Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Arizona
Grocery stores in the Nogales, AZ area
The grocery stores in the Nogales, AZ area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #429 of 506 scored small-town markets
#4 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Arizona
- Listings
- 29
- 3 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $90.9M
- On groceries · $5,356 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 66% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.1
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,020
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
For grocery stores, the Nogales area has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #429 of 506 scored small-town markets and #4 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Arizona. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 grocery stores in the Nogales area. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 17.1 for every 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Household spending on groceries in the Nogales area comes to about $90.9M a year: $5,356 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 66% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in the Nogales area classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 2,121 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Nogales area grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Nogales area compares
The same measures for Arizona and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery 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 | Nogales area | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.1 | 4.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $15M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,121 | 3,561 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.9% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,356 | $6,084 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $55,217 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 87 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8
- Employees, 2023
- 272
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 293 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 supermarkets and grocery stores in the Nogales area, 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 the Nogales area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,020+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 16,966
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,236 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $55,217+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,913
- Median home value
- $233,000
- Jobs located here
- 12,313
- Daytime population
- 42,829Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Arizona for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Arizona, with the Nogales area marked.
Top small-town markets in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Safford, AZ | 72 | 7 | 5.5 | $10.3M | +4.0% | #61 of 506 |
| 2Payson, AZ | 70 | 10 | 4.2 | $13.1M | +0.9% | #70 of 506 |
| 3Show Low, AZ | 53 | 25 | 6.2 | $8.5M | +3.0% | #244 of 506 |
| 4Nogales, AZ | 30 | 29 | 17.1 | $3.1M | +4.8% | #429 of 506 |
Other business types in the Nogales area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores34
- Grocery stores30
- Convenience stores67
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 stores are in the Nogales, AZ area?
The Nogales area has 29 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in the Nogales, AZ area spend on groceries?
About $90.9M a year, or $5,356 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,966 households in the Nogales area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Nogales, AZ area compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
The Nogales area has 17.1 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $3.1M, 66% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, the Nogales area would have about 10, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,121 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is the Nogales, AZ area growing?
Population estimates put the Nogales area at 50,020 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,966 households. Median household income in the Nogales area is $55,217, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.8%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Nogales area scores 30 for grocery stores (lower middle), #429 of 506 scored small-town markets.
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