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Grocery and convenience stores in Richland County, WI
How Richland 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,404 of 2,402 scored counties
#45 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 19
- 5 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $41.6M
- On groceries · $5,732 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.2
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,036
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 grocery and convenience stores in Richland County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 26%, against 42% across the U.S. That is 26.2 per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
At $5,732 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Richland County spend about $41.6M a year on groceries. That works out to $2.2M per store, 35% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Richland County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,417 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Richland County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For grocery and convenience stores, Richland County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,404 of 2,402 scored counties and #45 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Richland 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 | Richland County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.2 | 20.0 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $3M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,417 | 2,181 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.0% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,732 | $6,105 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $66,420 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 23
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $740K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 195 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Richland 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 Richland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,036−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 7,250
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 586 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $66,420+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,420
- Median home value
- $197,500
- Jobs located here
- 5,615
- Daytime population
- 14,776Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 45Richland County, WI | 45 | 19 | 26.2 | $2.2M | −1.4% | #1,404 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Richland County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores45
- Grocery stores38
- Convenience stores41
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 Richland County, WI?
Richland County has 19 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Richland County, WI spend on groceries?
About $41.6M a year, or $5,732 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,250 households in Richland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Richland County, WI compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Richland County has 26.2 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.2M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Richland County would have about 12, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,417 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is Richland County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Richland County at 17,036 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,250 households. Median household income in Richland County is $66,420, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Richland County scores 45 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,404 of 2,402 scored counties.
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