Groceries and convenience · County · Michigan
Grocery and convenience stores in Wayne County, MI
How Wayne 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,192 of 2,402 scored counties
#30 of 75 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 1,135
- 290 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 503
- −2.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4B
- On groceries · $5,697 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.2
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,769,038
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,135 grocery and convenience stores in Wayne County. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.2, 13% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Households in Wayne County spend about $4B a year on groceries, or $5,697 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 1,135 grocery and convenience stores, that is $3.5M per store, 4% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Official counts show 503 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Wayne County in 2023, down 2.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,393 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 391 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 29 SBA-backed loans worth $35.2M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Wayne County.
Population estimates put the population change in Wayne County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For grocery and convenience stores, Wayne County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,192 of 2,402 scored counties and #30 of 75 scored counties in Michigan.
How Wayne 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 | Wayne County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.2 | 17.3 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $3.5M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,393 | 1,613 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.7% | +0.2% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,697 | $6,009 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $60,539 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 517 → 503−2.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 10,429
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $293.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 391Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,135290 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,178The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 29
- Amount
- $35.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Wayne 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 Wayne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,769,038−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 700,591
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 612 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,897
- Median household income
- $60,539+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,609
- Median home value
- $178,500
- Jobs located here
- 669,243
- Daytime population
- 1,771,020Residents 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 Wayne 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 |
| 30Wayne County, MI | 50 | 1,135 | 16.2 | $3.5M | −1.1% | #1,192 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Wayne County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores50
- Grocery stores39
- Convenience stores62
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 Wayne County, MI?
Wayne County has 1,135 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 290 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 503 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, down 2.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 391 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wayne County, MI spend on groceries?
About $4B a year, or $5,697 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,135 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 700,591 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wayne County, MI compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Wayne County has 16.2 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.5M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Wayne County would have about 1,178, against 1,135 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,393 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Wayne County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Wayne County at 1,769,038 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 700,591 households. Median household income in Wayne County is $60,539, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.0%, 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. Wayne County scores 50 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #1,192 of 2,402 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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