Groceries and convenience · County · Nebraska
Grocery and convenience stores in Washington County, NE
How Washington County, NE 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 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #121 of 2,402 scored counties
#2 of 26 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $54.5M
- On groceries · $6,460 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.1M
- 79% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.7
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,302
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Washington County scores 83 (high) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #121 of 2,402 scored counties and #2 of 26 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery and convenience stores.
At $6,460 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Washington County spend about $54.5M a year on groceries. Spread across 9 grocery and convenience stores, that is $6.1M per store, 79% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 9 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Washington County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.7, 43% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for grocery and convenience stores in Washington County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Washington County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Washington County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Washington County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.7 | 19.5 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $6.1M | $3.1M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,662 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.5% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,460 | $6,088 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $94,396 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,302+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 8,429
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 390 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $94,396+32.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,199
- Median home value
- $297,600
- Jobs located here
- 8,537
- Daytime population
- 18,136Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Washington County marked.
Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sarpy County, NE | 96 | 73 | 9.9 | $6.8M | +9.0% | #5 of 2,402 |
| 2Washington County, NE | 83 | 9 | 10.7 | $6.1M | +1.8% | #121 of 2,402 |
| 3Cass County, NE | 83 | 17 | 15.7 | $4.1M | +3.9% | #133 of 2,402 |
| 4Seward County, NE | 82 | 6 | 8.8 | $7M | +2.3% | #142 of 2,402 |
| 5Lancaster County, NE | 80 | 173 | 12.9 | $4.7M | +3.4% | #179 of 2,402 |
| 6Douglas County, NE | 77 | 387 | 16.2 | $3.8M | +3.6% | #247 of 2,402 |
| 7Platte County, NE | 74 | 24 | 17.6 | $3.4M | +3.9% | #331 of 2,402 |
| 8Adams County, NE | 72 | 18 | 13.8 | $4.3M | −0.3% | #384 of 2,402 |
| 9Saunders County, NE | 70 | 17 | 19.1 | $3.4M | +6.0% | #446 of 2,402 |
| 10Buffalo County, NE | 67 | 41 | 20.5 | $2.9M | +1.9% | #541 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Washington County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores83
- Grocery stores
- Convenience stores
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 Washington County, NE?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 grocery and convenience stores in Washington County. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. No official count is published for grocery and convenience stores in Washington County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washington County, NE spend on groceries?
About $54.5M a year, or $6,460 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $6.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,429 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, NE compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Washington County has 10.7 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $6.1M, 79% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Washington County would have about 16, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Washington County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 21,302 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,429 households. The median household income in Washington County is $94,396 a year, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.2% 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. Washington County scores 83 for grocery and convenience stores (high), #121 of 2,402 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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