Groceries and convenience · County · Nevada
Grocery and convenience stores in Washoe County, NV
How Washoe County, NV 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 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #290 of 2,402 scored counties
#3 of 9 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 286
- 130 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 135
- +7.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On groceries · $6,272 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.4
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 509,386
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Washoe County spend about $1.2B a year on groceries, or $6,272 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $4.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 29% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Washoe County has 286 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 130 are chain locations, or 45%, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.4, 23% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Washoe County was 135 in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,476 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 82 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $338K has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Washoe County.
Population estimates put the population change in Washoe County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Washoe County scores 75 (high) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #290 of 2,402 scored counties and #3 of 9 scored counties in Nevada. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Washoe 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 | Washoe County | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.4 | 15.2 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $4M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,476 | 1,691 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.1% | +15.4% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,272 | $6,037 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $88,096 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 126 → 135+7.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,044
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $137.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 82Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 286130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 369The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $338K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Washoe 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 Washoe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 509,386+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 199,296
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 6,316 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $88,096+36.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,937
- Median home value
- $539,900
- Jobs located here
- 242,902
- Daytime population
- 492,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nevada market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Nevada for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Nevada, with Washoe County marked.
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 Washoe County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores75
- Grocery stores82
- Convenience stores70
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 Washoe County, NV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 286 grocery and convenience stores in Washoe County. 130 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 135 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019. Official counts list 82 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washoe County, NV spend on groceries?
About $1.2B a year, or $6,272 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 286 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.4M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 199,296 households in Washoe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washoe County, NV compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Washoe County has 14.4 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $4.4M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Washoe County would have about 369, against 286 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,476 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Washoe County, NV growing?
Population estimates put Washoe County at 509,386 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 199,296 households. The median household income in Washoe County is $88,096 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.0% 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. Washoe County scores 75 for grocery and convenience stores (high), #290 of 2,402 scored counties.
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