Groceries and convenience · County · Idaho
Grocery and convenience stores in Ada County, ID
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Ada County, ID, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 91 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #43 of 2,402 scored counties
#1 of 30 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 303
- 188 chain locations (62%)
- Official establishments
- 61
- +19.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On groceries · $6,383 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
- 546,141
- +9.6% since 2020
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What this means
For grocery and convenience stores, Ada County has a Groundwork market score of 91 (very high): #43 of 2,402 scored counties and #1 of 30 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery and convenience stores.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 303 grocery and convenience stores in Ada County. 188 of them (62%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That is 15.0 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
At $6,383 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Ada County spend about $1.3B a year on groceries. Spread across 303 grocery and convenience stores, that is $4.3M per store, 26% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 61 businesses with payroll in Ada County classed as grocery and convenience stores, up 19.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,320 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Ada County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ada County grew 9.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Ada County compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Ada County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.0 | 20.7 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $2.9M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,320 | 2,073 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.6% | +11.0% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.6% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,383 | $6,000 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $91,502 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 91 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 51 → 61+19.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,159
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $143.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 91Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 303188 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 382The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Ada 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 Ada County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 546,141+9.6% since 2020
- Households
- 202,543
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,052 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 493
- Median household income
- $91,502+38.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,631
- Median home value
- $512,300
- Jobs located here
- 294,737
- Daytime population
- 566,160Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ada County, ID | 91 | 303 | 15.0 | $4.3M | +9.6% | #43 of 2,402 |
| 2Jefferson County, ID | 89 | 13 | 12.7 | $4.8M | +13.6% | #56 of 2,402 |
| 3Canyon County, ID | 83 | 139 | 16.1 | $3.7M | +18.1% | #138 of 2,402 |
| 4Kootenai County, ID | 75 | 127 | 17.8 | $3.4M | +11.0% | #302 of 2,402 |
| 5Bonneville County, ID | 72 | 100 | 22.6 | $2.7M | +8.9% | #399 of 2,402 |
| 6Bannock County, ID | 68 | 56 | 16.7 | $3.4M | +4.9% | #505 of 2,402 |
| 7Bonner County, ID | 65 | 35 | 17.3 | $3.4M | +14.8% | #596 of 2,402 |
| 8Elmore County, ID | 63 | 20 | 18.1 | $3.1M | +2.8% | #673 of 2,402 |
| 9Madison County, ID | 63 | 26 | 19.5 | $2.8M | +4.2% | #683 of 2,402 |
| 10Teton County, ID | 63 | 11 | 23.5 | $2.8M | +12.9% | #687 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Ada County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores91
- Grocery stores91
- Convenience stores90
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 Ada County, ID?
There are 303 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Ada County as of September 2026. 188 of them (62%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 19.6% from 2019. Another 91 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ada County, ID spend on groceries?
About $1.3B a year, or $6,383 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 303 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.3M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 202,543 households in Ada County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ada County, ID compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Ada County 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, Ada County would have about 382, against 303 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,320 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Ada County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Ada County at 546,141 people in 2025, up 9.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 202,543 households. Median household income in Ada County is $91,502, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.0%, 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. Ada County scores 91 for grocery and convenience stores (very high), #43 of 2,402 scored counties.
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