Groceries and convenience · County · Michigan
Grocery and convenience stores in Midland County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Midland County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #522 of 2,402 scored counties
#11 of 75 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 54
- 19 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- −8.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $214.9M
- On groceries · $6,142 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.4
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,754
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Midland County spend about $214.9M a year on groceries, or $6,142 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4M per store, 17% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 54 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Midland County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 35% of them, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.4, 18% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Midland County was 21 in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,666 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $40K has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Midland County.
Population estimates put the population change in Midland County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Midland County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #522 of 2,402 scored counties and #11 of 75 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Midland 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 | Midland County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.4 | 17.3 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $3.5M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,666 | 1,613 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.7% | +0.2% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,142 | $6,009 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $77,705 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 21−8.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 387
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5419 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 63The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $40K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Midland 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 Midland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,754+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 34,993
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 518 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 162
- Median household income
- $77,705+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,160
- Median home value
- $195,400
- Jobs located here
- 33,850
- Daytime population
- 84,932Residents 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 |
| 11Midland County, MI | 67 | 54 | 15.4 | $4M | +0.3% | #522 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Midland County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores67
- Grocery stores64
- Convenience stores67
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 Midland County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 54 grocery and convenience stores in Midland County. 19 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019. Another 16 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Midland County, MI spend on groceries?
About $214.9M a year, or $6,142 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,993 households in Midland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Midland County, MI compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Midland County has 15.4 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $4M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Midland County would have about 63, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,666 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Midland County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Midland County at 83,754 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,993 households. The median household income in Midland County is $77,705 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Midland County scores 67 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #522 of 2,402 scored counties.
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