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Grocery and convenience stores in Lane County, OR

How Lane County, OR 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 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,508 of 2,402 scored counties
#12 of 29 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
292
127 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments
169
+3.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$928.3M
On groceries · $5,786 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.2
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
381,584
−0.7% 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

Household spending on groceries in Lane County comes to about $928.3M a year: $5,786 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.2M per store, 6% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There are 292 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Lane County as of September 2026. 127 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.2, 3% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Lane County was 169 in 2023, up 3.1% from 2019. That is one for every 949 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 45 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $8.1M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Lane County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lane County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Lane County is 42 (lower middle), #1,508 of 2,402 scored counties and #12 of 29 scored counties in Oregon.

How Lane 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 Lane County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureLane CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.219.618.7
Spending per listing$3.2M$3.1M$3.4M
Households per official establishment9499941,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.1%+6.4%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,786$6,152$6,319
Median household income$71,544$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score4234

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
164 → 169+3.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
4,297
Annual payroll, 2023
$128.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
45Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
292127 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
274The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$8.1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
381,584−0.7% since 2020
Households
160,445
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
4,554 sq. mi.
People per square mile
84
Median household income
$71,544+36.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,524
Median home value
$430,600
Jobs located here
156,880
Daytime population
382,221Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Oregon

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The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Lane 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
12Lane County, OR4229218.2$3.2M−0.7%#1,508 of 2,402

Other business types in Lane County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 292 grocery and convenience stores in Lane County. 127 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 169 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 3.1% from 2019. Another 45 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $928.3M a year, or $5,786 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 292 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 160,445 households in Lane County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lane County has 18.2 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.2M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Lane County would have about 274, against 292 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 949 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Lane County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Lane County at 381,584 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 160,445 households. The median household income in Lane County is $71,544 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.5% 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. Lane County scores 42 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,508 of 2,402 scored counties.

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