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Grocery stores in San Bernardino County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in San Bernardino County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #807 of 2,070 scored counties
#12 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 442
- 205 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 333
- +16.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.2B
- On groceries · $6,181 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.4M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,224,091
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 442 grocery stores in San Bernardino County. Of those, 205 are chain locations, or 46%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in San Bernardino County spend about $4.2B a year on groceries, or $6,181 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $9.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 2% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in San Bernardino County was 333 in 2023, up 16.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,027 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $7.2M have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in San Bernardino County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of San Bernardino County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery stores, San Bernardino County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #807 of 2,070 scored counties and #12 of 55 scored counties in California.
How San Bernardino County compares
The same measures for California 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 | San Bernardino County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 7.2 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $9.4M | $9.1M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,027 | 1,684 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.4% | +4.0% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,181 | $6,548 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $85,478 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 286 → 333+16.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 15,404
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $543.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 442205 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 449The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $7.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,224,091+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 674,915
- Median age
- 35.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 20,068 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $85,478+34.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,213
- Median home value
- $505,000
- Jobs located here
- 841,641
- Daytime population
- 2,086,204Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in California for grocery stores, numbered among those based in California, with San Bernardino County marked.
Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Placer County, CA | 80 | 74 | 4.7 | $14.6M | +8.9% | #184 of 2,070 |
| 2El Dorado County, CA | 69 | 38 | 5.0 | $13.5M | +0.6% | #427 of 2,070 |
| 3Solano County, CA | 66 | 77 | 4.9 | $13.4M | +0.6% | #498 of 2,070 |
| 4Riverside County, CA | 66 | 464 | 6.0 | $10.6M | +5.0% | #513 of 2,070 |
| 5Contra Costa County, CA | 63 | 242 | 5.8 | $12.1M | +0.3% | #588 of 2,070 |
| 6Santa Clara County, CA | 62 | 404 | 6.1 | $12.3M | −0.9% | #609 of 2,070 |
| 7Orange County, CA | 62 | 619 | 5.7 | $12M | −1.1% | #610 of 2,070 |
| 8San Diego County, CA | 61 | 657 | 5.6 | $11.9M | −0.6% | #643 of 2,070 |
| 9San Benito County, CA | 60 | 19 | 9.2 | $7.4M | +8.6% | #693 of 2,070 |
| 10Calaveras County, CA | 56 | 11 | 6.0 | $10.3M | +2.8% | #802 of 2,070 |
| 12San Bernardino County, CA | 56 | 442 | 6.5 | $9.4M | +1.9% | #807 of 2,070 |
Other business types in San Bernardino County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores58
- Grocery stores56
- Convenience stores61
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 San Bernardino County, CA?
San Bernardino County has 442 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 205 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 333 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 16.4% from 2019.
How much do households in San Bernardino County, CA spend on groceries?
About $4.2B a year, or $6,181 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 442 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $9.4M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 674,915 households in San Bernardino County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Bernardino County, CA compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
San Bernardino County has 6.5 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $9.4M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, San Bernardino County would have about 449, against 442 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,027 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.4% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is San Bernardino County, CA growing?
Population estimates put San Bernardino County at 2,224,091 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 674,915 households. Median household income in San Bernardino County is $85,478, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.9%, 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. San Bernardino County scores 56 for grocery stores (upper middle), #807 of 2,070 scored counties.
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