Market rankings · Washington
Grocery and convenience stores in Washington
Markets across Washington ranked by the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 5,170
- 1,762 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 2,265
- +10.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $20B
- On groceries
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.9
- 10% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #8 of 51
- Market score 67 · Upper middle
A site report maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings around any address in Washington by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5,170 grocery and convenience stores in Washington. Of those, 1,762 are chain locations, or 34%, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.9, 10% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
At $6,520 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Washington spend about $20B a year on groceries. That works out to $3.9M per store, 14% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Washington was 2,265 in 2023, up 10.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,353 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 7.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 190 SBA-backed loans worth $146.5M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Washington.
Among the 50 states and DC, Washington ranks #8 for grocery and convenience stores, with a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle). Of the 13 scored metro areas in or partly in Washington, the Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro area scores highest (77). Of the 10 scored small-town markets in or partly in Washington, the Oak Harbor area scores highest (72).
Every market in Washington for grocery and convenience stores
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Washington, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 77 | 138 | 12.7 | $5.2M | +2.7% | #22 of 387 |
| 2Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 74 | 163 | 13.7 | $4.6M | +2.8% | #35 of 387 |
| 3Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 72 | 2,462 | 15.3 | $4.5M | +3.3% | #47 of 387 |
| 4Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 66 | 341 | 14.3 | $4.2M | +3.5% | #84 of 387 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 57 | 1,653 | 16.4 | $4M | +1.0% | #147 of 387 |
| 5Kennewick-Richland, WA | 56 | 209 | 19.4 | $3.2M | +6.5% | #163 of 387 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 47 | 47 | 17.6 | $3.3M | +1.5% | #220 of 387 |
| 6Longview-Kelso, WA | 45 | 79 | 18.0 | $3.3M | +3.5% | #233 of 387 |
| 7Bellingham, WA | 45 | 193 | 20.5 | $3M | +3.9% | #234 of 387 |
| 8Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 37 | 121 | 23.1 | $2.7M | +2.4% | #289 of 387 |
| 9Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 35 | 126 | 26.6 | $2.3M | +5.0% | #298 of 387 |
| 10Walla Walla, WA | 31 | 47 | 20.0 | $2.9M | −0.4% | #316 of 387 |
| 11Yakima, WA | 15 | 255 | 29.1 | $2M | +1.0% | #378 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oak Harbor, WA | 72 | 52 | 14.5 | $4.4M | −1.5% | #53 of 538 |
| 2Port Townsend, WA | 70 | 28 | 17.1 | $3.5M | +2.7% | #76 of 538 |
| 3Shelton, WA | 68 | 58 | 22.3 | $2.7M | +7.8% | #102 of 538 |
| 4Port Angeles, WA | 67 | 58 | 16.5 | $3.5M | +1.1% | #106 of 538 |
| 5Ellensburg, WA | 65 | 39 | 19.5 | $3.1M | +4.2% | #124 of 538 |
| 6Pullman, WA | 59 | 23 | 12.3 | $4.5M | +1.5% | #182 of 538 |
| 7Centralia, WA | 52 | 81 | 24.6 | $2.4M | +6.7% | #270 of 538 |
| 8Moses Lake, WA | 41 | 103 | 29.1 | $2M | +6.3% | #373 of 538 |
| 9Othello, WA | 31 | 22 | 35.0 | $1.6M | +4.3% | #452 of 538 |
| 10Aberdeen, WA | 29 | 94 | 30.7 | $1.8M | +3.0% | #459 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clark County, WA | 81 | 250 | 12.8 | $5.1M | +5.3% | #158 of 2,402 |
| 2Kitsap County, WA | 79 | 138 | 12.7 | $5.2M | +2.7% | #192 of 2,402 |
| 3Thurston County, WA | 77 | 163 | 13.7 | $4.6M | +2.8% | #239 of 2,402 |
| 4Snohomish County, WA | 76 | 468 | 14.8 | $4.6M | +4.9% | #262 of 2,402 |
| 5King County, WA | 75 | 1,546 | 16.4 | $4.3M | +3.1% | #291 of 2,402 |
| 6Benton County, WA | 75 | 139 | 17.8 | $3.5M | +6.9% | #299 of 2,402 |
| 7Pierce County, WA | 73 | 448 | 12.8 | $5.1M | +2.5% | #342 of 2,402 |
| 8Spokane County, WA | 73 | 307 | 14.1 | $4.3M | +3.2% | #349 of 2,402 |
| 9Asotin County, WA | 71 | 11 | 11.6 | $5.1M | +1.0% | #404 of 2,402 |
| 10Douglas County, WA | 71 | 25 | 15.7 | $3.9M | +8.0% | #411 of 2,402 |
| 11Island County, WA | 68 | 52 | 14.5 | $4.4M | −1.5% | #489 of 2,402 |
| 12Stevens County, WA | 67 | 34 | 17.5 | $3.3M | +6.6% | #536 of 2,402 |
| 13Skamania County, WA | 64 | 12 | 23.9 | $2.6M | +5.2% | #648 of 2,402 |
| 14Mason County, WA | 62 | 58 | 22.3 | $2.7M | +7.8% | #736 of 2,402 |
| 15Jefferson County, WA | 61 | 28 | 17.1 | $3.5M | +2.7% | #756 of 2,402 |
| 16Cowlitz County, WA | 59 | 79 | 18.0 | $3.3M | +3.5% | #831 of 2,402 |
| 17Clallam County, WA | 58 | 58 | 16.5 | $3.5M | +1.1% | #861 of 2,402 |
| 18Whatcom County, WA | 58 | 193 | 20.5 | $3M | +3.9% | #870 of 2,402 |
| 19Kittitas County, WA | 56 | 39 | 19.5 | $3.1M | +4.2% | #936 of 2,402 |
| 20Whitman County, WA | 55 | 23 | 12.3 | $4.5M | +1.5% | #964 of 2,402 |
| 21Skagit County, WA | 53 | 121 | 23.1 | $2.7M | +2.4% | #1,082 of 2,402 |
| 22Franklin County, WA | 52 | 70 | 23.4 | $2.7M | +5.6% | #1,128 of 2,402 |
| 23Lincoln County, WA | 48 | 10 | 20.7 | $2.8M | +9.7% | #1,286 of 2,402 |
| 24Walla Walla County, WA | 47 | 47 | 20.0 | $2.9M | −0.4% | #1,316 of 2,402 |
| 25Klickitat County, WA | 46 | 28 | 28.4 | $2.1M | +6.6% | #1,375 of 2,402 |
Show all 39 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26San Juan County, WA | 45 | 23 | 25.5 | $2.4M | +4.2% | #1,398 of 2,402 |
| 27Lewis County, WA | 45 | 81 | 24.6 | $2.4M | +6.7% | #1,400 of 2,402 |
| 28Pend Oreille County, WA | 42 | 16 | 26.9 | $2.1M | +7.1% | #1,529 of 2,402 |
| 29Chelan County, WA | 40 | 101 | 32.0 | $1.9M | +3.3% | #1,613 of 2,402 |
| 30Grant County, WA | 38 | 103 | 29.1 | $2M | +6.3% | #1,680 of 2,402 |
| 31Pacific County, WA | 34 | 30 | 27.3 | $2.1M | +3.6% | #1,822 of 2,402 |
| 32Yakima County, WA | 29 | 255 | 29.1 | $2M | +1.0% | #1,980 of 2,402 |
| 33Adams County, WA | 28 | 22 | 35.0 | $1.6M | +4.3% | #2,024 of 2,402 |
| 34Okanogan County, WA | 27 | 68 | 38.8 | $1.4M | +7.3% | #2,056 of 2,402 |
| 35Grays Harbor County, WA | 26 | 94 | 30.7 | $1.8M | +3.0% | #2,078 of 2,402 |
| Ferry County, WA | Not scored | 9 | 28.4 | $1.9M | +4.4% | |
| Wahkiakum County, WA | Not scored | 6 | 28.6 | $1.9M | +9.6% | |
| Columbia County, WA | Not scored | 11 | 59.1 | $969K | +4.7% | |
| Garfield County, WA | Not scored | 4 | 38.8 | $1.4M | +5.2% |
Markets with fewer than 5 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in Washington?
There are 5,170 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Washington as of September 2026. 1,762 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 2,265 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 10.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 984 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washington spend on groceries?
About $20B a year, or $6,520 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5,170 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,064,820 households in Washington and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Washington has 16.9 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.9M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Washington would have about 5,898, against 5,170 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,353 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
Which market in Washington has the highest market score for grocery and convenience stores?
Among 13 scored metro areas in or partly in Washington, the Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro area scores highest, at 77 (high). Among 10 scored small-town markets in or partly in Washington, the Oak Harbor area scores highest, at 72 (upper middle). Among 35 scored counties in Washington, Clark County scores highest, at 81 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Washington scores 67 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #8 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Washington. It maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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