Groundwork

Groceries and convenience · County · Oregon

Grocery and convenience stores in Jackson County, OR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,583 of 2,402 scored counties
#14 of 29 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
178
69 chain locations (39%)
Official establishments
107
+18.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$539.6M
On groceries · $5,863 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.3
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
221,795
−0.9% since 2020

See the grocery and convenience stores around any address in Jackson County

The site report maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Jackson County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 178 grocery and convenience stores in Jackson County. Chain locations make up 39% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That is 19.3 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

At $5,863 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Jackson County spend about $539.6M a year on groceries. That works out to $3M per store, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Jackson County was 107 in 2023, up 18.9% from 2019. That is one for every 860 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Jackson County.

Population estimates put the population change in Jackson County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For grocery and convenience stores, Jackson County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,583 of 2,402 scored counties and #14 of 29 scored counties in Oregon.

How Jackson County compares

The same measures for Oregon 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 Jackson County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.319.618.7
Spending per listing$3M$3.1M$3.4M
Households per official establishment8609941,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+18.9%+6.4%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,863$6,152$6,319
Median household income$73,999$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score4034

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
90 → 107+18.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,421
Annual payroll, 2023
$79.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
20Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
17869 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
159The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
221,795−0.9% since 2020
Households
92,035
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,783 sq. mi.
People per square mile
80
Median household income
$73,999+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,011
Median home value
$430,200
Jobs located here
90,545
Daytime population
223,934Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Jackson County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the grocery and convenience stores on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Jackson County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Grocery and convenience stores across Oregon

Every Oregon market ranked →

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

Top counties in Oregon

Counties in Oregon ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Deschutes County, OR7314016.5$3.9M+6.8%#355 of 2,402
2Washington County, OR7232613.8$4.8M+1.8%#377 of 2,402
3Polk County, OR724714.2$4.3M+2.3%#383 of 2,402
4Clackamas County, OR6924915.2$4.4M+0.9%#456 of 2,402
5Columbia County, OR683516.7$3.7M+2.6%#498 of 2,402
6Benton County, OR636516.9$3.6M+4.4%#660 of 2,402
7Marion County, OR5024719.5$3.1M+2.7%#1,202 of 2,402
8Crook County, OR502826.0$2.4M+10.6%#1,215 of 2,402
9Yamhill County, OR498822.4$2.8M+2.2%#1,246 of 2,402
10Jefferson County, OR481921.6$2.7M+4.7%#1,289 of 2,402
14Jackson County, OR4017819.3$3M−0.9%#1,583 of 2,402

Other business types in Jackson County

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Jackson County, OR?

Jackson County has 178 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 69 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 107 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 18.9% from 2019. Another 20 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Jackson County, OR spend on groceries?

About $539.6M a year, or $5,863 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 178 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 92,035 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jackson County has 19.3 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Jackson County would have about 159, against 178 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 860 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Jackson County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 221,795 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 92,035 households. Median household income in Jackson County is $73,999, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.5%, 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. Jackson County scores 40 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,583 of 2,402 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Jackson County. It maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for grocery and convenience stores · All 56 business types in Jackson County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Jackson County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Jackson County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.