Groceries and convenience · County · Idaho
Grocery and convenience stores in Bonner County, ID
How Bonner County, ID compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #596 of 2,402 scored counties
#7 of 30 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 35
- 7 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $117.7M
- On groceries · $5,801 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.3
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,420
- +14.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Bonner County spend about $117.7M a year on groceries, or $5,801 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.4M per store, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 35 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Bonner County as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 20%, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 17.3 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Bonner County classed as grocery and convenience stores. That is one for every 1,449 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Bonner County from 2020 to 2025 at +14.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Bonner County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #596 of 2,402 scored counties and #7 of 30 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Bonner 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 | Bonner County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.3 | 20.7 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $2.9M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,449 | 2,073 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.0% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.8% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,801 | $6,000 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $66,979 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 634
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 357 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Bonner 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 Bonner County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,420+14.8% since 2020
- Households
- 20,283
- Median age
- 47.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,733 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $66,979+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,751
- Median home value
- $487,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,328
- Daytime population
- 48,152Residents 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 Bonner County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores65
- Grocery stores58
- Convenience stores78
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 Bonner County, ID?
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 grocery and convenience stores in Bonner County. 7 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bonner County, ID spend on groceries?
About $117.7M a year, or $5,801 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,283 households in Bonner County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bonner County, ID compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Bonner County has 17.3 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 7% below 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 1,449 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is Bonner County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Bonner County at 54,420 people in 2025, up 14.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,283 households. The median household income in Bonner County is $66,979 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.3% 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. Bonner County scores 65 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #596 of 2,402 scored counties.
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