Groceries and convenience · County · Oregon
Grocery and convenience stores in Multnomah County, OR
How Multnomah 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,351 of 2,402 scored counties
#11 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 693
- 285 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 359
- +2.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.2B
- On groceries · $6,319 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.8
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 795,391
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Multnomah County spend about $2.2B a year on groceries, or $6,319 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $3.2M per store, 6% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Multnomah County has 693 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 285 are chain locations, or 41%, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.8, 6% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Official counts show 359 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Multnomah County in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 974 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 132 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $11.4M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Multnomah County.
Population estimates show Multnomah County declined 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Multnomah County is 46 (lower middle), #1,351 of 2,402 scored counties and #11 of 29 scored counties in Oregon.
How Multnomah 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 | Multnomah County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.8 | 19.6 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $3.1M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 974 | 994 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.9% | +6.4% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,319 | $6,152 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $88,766 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 349 → 359+2.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 8,022
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $288M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 132Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 693285 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 652The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 18
- Amount
- $11.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Multnomah 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 Multnomah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 795,391−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 349,803
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 431 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,860
- Median household income
- $88,766+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $122,099
- Median home value
- $552,700
- Jobs located here
- 522,256
- Daytime population
- 927,649Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Multnomah County marked.
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 |
| 11Multnomah County, OR | 46 | 693 | 19.8 | $3.2M | −2.6% | #1,351 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Multnomah County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores46
- Grocery stores54
- Convenience stores48
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 Multnomah County, OR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 693 grocery and convenience stores in Multnomah County. 285 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 359 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019. Another 132 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Multnomah County, OR spend on groceries?
About $2.2B a year, or $6,319 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 693 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 349,803 households in Multnomah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Multnomah County, OR compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Multnomah County has 19.8 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 6% above 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, Multnomah County would have about 652, against 693 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 974 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Multnomah County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Multnomah County at 795,391 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 349,803 households. The median household income in Multnomah County is $88,766 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Multnomah County scores 46 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,351 of 2,402 scored counties.
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