Groceries and convenience · County · Michigan
Grocery and convenience stores in Muskegon County, MI
How Muskegon County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #974 of 2,402 scored counties
#25 of 75 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 117
- 47 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 43
- +10.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $385.7M
- On groceries · $5,695 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.3
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 177,901
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 117 grocery and convenience stores in Muskegon County. 47 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That is 17.3 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Households in Muskegon County spend about $385.7M a year on groceries, or $5,695 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.3M per store, 3% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Muskegon County in 2023, up 10.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,575 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 26 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $200K has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Muskegon County.
Population estimates put the population change in Muskegon County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Muskegon County is 55 (upper middle), #974 of 2,402 scored counties and #25 of 75 scored counties in Michigan.
How Muskegon 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 | Muskegon County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.3 | 17.3 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $3.5M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,575 | 1,613 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.3% | +0.2% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,695 | $6,009 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $65,024 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39 → 43+10.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 491
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 26Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11747 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 114The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $200K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Muskegon 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 Muskegon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 177,901+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 67,732
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 504 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 349
- Median household income
- $65,024+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,950
- Median home value
- $198,300
- Jobs located here
- 56,600
- Daytime population
- 160,507Residents 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 Muskegon 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 |
| 25Muskegon County, MI | 55 | 117 | 17.3 | $3.3M | +1.8% | #974 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Muskegon County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores55
- Grocery stores61
- Convenience stores46
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 Muskegon County, MI?
There are 117 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Muskegon County as of September 2026. 47 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 10.3% from 2019. Official counts list 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Muskegon County, MI spend on groceries?
About $385.7M a year, or $5,695 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 117 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,732 households in Muskegon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Muskegon County, MI compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Muskegon County has 17.3 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.3M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Muskegon County would have about 114, against 117 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,575 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Muskegon County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Muskegon County at 177,901 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,732 households. Median household income in Muskegon County is $65,024, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Muskegon County scores 55 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #974 of 2,402 scored counties.
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