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Grocery stores in Fremont County, ID

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Fremont County, ID, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,466 of 2,070 scored counties
#17 of 25 scored counties in Idaho

Listings
5
2 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26.9M
On groceries · $5,786 a household
Spending per listing
$5.4M
42% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.7
57% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,208
+5.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 grocery stores in Fremont County. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 10.7 per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Households in Fremont County spend about $26.9M a year on groceries, or $5,786 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.4M per store, 42% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Fremont County in 2023. That is one for every 1,551 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Fremont County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fremont County grew 5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Fremont County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #1,466 of 2,070 scored counties and #17 of 25 scored counties in Idaho.

How Fremont County 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 Fremont County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureFremont CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.75.96.8
Spending per listing$5.4M$10.1M$9.3M
Households per official establishment1,5512,5652,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.8%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.9%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,786$6,000$6,319
Median household income$72,683$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score3767

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
102
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
52 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Fremont 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 Fremont County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,208+5.9% since 2020
Households
4,654
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.5
Land area
1,864 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$72,683+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,018
Median home value
$314,200
Jobs located here
3,169
Daytime population
11,528Residents 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 counties in Idaho for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Fremont County marked.

Top counties in Idaho

Counties in Idaho ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ada County, ID91773.8$16.8M+9.6%#45 of 2,070
2Bonneville County, ID86153.4$17.8M+8.9%#91 of 2,070
3Canyon County, ID86323.7$15.9M+18.1%#98 of 2,070
4Kootenai County, ID78415.8$10.5M+11.0%#236 of 2,070
5Jerome County, ID6856.0$9.7M+8.6%#465 of 2,070
6Bannock County, ID65195.7$10.1M+4.9%#545 of 2,070
7Minidoka County, ID5956.2$9.2M+5.7%#723 of 2,070
8Bonner County, ID58146.9$8.4M+14.8%#759 of 2,070
9Bingham County, ID58138.1$7.4M+6.4%#763 of 2,070
10Twin Falls County, ID54236.6$8.7M+7.9%#887 of 2,070
17Fremont County, ID37510.7$5.4M+5.9%#1,466 of 2,070

Other business types in Fremont County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Fremont County, ID?

There are 5 grocery stores on map listings in Fremont County as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.

How much do households in Fremont County, ID spend on groceries?

About $26.9M a year, or $5,786 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $5.4M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,654 households in Fremont County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fremont County, ID compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Fremont County has 10.7 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $5.4M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Fremont County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,551 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is Fremont County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Fremont County at 14,208 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,654 households. Median household income in Fremont County is $72,683, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Fremont County scores 37 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,466 of 2,070 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery stores · All 56 business types in Fremont County

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