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Grocery and convenience stores in Blaine County, ID

The grocery and convenience stores in Blaine County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,223 of 2,402 scored counties
#19 of 30 scored counties in Idaho

Listings
30
16 chain locations (53%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$66.2M
On groceries · $6,358 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
28.8
54% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,517
+4.8% 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

Household spending on groceries in Blaine County comes to about $66.2M a year: $6,358 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per store, 35% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There are 30 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Blaine County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 53% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 28.8 for every 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Blaine County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 1,157 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Blaine County grew 4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Blaine County is 50 (upper middle), #1,223 of 2,402 scored counties and #19 of 30 scored counties in Idaho.

How Blaine 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.

Grocery and convenience stores in Blaine County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureBlaine CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.820.718.7
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.9M$3.4M
Households per official establishment1,1572,0731,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.0%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,358$6,000$6,319
Median household income$92,566$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score5056

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 9
Employees, 2023
440
Annual payroll, 2023
$17.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3016 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The 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 Blaine 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 Blaine County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,517+4.8% since 2020
Households
10,413
Median age
45.7
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
2,638 sq. mi.
People per square mile
9
Median household income
$92,566+63.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$135,359
Median home value
$735,300
Jobs located here
14,340
Daytime population
28,279Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Idaho

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The highest-scoring counties in Idaho for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Blaine County marked.

Top counties in Idaho

Counties in Idaho ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ada County, ID9130315.0$4.3M+9.6%#43 of 2,402
2Jefferson County, ID891312.7$4.8M+13.6%#56 of 2,402
3Canyon County, ID8313916.1$3.7M+18.1%#138 of 2,402
4Kootenai County, ID7512717.8$3.4M+11.0%#302 of 2,402
5Bonneville County, ID7210022.6$2.7M+8.9%#399 of 2,402
6Bannock County, ID685616.7$3.4M+4.9%#505 of 2,402
7Bonner County, ID653517.3$3.4M+14.8%#596 of 2,402
8Elmore County, ID632018.1$3.1M+2.8%#673 of 2,402
9Madison County, ID632619.5$2.8M+4.2%#683 of 2,402
10Teton County, ID631123.5$2.8M+12.9%#687 of 2,402
19Blaine County, ID503028.8$2.2M+4.8%#1,223 of 2,402

Other business types in Blaine County

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Blaine County, ID?

As of September 2026, map listings count 30 grocery and convenience stores in Blaine County. 16 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Blaine County, ID spend on groceries?

About $66.2M a year, or $6,358 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 30 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,413 households in Blaine County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Blaine County, ID compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?

Blaine County has 28.8 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.2M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Blaine County would have about 20, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,157 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Blaine County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Blaine County at 25,517 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,413 households. The median household income in Blaine County is $92,566 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 63.3% 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. Blaine County scores 50 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #1,223 of 2,402 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery and convenience stores · All 56 business types in Blaine County

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