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Grocery and convenience stores in Nevada

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Nevada, ranked by the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
1,833
1,033 chain locations (56%)
Official establishments
711
+15.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$7.3B
On groceries
Listings per 10k households
15.2
19% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$4M
17% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#6 of 51
Market score 69 · Upper middle

A site report maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings around any address in Nevada by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

Nevada has 1,833 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 56% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That is 15.2 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Household spending on groceries in Nevada comes to about $7.3B a year: $6,037 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4M per store, 17% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Nevada was 711 in 2023, up 15.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,691 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 7.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $8.1M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Nevada.

Among the 50 states and DC, Nevada ranks #6 for grocery and convenience stores, with a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Nevada, the Reno metro area scores highest (70). Of the 5 scored small-town markets in or partly in Nevada, the Pahrump area scores highest (84).

Every market in Nevada for grocery and convenience stores

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Nevada, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Nevada, ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Reno, NV7033514.9$4.2M+5.0%#57 of 387
2Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV701,28114.9$4M+5.8%#58 of 387
3Carson City, NV344217.7$3.3M−0.2%#300 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Nevada, ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pahrump, NV843114.0$4M+10.3%#12 of 538
2Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA742511.5$5.5M+0.9%#44 of 538
3Elko, NV584120.2$3M+2.1%#196 of 538
4Fallon, NV403031.5$1.9M+1.1%#386 of 538
5Winnemucca, NV381826.0$2.3M0.0%#397 of 538

Counties

Counties in Nevada, ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Nye County, NV783114.0$4M+10.3%#225 of 2,402
2Clark County, NV761,28114.9$4M+5.8%#267 of 2,402
3Washoe County, NV7528614.4$4.4M+4.4%#290 of 2,402
4Douglas County, NV712411.3$5.6M+1.2%#401 of 2,402
5Lyon County, NV704619.4$3.1M+9.5%#452 of 2,402
6Elko County, NV543819.4$3.1M+2.1%#1,023 of 2,402
7Carson City, NV484217.7$3.3M−0.2%#1,277 of 2,402
8Churchill County, NV373031.5$1.9M+1.1%#1,724 of 2,402
9Humboldt County, NV321826.0$2.3M0.0%#1,892 of 2,402
White Pine County, NVNot scored617.9$3.2M−4.5%
Pershing County, NVNot scored740.3$1.4M−3.2%
Lander County, NVNot scored942.3$1.4M+2.6%
Mineral County, NVNot scored210.9$4.9M−3.2%
Lincoln County, NVNot scored634.9$1.7M−2.6%
Storey County, NVNot scored315.9$4M+3.7%
Eureka County, NVNot scored348.2$1.2M+0.8%
Esmeralda County, NVNot scored119.9$2.6M−0.8%

Markets with fewer than 5 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Nevada?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,833 grocery and convenience stores in Nevada. 1,033 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 711 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 15.4% from 2019. Official counts list 540 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Nevada spend on groceries?

About $7.3B a year, or $6,037 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,833 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,202,593 households in Nevada and national spending patterns by income.

How does Nevada compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?

Nevada has 15.2 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 19% 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, Nevada would have about 2,143, against 1,833 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,691 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.

Which market in Nevada has the highest market score for grocery and convenience stores?

Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Nevada, the Reno metro area scores highest, at 70 (upper middle). Among 5 scored small-town markets in or partly in Nevada, the Pahrump area scores highest, at 84 (high). Among 9 scored counties in Nevada, Nye County scores highest, at 78 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Nevada scores 69 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #6 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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