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Grocery and convenience stores in Wahkiakum County, WA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.7M
On groceries · $5,569 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
42% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
28.6
53% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
4,873
+9.6% 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 $5,569 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Wahkiakum County spend about $11.7M a year on groceries. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 42% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There are 6 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Wahkiakum County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That is 28.6 per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Wahkiakum County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 525 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wahkiakum County grew 9.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Wahkiakum 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.

Grocery and convenience stores in Wahkiakum County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureWahkiakum CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.616.918.7
Spending per listing$1.9M$3.9M$3.4M
Households per official establishment5251,3531,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.2%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.6%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,569$6,520$6,319
Median household income$62,653$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored67

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
27
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Wahkiakum 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 Wahkiakum County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,873+9.6% since 2020
Households
2,100
Median age
53.5
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
263 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$62,653
Average household income
$83,288
Median home value
$396,800
Jobs located here
701
Daytime population
3,573Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Washington

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The highest-scoring counties in Washington for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Washington, with Wahkiakum County marked.

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Clark County, WA8125012.8$5.1M+5.3%#158 of 2,402
2Kitsap County, WA7913812.7$5.2M+2.7%#192 of 2,402
3Thurston County, WA7716313.7$4.6M+2.8%#239 of 2,402
4Snohomish County, WA7646814.8$4.6M+4.9%#262 of 2,402
5King County, WA751,54616.4$4.3M+3.1%#291 of 2,402
6Benton County, WA7513917.8$3.5M+6.9%#299 of 2,402
7Pierce County, WA7344812.8$5.1M+2.5%#342 of 2,402
8Spokane County, WA7330714.1$4.3M+3.2%#349 of 2,402
9Asotin County, WA711111.6$5.1M+1.0%#404 of 2,402
10Douglas County, WA712515.7$3.9M+8.0%#411 of 2,402
Wahkiakum County, WANot scored628.6$1.9M+9.6%

Other business types in Wahkiakum County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Wahkiakum County, WA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 grocery and convenience stores in Wahkiakum County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023.

How much do households in Wahkiakum County, WA spend on groceries?

About $11.7M a year, or $5,569 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,100 households in Wahkiakum County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wahkiakum County has 28.6 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.9M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Wahkiakum County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 525 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Wahkiakum County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Wahkiakum County at 4,873 people in 2025, up 9.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,100 households. The median household income in Wahkiakum County is $62,653 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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