Groceries and convenience · County · Idaho
Grocery and convenience stores in Elmore County, ID
How Elmore 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 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #673 of 2,402 scored counties
#8 of 30 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 20
- 11 chain locations (55%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $62.8M
- On groceries · $5,673 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.1
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,465
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $5,673 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Elmore County spend about $62.8M a year on groceries. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 7% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 20 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Elmore County as of September 2026. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 55%, against 42% across the U.S. That is 18.1 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Elmore County classed as grocery and convenience stores. That is one for every 2,213 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Elmore County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Elmore County is 63 (upper middle), #673 of 2,402 scored counties and #8 of 30 scored counties in Idaho.
How Elmore 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 | Elmore County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.1 | 20.7 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.9M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,213 | 2,073 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.0% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,673 | $6,000 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $65,359 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 129
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2011 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Elmore 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 Elmore County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,465+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 11,067
- Median age
- 35.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,075 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $65,359+39.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,615
- Median home value
- $316,500
- Jobs located here
- 6,488
- Daytime population
- 25,305Residents 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 Elmore County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores63
- Grocery stores50
- Convenience stores57
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 Elmore County, ID?
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 grocery and convenience stores in Elmore County. 11 of them (55%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Elmore County, ID spend on groceries?
About $62.8M a year, or $5,673 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,067 households in Elmore County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elmore County, ID compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Elmore County has 18.1 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.1M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Elmore County would have about 19, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,213 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is Elmore County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Elmore County at 29,465 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,067 households. The median household income in Elmore County is $65,359 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.5% 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. Elmore County scores 63 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #673 of 2,402 scored counties.
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