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Grocery and convenience stores in Berrien County, MI
The grocery and convenience stores in Berrien County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,389 of 2,402 scored counties
#38 of 75 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 137
- 48 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- +5.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $372M
- On groceries · $5,813 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.4
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 152,444
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Berrien County comes to about $372M a year: $5,813 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per store, 20% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 137 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Berrien County as of September 2026. 48 of them (35%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 21.4 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 41 businesses with payroll in Berrien County classed as grocery and convenience stores, up 5.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,561 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 22 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Berrien County.
Population estimates show Berrien County declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Berrien County is 45 (lower middle), #1,389 of 2,402 scored counties and #38 of 75 scored counties in Michigan.
How Berrien County compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Berrien County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.4 | 17.3 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $3.5M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,561 | 1,613 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.1% | +0.2% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,813 | $6,009 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $65,425 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39 → 41+5.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,119
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $29.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 22Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13748 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 110The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Berrien 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 Berrien County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 152,444−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 63,999
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 270
- Median household income
- $65,425+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,826
- Median home value
- $224,300
- Jobs located here
- 53,306
- Daytime population
- 143,817Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Livingston County, MI | 87 | 75 | 9.8 | $6.9M | +1.7% | #72 of 2,402 |
| 2Ottawa County, MI | 83 | 168 | 15.1 | $4.3M | +3.9% | #130 of 2,402 |
| 3Clinton County, MI | 78 | 48 | 15.2 | $4.2M | +1.6% | #220 of 2,402 |
| 4Oakland County, MI | 77 | 663 | 12.5 | $5.3M | +1.2% | #236 of 2,402 |
| 5Monroe County, MI | 77 | 79 | 12.5 | $4.9M | +0.7% | #238 of 2,402 |
| 6Macomb County, MI | 74 | 431 | 12.0 | $5.1M | +0.7% | #310 of 2,402 |
| 7Washtenaw County, MI | 73 | 180 | 12.0 | $5.4M | −0.4% | #341 of 2,402 |
| 8Kent County, MI | 73 | 420 | 16.4 | $3.8M | +2.5% | #357 of 2,402 |
| 9Eaton County, MI | 72 | 67 | 14.7 | $4.1M | +0.4% | #386 of 2,402 |
| 10Barry County, MI | 70 | 43 | 17.6 | $3.5M | +2.2% | #444 of 2,402 |
| 38Berrien County, MI | 45 | 137 | 21.4 | $2.7M | −1.3% | #1,389 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Berrien County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores45
- Grocery stores45
- Convenience stores56
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 Berrien County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 137 grocery and convenience stores in Berrien County. 48 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 5.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 22 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Berrien County, MI spend on groceries?
About $372M a year, or $5,813 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 137 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,999 households in Berrien County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Berrien County, MI compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Berrien County has 21.4 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.7M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Berrien County would have about 110, against 137 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,561 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Berrien County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Berrien County at 152,444 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 63,999 households. The median household income in Berrien County is $65,425 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.8% 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. Berrien County scores 45 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,389 of 2,402 scored counties.
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