Groceries and convenience · County · Oregon
Grocery and convenience stores in Polk County, OR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Polk County, OR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #383 of 2,402 scored counties
#3 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 47
- 23 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- −8.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $203.3M
- On groceries · $6,162 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.2
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 90,037
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $6,162 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Polk County spend about $203.3M a year on groceries. That works out to $4.3M per store, 28% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 47 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 49% of them, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.2, 24% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Polk County was 21 in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,571 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $100K have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Polk County.
Population estimates put the population change in Polk County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Polk County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #383 of 2,402 scored counties and #3 of 29 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.2 | 19.6 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $3.1M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,571 | 994 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.7% | +6.4% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,162 | $6,152 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $85,118 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 21−8.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 640
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4723 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 60The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 90,037+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 32,986
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 741 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 121
- Median household income
- $85,118+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,909
- Median home value
- $454,700
- Jobs located here
- 21,249
- Daytime population
- 71,489Residents 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 Polk 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 |
Other business types in Polk County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores72
- Grocery stores81
- Convenience stores61
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 Polk County, OR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 47 grocery and convenience stores in Polk County. 23 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Polk County, OR spend on groceries?
About $203.3M a year, or $6,162 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.3M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,986 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, OR compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Polk County has 14.2 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $4.3M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Polk County would have about 60, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,571 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 90,037 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,986 households. The median household income in Polk County is $85,118 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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. Polk County scores 72 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #383 of 2,402 scored counties.
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