Groceries and convenience · County · Colorado
Grocery and convenience stores in La Plata County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in La Plata County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #447 of 2,402 scored counties
#13 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 45
- 13 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $151.1M
- On groceries · $6,200 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,898
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $6,200 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in La Plata County spend about $151.1M a year on groceries. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
La Plata County has 45 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 18.5 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 18.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in La Plata County classed as grocery and convenience stores. That is one for every 2,032 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of La Plata County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). La Plata County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #447 of 2,402 scored counties and #13 of 37 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How La Plata 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 | La Plata County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.5 | 16.0 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $4M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,032 | 2,194 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.7% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,200 | $6,458 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $86,056 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 83 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 618
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4513 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The 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 La Plata 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 La Plata County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,898+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,378
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,690 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $86,056+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,780
- Median home value
- $591,500
- Jobs located here
- 25,833
- Daytime population
- 57,893Residents 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 |
| 13La Plata County, CO | 70 | 45 | 18.5 | $3.4M | +2.2% | #447 of 2,402 |
Other business types in La Plata County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores70
- Grocery stores67
- Convenience stores77
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 La Plata County, CO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 45 grocery and convenience stores in La Plata County. 13 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in La Plata County, CO spend on groceries?
About $151.1M a year, or $6,200 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,378 households in La Plata County and national spending patterns by income.
How does La Plata County, CO compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
La Plata County has 18.5 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,032 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is La Plata County, CO growing?
Population estimates put La Plata County at 56,898 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,378 households. The median household income in La Plata County is $86,056 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. La Plata County scores 70 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #447 of 2,402 scored counties.
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