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Grocery and convenience stores in Minidoka County, ID

The grocery and convenience stores in Minidoka County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,652 of 2,402 scored counties
#22 of 30 scored counties in Idaho

Listings
26
11 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$46.1M
On groceries · $5,688 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
48% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
32.1
72% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,911
+5.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 grocery and convenience stores in Minidoka County. Chain locations make up 42% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 32.1 for every 10,000 households, 72% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

At $5,688 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Minidoka County spend about $46.1M a year on groceries. Spread across 26 grocery and convenience stores, that is $1.8M per store, 48% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Minidoka County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Minidoka County grew 5.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery and convenience stores, Minidoka County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,652 of 2,402 scored counties and #22 of 30 scored counties in Idaho.

How Minidoka 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.

Grocery and convenience stores in Minidoka County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureMinidoka CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households32.120.718.7
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.9M$3.4M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,0731,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.0%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.7%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,688$6,000$6,319
Median household income$70,377$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score3956

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2611 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
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Minidoka 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 Minidoka County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,911+5.7% since 2020
Households
8,107
Median age
36.3
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
757 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$70,377+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,232
Median home value
$262,600
Jobs located here
8,955
Daytime population
20,975Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Idaho

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The highest-scoring counties in Idaho for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Minidoka County marked.

Top counties in Idaho

Counties in Idaho ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ada County, ID9130315.0$4.3M+9.6%#43 of 2,402
2Jefferson County, ID891312.7$4.8M+13.6%#56 of 2,402
3Canyon County, ID8313916.1$3.7M+18.1%#138 of 2,402
4Kootenai County, ID7512717.8$3.4M+11.0%#302 of 2,402
5Bonneville County, ID7210022.6$2.7M+8.9%#399 of 2,402
6Bannock County, ID685616.7$3.4M+4.9%#505 of 2,402
7Bonner County, ID653517.3$3.4M+14.8%#596 of 2,402
8Elmore County, ID632018.1$3.1M+2.8%#673 of 2,402
9Madison County, ID632619.5$2.8M+4.2%#683 of 2,402
10Teton County, ID631123.5$2.8M+12.9%#687 of 2,402
22Minidoka County, ID392632.1$1.8M+5.7%#1,652 of 2,402

Other business types in Minidoka County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Minidoka County, ID?

There are 26 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Minidoka County as of September 2026. 11 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. No official count is published for grocery and convenience stores in Minidoka County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Minidoka County, ID spend on groceries?

About $46.1M a year, or $5,688 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,107 households in Minidoka County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Minidoka County, ID compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?

Minidoka County has 32.1 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 72% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.8M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Minidoka County would have about 14, against 26 on map listings.

How fast is Minidoka County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Minidoka County at 22,911 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,107 households. Median household income in Minidoka County is $70,377, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Minidoka County scores 39 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,652 of 2,402 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery and convenience stores · All 56 business types in Minidoka County

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