Groceries and convenience · County · Idaho
Grocery and convenience stores in Kootenai County, ID
The grocery and convenience stores in Kootenai County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #302 of 2,402 scored counties
#4 of 30 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 127
- 37 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- +2.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $430.9M
- On groceries · $6,055 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.8
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 191,864
- +11.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $6,055 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Kootenai County spend about $430.9M a year on groceries. Spread across 127 grocery and convenience stores, that is $3.4M per store, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Kootenai County has 127 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 37 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 17.8 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Kootenai County in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,924 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 30 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Kootenai County grew 11.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Kootenai County is 75 (high), #302 of 2,402 scored counties and #4 of 30 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Kootenai 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 | Kootenai County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.8 | 20.7 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $2.9M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,924 | 2,073 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.8% | +11.0% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.0% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,055 | $6,000 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $81,861 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 37+2.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,561
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $44.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 30Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12737 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 127The 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 Kootenai 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 Kootenai County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 191,864+11.0% since 2020
- Households
- 71,172
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,238 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 147
- Median household income
- $81,861+43.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,508
- Median home value
- $518,700
- Jobs located here
- 71,721
- Daytime population
- 176,785Residents 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 Kootenai County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores75
- Grocery stores78
- Convenience stores77
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 Kootenai County, ID?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 127 grocery and convenience stores in Kootenai County. 37 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019. Official counts list 30 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kootenai County, ID spend on groceries?
About $430.9M a year, or $6,055 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 127 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,172 households in Kootenai County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kootenai County, ID compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Kootenai County has 17.8 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 5% 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 1,924 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Kootenai County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Kootenai County at 191,864 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,172 households. The median household income in Kootenai County is $81,861 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.0% 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. Kootenai County scores 75 for grocery and convenience stores (high), #302 of 2,402 scored counties.
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