Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Idaho
Grocery and convenience stores in the Sandpoint, ID area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in the Sandpoint, ID area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #56 of 538 scored small-town markets
#1 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Idaho
- Listings
- 35
- 7 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $117.7M
- On groceries · $5,801 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.3
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,420
- +14.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Sandpoint area spend about $117.7M a year on groceries, or $5,801 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 35 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in the Sandpoint area as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 20%, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 17.3 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in the Sandpoint area classed as grocery and convenience stores. That is one for every 1,449 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Sandpoint area grew 14.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Sandpoint area scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #56 of 538 scored small-town markets and #1 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Idaho. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Sandpoint area 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 | Sandpoint area | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.3 | 20.7 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $2.9M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,449 | 2,073 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.0% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.8% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,801 | $6,000 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $66,979 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14
- Employees, 2023
- 634
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 357 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 the Sandpoint area, 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 the Sandpoint area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,420+14.8% since 2020
- Households
- 20,283
- Median age
- 47.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,733 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $66,979+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,751
- Median home value
- $487,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,328
- Daytime population
- 48,152Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Idaho for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Idaho (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Sandpoint area marked.
Top small-town markets in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham City, UT-ID | 81 | 46 | 21.4 | $2.8M | +12.6% | #17 of 538 |
| 1Sandpoint, ID | 72 | 35 | 17.3 | $3.4M | +14.8% | #56 of 538 |
| 2Mountain Home, ID | 72 | 20 | 18.1 | $3.1M | +2.8% | #59 of 538 |
| 3Blackfoot, ID | 66 | 43 | 26.7 | $2.2M | +6.4% | #121 of 538 |
| 4Moscow, ID | 58 | 33 | 20.3 | $2.8M | +5.6% | #199 of 538 |
| 5Rexburg, ID | 58 | 47 | 26.1 | $2.1M | +4.5% | #208 of 538 |
| 6Burley, ID | 53 | 59 | 35.5 | $1.6M | +6.2% | #262 of 538 |
| Jackson, WY-ID | 50 | 48 | 33.1 | $2.1M | +4.2% | #285 of 538 |
| 7Hailey, ID | 46 | 41 | 32.5 | $1.9M | +6.1% | #326 of 538 |
| Ontario, OR-ID | 30 | 72 | 36.0 | $1.5M | +5.0% | #457 of 538 |
Other business types in the Sandpoint area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores72
- Grocery stores62
- Convenience stores83
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 the Sandpoint, ID area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 grocery and convenience stores in the Sandpoint area. 7 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Sandpoint, ID area spend on groceries?
About $117.7M a year, or $5,801 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,283 households in the Sandpoint area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sandpoint, ID area compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
The Sandpoint area has 17.3 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 7% 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 1,449 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is the Sandpoint, ID area growing?
Population estimates put the Sandpoint area at 54,420 people in 2025, up 14.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,283 households. The median household income in the Sandpoint area is $66,979 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Sandpoint area scores 72 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #56 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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