Groceries and convenience · County · Colorado
Grocery stores in Morgan County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Morgan County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #909 of 2,070 scored counties
#20 of 32 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $62.9M
- On groceries · $5,679 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,306
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Morgan County spend about $62.9M a year on groceries, or $5,679 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9M per store, 3% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 7 grocery stores on map listings in Morgan County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 6.3 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Morgan County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 2,214 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Morgan County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Morgan County is 53 (upper middle), #909 of 2,070 scored counties and #20 of 32 scored counties in Colorado.
How Morgan County 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 | Morgan County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 4.5 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $9M | $14.3M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,214 | 3,044 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.5% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,679 | $6,458 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $73,278 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 86 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 228
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Morgan 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 Morgan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,306+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 11,069
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,281 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $73,278+36.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,230
- Median home value
- $338,600
- Jobs located here
- 12,665
- Daytime population
- 25,925Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Douglas County, CO | 97 | 45 | 3.2 | $23.2M | +10.9% | #4 of 2,070 |
| 2Broomfield County, CO | 95 | 10 | 3.1 | $22.4M | +6.3% | #11 of 2,070 |
| 3Weld County, CO | 92 | 47 | 3.8 | $16.9M | +14.2% | #36 of 2,070 |
| 4Larimer County, CO | 89 | 65 | 4.2 | $15.1M | +4.8% | #63 of 2,070 |
| 5El Paso County, CO | 88 | 82 | 2.8 | $22.4M | +3.2% | #67 of 2,070 |
| 6Jefferson County, CO | 82 | 66 | 2.7 | $24.8M | −0.5% | #145 of 2,070 |
| 7Adams County, CO | 81 | 76 | 4.0 | $15.9M | +6.6% | #163 of 2,070 |
| 8Denver County, CO | 80 | 162 | 4.8 | $13.4M | +3.2% | #191 of 2,070 |
| 9Arapahoe County, CO | 79 | 117 | 4.5 | $14.5M | +2.8% | #214 of 2,070 |
| 10Mesa County, CO | 75 | 33 | 5.0 | $11.7M | +4.4% | #296 of 2,070 |
| 20Morgan County, CO | 53 | 7 | 6.3 | $9M | +4.2% | #909 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Morgan County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores43
- Grocery stores53
- Convenience stores54
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 Morgan County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 grocery stores in Morgan County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Morgan County, CO spend on groceries?
About $62.9M a year, or $5,679 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $9M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,069 households in Morgan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Morgan County, CO compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Morgan County has 6.3 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $9M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,214 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Morgan County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Morgan County at 30,306 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,069 households. The median household income in Morgan County is $73,278 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Morgan County scores 53 for grocery stores (upper middle), #909 of 2,070 scored counties.
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