Groceries and convenience · County · Colorado
Grocery and convenience stores in Gunnison County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Gunnison County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #985 of 2,402 scored counties
#24 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 18
- 9 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $52.1M
- On groceries · $6,131 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.2
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,439
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 grocery and convenience stores in Gunnison County. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 50%, against 42% across the U.S. That is 21.2 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
At $6,131 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Gunnison County spend about $52.1M a year on groceries. That works out to $2.9M per store, 15% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Gunnison County in 2023. That is one for every 1,213 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Gunnison County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Gunnison County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #985 of 2,402 scored counties and #24 of 37 scored counties in Colorado.
How Gunnison County 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.
| Measure | Gunnison County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.2 | 16.0 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $4M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,213 | 2,194 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.7% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,131 | $6,458 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $84,527 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 83 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 285
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 189 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Gunnison 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 Gunnison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,439+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 8,494
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,239 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $84,527+49.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,255
- Median home value
- $621,800
- Jobs located here
- 8,882
- Daytime population
- 16,889Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Douglas County, CO | 98 | 153 | 10.9 | $6.8M | +10.9% | #2 of 2,402 |
| 2Elbert County, CO | 98 | 12 | 12.0 | $5.9M | +16.5% | #3 of 2,402 |
| 3Broomfield County, CO | 95 | 30 | 9.4 | $7.5M | +6.3% | #9 of 2,402 |
| 4Weld County, CO | 91 | 186 | 15.0 | $4.3M | +14.2% | #42 of 2,402 |
| 5Larimer County, CO | 88 | 217 | 14.1 | $4.5M | +4.8% | #65 of 2,402 |
| 6Park County, CO | 86 | 13 | 14.5 | $4.5M | +5.1% | #90 of 2,402 |
| 7El Paso County, CO | 85 | 390 | 13.4 | $4.7M | +3.2% | #100 of 2,402 |
| 8Jefferson County, CO | 81 | 296 | 12.2 | $5.5M | −0.5% | #155 of 2,402 |
| 9Arapahoe County, CO | 81 | 350 | 13.6 | $4.8M | +2.8% | #159 of 2,402 |
| 10Adams County, CO | 80 | 292 | 15.5 | $4.1M | +6.6% | #181 of 2,402 |
| 24Gunnison County, CO | 55 | 18 | 21.2 | $2.9M | +2.9% | #985 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Gunnison County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores55
- Grocery stores54
- Convenience stores79
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 Gunnison County, CO?
There are 18 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Gunnison County as of September 2026. 9 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Gunnison County, CO spend on groceries?
About $52.1M a year, or $6,131 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,494 households in Gunnison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gunnison County, CO compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Gunnison County has 21.2 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.9M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Gunnison County would have about 15, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,213 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is Gunnison County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Gunnison County at 17,439 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,494 households. Median household income in Gunnison County is $84,527, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 49.4%, 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. Gunnison County scores 55 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #985 of 2,402 scored counties.
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