Groceries and convenience · County · Idaho
Grocery and convenience stores in Cassia County, ID
How Cassia 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,694 of 2,402 scored counties
#24 of 30 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 33
- 13 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $48.9M
- On groceries · $5,752 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.8
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,397
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Cassia County comes to about $48.9M a year: $5,752 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per store, 56% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 33 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Cassia County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 39% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That is 38.8 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 18.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Cassia County classed as grocery and convenience stores. That is one for every 1,416 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $261K has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Cassia County.
Population estimates put the population change in Cassia County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Cassia County is 38 (lower middle), #1,694 of 2,402 scored counties and #24 of 30 scored counties in Idaho.
How Cassia 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 | Cassia County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.8 | 20.7 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.9M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,416 | 2,073 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.0% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,752 | $6,000 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $70,830 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 262
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3313 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $261K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Cassia 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 Cassia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,397+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 8,495
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 2,566 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $70,830+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,485
- Median home value
- $284,600
- Jobs located here
- 12,719
- Daytime population
- 26,894Residents 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 |
| 24Cassia County, ID | 38 | 33 | 38.8 | $1.5M | +6.6% | #1,694 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Cassia County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores38
- Grocery stores39
- Convenience stores44
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 Cassia County, ID?
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 grocery and convenience stores in Cassia County. 13 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cassia County, ID spend on groceries?
About $48.9M a year, or $5,752 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,495 households in Cassia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cassia County, ID compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Cassia County has 38.8 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.5M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Cassia County would have about 14, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,416 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is Cassia County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Cassia County at 26,397 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,495 households. The median household income in Cassia County is $70,830 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. Cassia County scores 38 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,694 of 2,402 scored counties.
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