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Grocery and convenience stores in Park County, MT

The grocery and convenience stores in Park County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,370 of 2,402 scored counties
#11 of 21 scored counties in Montana

Listings
22
7 chain locations (32%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$49.2M
On groceries · $5,880 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.3
41% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,214
+5.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 grocery and convenience stores in Park County. 7 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 26.3 for every 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Households in Park County spend about $49.2M a year on groceries, or $5,880 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 22 grocery and convenience stores, that is $2.2M per store, 34% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Park County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 1,195 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Park County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Park County is 46 (lower middle), #1,370 of 2,402 scored counties and #11 of 21 scored counties in Montana.

How Park County compares

The same measures for Montana 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 Park County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasurePark CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.321.518.7
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.7M$3.4M
Households per official establishment1,1951,5931,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.1%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,880$5,881$6,319
Median household income$70,047$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market score4639

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 7
Employees, 2023
238
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
227 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Park 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 Park County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,214+5.7% since 2020
Households
8,366
Median age
47.2
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
2,803 sq. mi.
People per square mile
6
Median household income
$70,047+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,941
Median home value
$467,500
Jobs located here
6,631
Daytime population
15,758Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Montana

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

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Missoula County, MT788415.9$3.7M+4.4%#228 of 2,402
2Yellowstone County, MT7712718.2$3.3M+4.5%#256 of 2,402
3Lewis and Clark County, MT764815.4$3.9M+5.8%#268 of 2,402
4Jefferson County, MT741122.0$2.9M+9.8%#339 of 2,402
5Gallatin County, MT7010420.3$3.2M+7.7%#449 of 2,402
6Flathead County, MT688920.1$2.9M+10.1%#515 of 2,402
7Cascade County, MT655916.6$3.5M+0.7%#592 of 2,402
8Ravalli County, MT613317.7$3.3M+9.4%#761 of 2,402
9Silver Bow County, MT543120.1$2.7M+2.6%#1,037 of 2,402
10Lake County, MT472923.1$2.4M+6.9%#1,332 of 2,402
11Park County, MT462226.3$2.2M+5.7%#1,370 of 2,402

Other business types in Park County

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Park County, MT?

There are 22 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Park County as of September 2026. 7 of them (32%) 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.

How much do households in Park County, MT spend on groceries?

About $49.2M a year, or $5,880 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,366 households in Park County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Park County has 26.3 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.2M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Park County would have about 15, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,195 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Park County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Park County at 18,214 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,366 households. Median household income in Park County is $70,047, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.0%, 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. Park County scores 46 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,370 of 2,402 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery and convenience stores · All 56 business types in Park County

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