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Grocery stores in the Coeur d’Alene, ID metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in the Coeur d’Alene, ID metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #46 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho

Listings
41
12 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
21
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$430.9M
On groceries · $6,055 a household
Spending per listing
$10.5M
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.8
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
191,864
+11.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $6,055 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in the Coeur d’Alene metro area spend about $430.9M a year on groceries. Spread across 41 grocery stores, that is $10.5M per store, 13% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

The Coeur d’Alene metro area has 41 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, 15% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in the Coeur d’Alene metro area classed as supermarkets and grocery stores, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 3,389 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Coeur d’Alene metro area grew 11.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Coeur d’Alene metro area scores 73 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #46 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Coeur d’Alene metro area compares

The same measures for Idaho 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.

Grocery stores in Coeur d’Alene, ID metro area compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureCoeur d’Alene metro areaIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.85.96.8
Spending per listing$10.5M$10.1M$9.3M
Households per official establishment3,3892,5652,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+7.8%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.0%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,055$6,000$6,319
Median household income$81,861$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score7367

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
210.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,478
Annual payroll, 2023
$42.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4112 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
46The 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 Coeur d’Alene 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 Coeur d’Alene metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
191,864+11.0% since 2020
Households
71,172
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,238 sq. mi.
People per square mile
147
Median household income
$81,861+43.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,508
Median home value
$518,700
Jobs located here
71,721
Daytime population
176,785Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Idaho

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Idaho for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Idaho (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Coeur d’Alene metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Idaho

Metro areas in Idaho ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Boise City, ID881214.0$15.6M+12.2%#8 of 387
2Idaho Falls, ID86183.2$18.6M+9.8%#11 of 387
Logan, UT-ID75214.3$14.3M+8.8%#32 of 387
3Coeur d’Alene, ID73415.8$10.5M+11.0%#46 of 387
4Pocatello, ID55195.7$10.1M+4.9%#164 of 387
5Twin Falls, ID42286.5$8.9M+8.1%#250 of 387
6Lewiston, ID-WA33176.4$9.2M+1.5%#306 of 387

Other business types in the Coeur d’Alene metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many grocery stores are in the Coeur d’Alene, ID metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 grocery stores in the Coeur d’Alene metro area. 12 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

How much do households in the Coeur d’Alene, ID metro area spend on groceries?

About $430.9M a year, or $6,055 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $10.5M 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 71,172 households in the Coeur d’Alene metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Coeur d’Alene, ID metro area compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

The Coeur d’Alene metro area has 5.8 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $10.5M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, the Coeur d’Alene metro area would have about 46, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,389 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Coeur d’Alene, ID metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Coeur d’Alene metro area at 191,864 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,172 households. The median household income in the Coeur d’Alene metro area is $81,861 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.0% 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 Coeur d’Alene metro area scores 73 for grocery stores (upper middle), #46 of 387 scored metro areas.

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