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Grocery stores in Maui County, HI
How Maui County, HI compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,704 of 2,070 scored counties
#3 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii
- Listings
- 69
- 18 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- −10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $363.8M
- On groceries · $6,515 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.3M
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.4
- 82% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,592
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Maui County is 28 (lower middle), #1,704 of 2,070 scored counties and #3 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on groceries in Maui County comes to about $363.8M a year: $6,515 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 Maui County as of September 2026. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 26%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.4, 82% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Maui County was 45 in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,241 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 Maui County. Population estimates show Maui County declined 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Maui County 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 | Maui County | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.4 | 8.4 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5.3M | $7.8M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,241 | 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 | $6,515 | $6,546 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $97,161 | $100,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 50 → 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 Maui 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 Maui County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,592−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 55,841
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,162 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 142
- Median household income
- $97,161+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,649
- Median home value
- $904,700
- Jobs located here
- 75,578
- Daytime population
- 133,480Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Hawaii market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Hawaii for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Hawaii, with Maui County marked.
Top counties in Hawaii
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Honolulu County, HI | 51 | 243 | 7.2 | $9.3M | −2.3% | #975 of 2,070 |
| 2Hawaii County, HI | 49 | 59 | 8.0 | $7.6M | +4.6% | #1,058 of 2,070 |
| 3Maui County, HI | 28 | 69 | 12.4 | $5.3M | −2.5% | #1,704 of 2,070 |
| 4Kauai County, HI | 27 | 42 | 17.8 | $3.6M | +0.3% | #1,738 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Maui County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores35
- Grocery stores28
- Convenience stores53
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 Maui County, HI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 69 grocery stores in Maui County. 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 Maui County, HI spend on groceries?
About $363.8M a year, or $6,515 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 55,841 households in Maui County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Maui County, HI compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Maui County has 12.4 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 82% 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, Maui County would have about 39, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,241 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 Maui County, HI growing?
Population estimates put Maui County at 160,592 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,841 households. The median household income in Maui County is $97,161 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. Maui County scores 28 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,704 of 2,070 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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