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Grocery stores in the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area
How the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #374 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 2 scored metro areas based in Hawaii
- Listings
- 69
- 18 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- −10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $364M
- On groceries · $6,514 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.3M
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.3
- 81% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,674
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area is 19 (low), #374 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 2 scored metro areas based in Hawaii. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Household spending on groceries in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area comes to about $364M a year: $6,514 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 69 grocery stores, that is $5.3M per store, 43% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 69 grocery stores on map listings in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 26%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 12.3 per 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 45 businesses with payroll in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area classed as supermarkets and grocery stores, down 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,242 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $500K have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area. Population estimates show the Kahului-Wailuku metro area declined 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Kahului-Wailuku metro area compares
The same measures for Hawaii 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 | Kahului-Wailuku metro area | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.3 | 8.4 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5.3M | $7.8M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,242 | 1,810 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.0% | −3.5% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,514 | $6,546 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $97,109 | $100,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 45−10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,046
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $78.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6918 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the Kahului-Wailuku metro 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 Kahului-Wailuku metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,674−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 55,881
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,174 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 140
- Median household income
- $97,109+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,604
- Median home value
- $904,700
- Jobs located here
- 75,580
- Daytime population
- 133,418Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Hawaii
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Urban Honolulu, HI | 38 | 243 | 7.2 | $9.3M | −2.3% | #272 of 387 |
| 2Kahului-Wailuku, HI | 19 | 69 | 12.3 | $5.3M | −2.5% | #374 of 387 |
Other business types in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores22
- Grocery stores19
- 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 stores are in the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 69 grocery stores in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area. 18 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019.
How much do households in the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area spend on groceries?
About $364M a year, or $6,514 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 55,881 households in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
The Kahului-Wailuku metro area has 12.3 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $5.3M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, the Kahului-Wailuku metro area would have about 39, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,242 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Kahului-Wailuku metro area at 160,674 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,881 households. The median household income in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area is $97,109 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. The Kahului-Wailuku metro area scores 19 for grocery stores (low), #374 of 387 scored metro areas.
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