Groceries and convenience · County · Nevada
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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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.
| Measure | Clark County | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.9 | 15.2 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $4M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,847 | 1,691 | 1,293 |
| 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 score | 76 | 69 |
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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Top counties in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nye County, NV | 78 | 31 | 14.0 | $4M | +10.3% | #225 of 2,402 |
| 2Clark County, NV | 76 | 1,281 | 14.9 | $4M | +5.8% | #267 of 2,402 |
| 3Washoe County, NV | 75 | 286 | 14.4 | $4.4M | +4.4% | #290 of 2,402 |
| 4Douglas County, NV | 71 | 24 | 11.3 | $5.6M | +1.2% | #401 of 2,402 |
| 5Lyon County, NV | 70 | 46 | 19.4 | $3.1M | +9.5% | #452 of 2,402 |
| 6Elko County, NV | 54 | 38 | 19.4 | $3.1M | +2.1% | #1,023 of 2,402 |
| 7Carson City, NV | 48 | 42 | 17.7 | $3.3M | −0.2% | #1,277 of 2,402 |
| 8Churchill County, NV | 37 | 30 | 31.5 | $1.9M | +1.1% | #1,724 of 2,402 |
| 9Humboldt County, NV | 32 | 18 | 26.0 | $2.3M | 0.0% | #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.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores76
- Grocery stores82
- Convenience stores68
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 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.
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