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Grocery and convenience stores in Hawaii County, HI
The grocery and convenience stores in Hawaii County, HI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,296 of 2,402 scored counties
#2 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii
- Listings
- 188
- 51 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 65
- +10.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $448.2M
- On groceries · $6,051 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.4
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 210,043
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Hawaii County comes to about $448.2M a year: $6,051 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 188 grocery and convenience stores, that is $2.4M per store, 30% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 188 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Hawaii County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That is 25.4 per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Hawaii County was 65 in 2023, up 10.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,140 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Hawaii County.
Population estimates put the population change in Hawaii County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery and convenience stores, Hawaii County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,296 of 2,402 scored counties and #2 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii.
How Hawaii County compares
The same measures for Hawaii 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 | Hawaii County | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.4 | 21.7 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $3M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,140 | 1,097 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.2% | +4.7% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | −1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,051 | $6,546 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $78,639 | $100,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 59 → 65+10.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,570
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $87.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18851 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 132The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Hawaii 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 Hawaii County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 210,043+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 74,072
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,028 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $78,639+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,737
- Median home value
- $519,300
- Jobs located here
- 69,607
- Daytime population
- 224,838Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Hawaii
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Honolulu County, HI | 54 | 636 | 18.8 | $3.6M | −2.3% | #1,013 of 2,402 |
| 2Hawaii County, HI | 48 | 188 | 25.4 | $2.4M | +4.6% | #1,296 of 2,402 |
| 3Maui County, HI | 35 | 158 | 28.3 | $2.3M | −2.5% | #1,785 of 2,402 |
| 4Kauai County, HI | 31 | 89 | 37.7 | $1.7M | +0.3% | #1,934 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Hawaii County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores48
- Grocery stores49
- Convenience stores61
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 Hawaii County, HI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 188 grocery and convenience stores in Hawaii County. 51 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 10.2% from 2019. Another 25 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hawaii County, HI spend on groceries?
About $448.2M a year, or $6,051 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 188 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 74,072 households in Hawaii County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hawaii County, HI compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Hawaii County has 25.4 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.4M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Hawaii County would have about 132, against 188 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,140 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Hawaii County, HI growing?
Population estimates put Hawaii County at 210,043 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,072 households. The median household income in Hawaii County is $78,639 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Hawaii County scores 48 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,296 of 2,402 scored counties.
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