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Grocery and convenience stores in Calumet County, WI
How Calumet County, WI compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 86 out of 100: High
Ranked #89 of 2,402 scored counties
#3 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 29
- 13 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $135.5M
- On groceries · $6,342 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- 38% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.6
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 53,982
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Calumet County scores 86 (high) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #89 of 2,402 scored counties and #3 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery and convenience stores.
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 grocery and convenience stores in Calumet County. Chain locations make up 45% of them, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.6, 27% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Household spending on groceries in Calumet County comes to about $135.5M a year: $6,342 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $4.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 38% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Calumet County classed as grocery and convenience stores. That is one for every 3,562 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Population estimates show Calumet County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Calumet County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Calumet County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.6 | 20.0 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $4.7M | $3M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,562 | 2,181 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.0% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,342 | $6,105 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $88,810 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 86 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 259
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2913 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The 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 Calumet 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 Calumet County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 53,982+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 21,372
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 318 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 166
- Median household income
- $88,810+17.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,837
- Median home value
- $274,200
- Jobs located here
- 17,565
- Daytime population
- 42,761Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Calumet County marked.
Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waukesha County, WI | 87 | 233 | 13.8 | $4.9M | +2.4% | #75 of 2,402 |
| 2Ozaukee County, WI | 86 | 46 | 12.0 | $5.5M | +3.0% | #87 of 2,402 |
| 3Calumet County, WI | 86 | 29 | 13.6 | $4.7M | +2.9% | #89 of 2,402 |
| 4Dane County, WI | 86 | 385 | 15.3 | $4.2M | +4.9% | #93 of 2,402 |
| 5Washington County, WI | 80 | 98 | 17.2 | $3.8M | +1.8% | #187 of 2,402 |
| 6Outagamie County, WI | 79 | 140 | 17.9 | $3.5M | +2.6% | #210 of 2,402 |
| 7St. Croix County, WI | 79 | 83 | 22.1 | $3M | +4.7% | #213 of 2,402 |
| 8Winnebago County, WI | 74 | 120 | 16.5 | $3.6M | +1.4% | #327 of 2,402 |
| 9Brown County, WI | 74 | 211 | 19.0 | $3.2M | +2.6% | #337 of 2,402 |
| 10La Crosse County, WI | 72 | 86 | 16.7 | $3.6M | +0.3% | #391 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Calumet County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores86
- Grocery stores87
- Convenience stores83
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 Calumet County, WI?
Calumet County has 29 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Calumet County, WI spend on groceries?
About $135.5M a year, or $6,342 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.7M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,372 households in Calumet County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Calumet County, WI compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Calumet County has 13.6 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $4.7M, 38% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Calumet County would have about 40, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,562 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is Calumet County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Calumet County at 53,982 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,372 households. Median household income in Calumet County is $88,810, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.1%, 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. Calumet County scores 86 for grocery and convenience stores (high), #89 of 2,402 scored counties.
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