Groceries and convenience · County · Michigan
Grocery and convenience stores in Macomb County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Macomb County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #310 of 2,402 scored counties
#6 of 75 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 431
- 185 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 189
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.2B
- On groceries · $6,099 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 50% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.0
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 886,221
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 431 grocery and convenience stores in Macomb County. 185 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 12.0 for every 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Household spending on groceries in Macomb County comes to about $2.2B a year: $6,099 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 431 grocery and convenience stores, that is $5.1M per store, 50% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Official counts show 189 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Macomb County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,898 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 156 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 21 SBA-backed loans worth $15.7M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Macomb County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Macomb County grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Macomb County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #310 of 2,402 scored counties and #6 of 75 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Macomb 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 | Macomb County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.0 | 17.3 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $3.5M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,898 | 1,613 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +0.2% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,099 | $6,009 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $77,837 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 189 → 1890.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,678
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $168.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 156Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 431185 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 646The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 21
- Amount
- $15.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Macomb 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 Macomb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 886,221+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 358,668
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 479 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,835
- Median household income
- $77,837+23.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,852
- Median home value
- $243,900
- Jobs located here
- 329,207
- Daytime population
- 825,351Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Macomb County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Macomb County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores74
- Grocery stores75
- Convenience stores73
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 Macomb County, MI?
There are 431 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Macomb County as of September 2026. 185 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 189 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 156 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Macomb County, MI spend on groceries?
About $2.2B a year, or $6,099 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 431 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 358,668 households in Macomb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Macomb County, MI compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Macomb County has 12.0 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $5.1M, 50% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Macomb County would have about 646, against 431 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,898 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Macomb County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Macomb County at 886,221 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 358,668 households. Median household income in Macomb County is $77,837, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.8%, 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. Macomb County scores 74 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #310 of 2,402 scored counties.
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