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Grocery and convenience stores in Clark County, NV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Clark County, NV, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 76 out of 100: High

Ranked #267 of 2,402 scored counties
#2 of 9 scored counties in Nevada

Listings
1,281
795 chain locations (62%)
Official establishments
467
+18.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$5.2B
On groceries · $5,997 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.9
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,407,226
+5.8% 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 1,281 grocery and convenience stores in Clark County. Chain locations make up 62% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That is 14.9 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.

At $5,997 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Clark County spend about $5.2B a year on groceries. Spread across 1,281 grocery and convenience stores, that is $4M per store, 19% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Clark County was 467 in 2023, up 18.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,847 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 416 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $4.4M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Clark County.

Population estimates show Clark County grew 5.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Clark County is 76 (high), #267 of 2,402 scored counties and #2 of 9 scored counties in Nevada. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Clark County compares

The same measures for Nevada 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 Clark County, NV compared with Nevada and the U.S.
MeasureClark CountyNevadaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.915.218.7
Spending per listing$4M$4M$3.4M
Households per official establishment1,8471,6911,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+18.2%+15.4%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,997$6,037$6,319
Median household income$76,472$78,260$80,734
Groundwork market score7669

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
395 → 467+18.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
18,810
Annual payroll, 2023
$618.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
416Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1,281795 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1,527The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
12
Amount
$4.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Clark 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 Clark County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,407,226+5.8% since 2020
Households
862,518
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
7,892 sq. mi.
People per square mile
295
Median household income
$76,472+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,279
Median home value
$431,000
Jobs located here
1,114,493
Daytime population
2,346,318Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Nevada

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

Top counties in Nevada

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

Other business types in Clark County

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Clark County, NV?

There are 1,281 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Clark County as of September 2026. 795 of them (62%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 467 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 18.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 416 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Clark County, NV spend on groceries?

About $5.2B a year, or $5,997 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,281 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 862,518 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clark County has 14.9 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $4M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Clark County would have about 1,527, against 1,281 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,847 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Clark County, NV growing?

Population estimates put Clark County at 2,407,226 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 862,518 households. Median household income in Clark County is $76,472, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. Clark County scores 76 for grocery and convenience stores (high), #267 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 Clark County

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