Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Colorado
Grocery stores in the Montrose, CO area
The grocery stores in the Montrose, CO area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #75 of 506 scored small-town markets
#3 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Colorado
- Listings
- 8
- 3 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $104.3M
- On groceries · $5,771 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13M
- 40% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,591
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 grocery stores in the Montrose area. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in the Montrose area spend about $104.3M a year on groceries, or $5,771 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 grocery stores, that is $13M per store, 40% above 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 9 businesses with payroll in the Montrose area classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 2,008 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Montrose area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Montrose area scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #75 of 506 scored small-town markets and #3 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Montrose area compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | Montrose area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 4.5 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $13M | $14.3M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,008 | 3,044 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.5% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,771 | $6,458 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $72,120 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 86 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 431
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 83 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Montrose 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 Montrose area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,591+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,069
- Median age
- 46.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,241 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $72,120
- Average household income
- $89,726
- Median home value
- $388,400
- Jobs located here
- 15,713
- Daytime population
- 41,442Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Durango, CO | 74 | 12 | 4.9 | $12.6M | +2.2% | #51 of 506 |
| 2Steamboat Springs, CO | 71 | 8 | 4.8 | $13.4M | +0.9% | #64 of 506 |
| 3Montrose, CO | 69 | 8 | 4.4 | $13M | +4.1% | #75 of 506 |
| 4Cañon City, CO | 65 | 11 | 6.1 | $9.1M | +2.4% | #110 of 506 |
| 5Fort Morgan, CO | 59 | 7 | 6.3 | $9M | +4.2% | #168 of 506 |
| 6Rifle, CO | 57 | 30 | 9.2 | $7M | +1.2% | #198 of 506 |
| 7Breckenridge, CO | 40 | 17 | 10.9 | $6.2M | +1.1% | #357 of 506 |
| 8Edwards, CO | 35 | 22 | 10.0 | $6.7M | −2.4% | #393 of 506 |
| 9Alamosa, CO | 33 | 11 | 9.6 | $5.5M | +2.1% | #410 of 506 |
| 10Sterling, CO | 19 | 7 | 8.5 | $6.3M | −2.7% | #473 of 506 |
Other business types in the Montrose area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores70
- Grocery stores69
- Convenience stores72
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 Montrose, CO area?
The Montrose area has 8 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in the Montrose, CO area spend on groceries?
About $104.3M a year, or $5,771 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $13M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,069 households in the Montrose area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Montrose, CO area compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
The Montrose area has 4.4 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $13M, 40% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, the Montrose area would have about 11, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,008 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is the Montrose, CO area growing?
Population estimates put the Montrose area at 44,591 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,069 households. Median household income in the Montrose area is $72,120, 11% 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. 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 Montrose area scores 69 for grocery stores (upper middle), #75 of 506 scored small-town markets.
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