178
Annual payroll, 2023
$81.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
56Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
18693 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
234The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$908K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in the Greeley metro 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 Greeley metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
378,426+14.2% since 2020
Households
124,287
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
3,985 sq. mi.
People per square mile
88
Median household income
$97,097+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,627
Median home value
$471,700
Jobs located here
109,846
Daytime population
273,612Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Colorado

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Colorado for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Colorado, with the Greeley metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Colorado

Metro areas in Colorado ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Greeley, CO9118615.0$4.3M+14.2%#2 of 387
2Fort Collins-Loveland, CO8721714.1$4.5M+4.8%#6 of 387
3Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO851,71914.1$4.7M+4.1%#9 of 387
4Colorado Springs, CO8241413.7$4.6M+3.1%#15 of 387
5Boulder, CO7320314.8$4.5M−0.7%#40 of 387
6Pueblo, CO5311116.2$3.5M+0.6%#180 of 387
7Grand Junction, CO5314622.2$2.7M+4.4%#184 of 387

Other business types in the Greeley metro area

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in the Greeley, CO metro area?

There are 186 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in the Greeley metro area as of September 2026. 93 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 56 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Greeley, CO metro area spend on groceries?

About $794M a year, or $6,388 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 186 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.3M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 124,287 households in the Greeley metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Greeley, CO metro area compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?

The Greeley metro area has 15.0 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $4.3M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, the Greeley metro area would have about 234, against 186 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,031 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Greeley, CO metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Greeley metro area at 378,426 people in 2025, up 14.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 124,287 households. Median household income in the Greeley metro area is $97,097, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. The Greeley metro area scores 91 for grocery and convenience stores (very high), #2 of 387 scored metro areas.

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