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Grocery and convenience stores in Canyon County, ID
The grocery and convenience stores in Canyon County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #138 of 2,402 scored counties
#3 of 30 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 139
- 78 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- +31.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $509.9M
- On groceries · $5,925 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.1
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 275,123
- +18.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Canyon County is 83 (high), #138 of 2,402 scored counties and #3 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 139 grocery and convenience stores in Canyon County. 78 of them (56%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.1, 14% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Household spending on groceries in Canyon County comes to about $509.9M a year: $5,925 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 139 grocery and convenience stores, that is $3.7M per store, 8% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Canyon County in 2023, up 31.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,968 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3.1M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Canyon County. Population estimates show Canyon County grew 18.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Canyon 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 | Canyon County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.1 | 20.7 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $2.9M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,968 | 2,073 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +31.8% | +11.0% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +18.1% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,925 | $6,000 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $76,488 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 29+31.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,226
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $41.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 34Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13978 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 151The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $3.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Canyon 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 Canyon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 275,123+18.1% since 2020
- Households
- 86,069
- Median age
- 35.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 587 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 427
- Median household income
- $76,488+46.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,734
- Median home value
- $390,000
- Jobs located here
- 87,969
- Daytime population
- 224,051Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Idaho for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Canyon County marked.
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 Canyon County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores83
- Grocery stores86
- Convenience stores80
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 Canyon County, ID?
There are 139 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Canyon County as of September 2026. 78 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 31.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 34 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Canyon County, ID spend on groceries?
About $509.9M a year, or $5,925 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 139 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 86,069 households in Canyon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Canyon County, ID compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Canyon County has 16.1 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.7M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Canyon County would have about 151, against 139 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,968 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 31.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Canyon County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Canyon County at 275,123 people in 2025, up 18.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 86,069 households. Median household income in Canyon County is $76,488, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 46.7%, 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. Canyon County scores 83 for grocery and convenience stores (high), #138 of 2,402 scored counties.
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