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Grocery and convenience stores in Yamhill County, OR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,246 of 2,402 scored counties
#9 of 29 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
88
27 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
43
−2.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$243.7M
On groceries · $6,208 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.4
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
110,024
+2.2% 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

At $6,208 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Yamhill County spend about $243.7M a year on groceries. That works out to $2.8M per store, 18% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There are 88 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Yamhill County as of September 2026. 27 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 22.4 for every 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

In 2023, official counts showed 43 businesses with payroll in Yamhill County classed as grocery and convenience stores, down 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 913 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 17 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $9.3M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Yamhill County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Yamhill County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery and convenience stores, Yamhill County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,246 of 2,402 scored counties and #9 of 29 scored counties in Oregon.

How Yamhill 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 Yamhill County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureYamhill CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.419.618.7
Spending per listing$2.8M$3.1M$3.4M
Households per official establishment9139941,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.3%+6.4%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,208$6,152$6,319
Median household income$90,063$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score4934

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
44 → 43−2.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
977
Annual payroll, 2023
$30.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
17Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8827 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
72The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$9.3M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
110,024+2.2% since 2020
Households
39,247
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
716 sq. mi.
People per square mile
152
Median household income
$90,063+40.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$112,958
Median home value
$471,700
Jobs located here
38,662
Daytime population
98,390Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Oregon

Every Oregon market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Yamhill 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

Other business types in Yamhill County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 88 grocery and convenience stores in Yamhill County. 27 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, down 2.3% from 2019. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $243.7M a year, or $6,208 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 88 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,247 households in Yamhill County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Yamhill County has 22.4 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.8M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Yamhill County would have about 72, against 88 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 913 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Yamhill County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Yamhill County at 110,024 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,247 households. The median household income in Yamhill County is $90,063 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.9% 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. Yamhill County scores 49 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,246 of 2,402 scored counties.

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