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Grocery and convenience stores in Tillamook County, OR

The grocery and convenience stores in Tillamook County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 17 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,280 of 2,402 scored counties
#27 of 29 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
55
11 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$68.2M
On groceries · $5,715 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
63% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
46.1
2.5 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,384
−0.3% 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

Tillamook County scores 17 (low) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #2,280 of 2,402 scored counties and #27 of 29 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $5,715 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Tillamook County spend about $68.2M a year on groceries. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 63% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There are 55 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Tillamook County as of September 2026. 11 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That is 46.1 per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 18.7.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Tillamook County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 746 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Tillamook County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Tillamook 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 Tillamook County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureTillamook CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households46.119.618.7
Spending per listing$1.2M$3.1M$3.4M
Households per official establishment7469941,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.4%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,715$6,152$6,319
Median household income$69,105$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score1734

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 16
Employees, 2023
275
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5511 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
27,384−0.3% since 2020
Households
11,936
Median age
48.9
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,103 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$69,105+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,737
Median home value
$430,200
Jobs located here
9,679
Daytime population
24,993Residents 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 Tillamook 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
27Tillamook County, OR175546.1$1.2M−0.3%#2,280 of 2,402

Other business types in Tillamook County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 55 grocery and convenience stores in Tillamook County. 11 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023.

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

About $68.2M a year, or $5,715 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,936 households in Tillamook County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tillamook County has 46.1 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.2M, 63% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Tillamook County would have about 20, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 746 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Tillamook County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Tillamook County at 27,384 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,936 households. The median household income in Tillamook County is $69,105 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.5% 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. Tillamook County scores 17 for grocery and convenience stores (low), #2,280 of 2,402 scored counties.

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

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