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Grocery and convenience stores in Menominee County, MI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Menominee County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,659 of 2,402 scored counties
#46 of 75 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
20
6 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$57M
On groceries · $5,499 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.3
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,941
−2.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 grocery and convenience stores in Menominee County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 30%, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.3, 3% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Household spending on groceries in Menominee County comes to about $57M a year: $5,499 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 20 grocery and convenience stores, that is $2.8M per store, 16% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Menominee County classed as grocery and convenience stores. That is one for every 1,480 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Menominee County declined 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Menominee County is 38 (lower middle), #1,659 of 2,402 scored counties and #46 of 75 scored counties in Michigan.

How Menominee 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.

Grocery and convenience stores in Menominee County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMenominee CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.317.318.7
Spending per listing$2.8M$3.5M$3.4M
Households per official establishment1,4801,6131,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.2%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,499$6,009$6,319
Median household income$56,435$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score3847

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 7
Employees, 2023
200
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
206 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 Menominee 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 Menominee County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,941−2.2% since 2020
Households
10,361
Median age
48.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,044 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$56,435+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,398
Median home value
$151,800
Jobs located here
7,063
Daytime population
21,316Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Michigan

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

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Livingston County, MI87759.8$6.9M+1.7%#72 of 2,402
2Ottawa County, MI8316815.1$4.3M+3.9%#130 of 2,402
3Clinton County, MI784815.2$4.2M+1.6%#220 of 2,402
4Oakland County, MI7766312.5$5.3M+1.2%#236 of 2,402
5Monroe County, MI777912.5$4.9M+0.7%#238 of 2,402
6Macomb County, MI7443112.0$5.1M+0.7%#310 of 2,402
7Washtenaw County, MI7318012.0$5.4M−0.4%#341 of 2,402
8Kent County, MI7342016.4$3.8M+2.5%#357 of 2,402
9Eaton County, MI726714.7$4.1M+0.4%#386 of 2,402
10Barry County, MI704317.6$3.5M+2.2%#444 of 2,402
46Menominee County, MI382019.3$2.8M−2.2%#1,659 of 2,402

Other business types in Menominee County

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Menominee County, MI?

Menominee County has 20 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Menominee County, MI spend on groceries?

About $57M a year, or $5,499 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,361 households in Menominee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Menominee County has 19.3 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.8M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Menominee County would have about 17, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,480 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Menominee County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Menominee County at 22,941 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,361 households. Median household income in Menominee County is $56,435, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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. Menominee County scores 38 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,659 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 Menominee County

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