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Grocery and convenience stores in Chelan County, WA
The grocery and convenience stores in Chelan County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,613 of 2,402 scored counties
#29 of 35 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 101
- 18 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- +10.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $194.1M
- On groceries · $6,158 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.0
- 71% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 81,941
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Chelan County spend about $194.1M a year on groceries, or $6,158 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 101 grocery and convenience stores, that is $1.9M per store, 43% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 101 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Chelan County as of September 2026. 18 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.0, 71% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 32 businesses with payroll in Chelan County classed as grocery and convenience stores, up 10.3% from 2019. That is one for every 985 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 14 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Chelan County grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery and convenience stores, Chelan County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,613 of 2,402 scored counties and #29 of 35 scored counties in Washington.
How Chelan County compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Chelan County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.0 | 16.9 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $3.9M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 985 | 1,353 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.3% | +10.2% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,158 | $6,520 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $82,381 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 32+10.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 860
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10118 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 57The 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 Chelan 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 Chelan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 81,941+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 31,520
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,921 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $82,381+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,869
- Median home value
- $490,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,458
- Daytime population
- 82,578Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Washington
| 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 |
| 29Chelan County, WA | 40 | 101 | 32.0 | $1.9M | +3.3% | #1,613 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Chelan County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores40
- Grocery stores35
- Convenience stores77
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 Chelan County, WA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 101 grocery and convenience stores in Chelan County. 18 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 10.3% from 2019. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chelan County, WA spend on groceries?
About $194.1M a year, or $6,158 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 101 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,520 households in Chelan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chelan County, WA compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Chelan County has 32.0 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.9M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Chelan County would have about 57, against 101 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 985 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Chelan County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Chelan County at 81,941 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,520 households. The median household income in Chelan County is $82,381 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.1% 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. Chelan County scores 40 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,613 of 2,402 scored counties.
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