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Grocery and convenience stores in Lincoln County, OR
The grocery and convenience stores in Lincoln County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,039 of 2,402 scored counties
#22 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 59
- 19 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- −6.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $130.1M
- On groceries · $5,627 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.5
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,636
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Lincoln County is 27 (lower middle), #2,039 of 2,402 scored counties and #22 of 29 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 59 grocery and convenience stores in Lincoln County. Of those, 19 are chain locations, or 32%, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.5, 36% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Households in Lincoln County spend about $130.1M a year on groceries, or $5,627 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 35% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Lincoln County in 2023, down 6.7% from 2019. That is one for every 826 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Lincoln County. Population estimates put the population change in Lincoln County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lincoln 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.
| Measure | Lincoln County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.5 | 19.6 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $3.1M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 826 | 994 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.7% | +6.4% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,627 | $6,152 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $63,165 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 28−6.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 691
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5919 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,636+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,115
- Median age
- 51.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 981 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 52
- Median household income
- $63,165+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,183
- Median home value
- $410,800
- Jobs located here
- 16,986
- Daytime population
- 46,905Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Deschutes County, OR | 73 | 140 | 16.5 | $3.9M | +6.8% | #355 of 2,402 |
| 2Washington County, OR | 72 | 326 | 13.8 | $4.8M | +1.8% | #377 of 2,402 |
| 3Polk County, OR | 72 | 47 | 14.2 | $4.3M | +2.3% | #383 of 2,402 |
| 4Clackamas County, OR | 69 | 249 | 15.2 | $4.4M | +0.9% | #456 of 2,402 |
| 5Columbia County, OR | 68 | 35 | 16.7 | $3.7M | +2.6% | #498 of 2,402 |
| 6Benton County, OR | 63 | 65 | 16.9 | $3.6M | +4.4% | #660 of 2,402 |
| 7Marion County, OR | 50 | 247 | 19.5 | $3.1M | +2.7% | #1,202 of 2,402 |
| 8Crook County, OR | 50 | 28 | 26.0 | $2.4M | +10.6% | #1,215 of 2,402 |
| 9Yamhill County, OR | 49 | 88 | 22.4 | $2.8M | +2.2% | #1,246 of 2,402 |
| 10Jefferson County, OR | 48 | 19 | 21.6 | $2.7M | +4.7% | #1,289 of 2,402 |
| 22Lincoln County, OR | 27 | 59 | 25.5 | $2.2M | +0.3% | #2,039 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Lincoln County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores27
- Grocery stores20
- Convenience stores47
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 Lincoln County, OR?
There are 59 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Lincoln County as of September 2026. 19 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, down 6.7% from 2019. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lincoln County, OR spend on groceries?
About $130.1M a year, or $5,627 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,115 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln County, OR compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Lincoln County has 25.5 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.2M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 38, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 826 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Lincoln County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln County at 50,636 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,115 households. Median household income in Lincoln County is $63,165, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Lincoln County scores 27 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #2,039 of 2,402 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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