Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Idaho
Grocery stores in the Moscow, ID area
The grocery stores in the Moscow, ID area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #397 of 506 scored small-town markets
#7 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Idaho
- Listings
- 18
- 6 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $92M
- On groceries · $5,654 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.1
- 63% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,842
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Moscow area scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #397 of 506 scored small-town markets and #7 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Idaho. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Moscow area spend about $92M a year on groceries, or $5,654 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 18 grocery stores, that is $5.1M per store, 45% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 18 grocery stores on map listings in the Moscow area as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 33%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.1, 63% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the Moscow area in 2023. That is one for every 1,627 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1M has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the Moscow area. Population estimates show the Moscow area grew 5.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Moscow 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.
| Measure | Moscow area | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.1 | 5.9 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $10.1M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,627 | 2,565 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.8% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,654 | $6,000 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $65,424 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10
- Employees, 2023
- 472
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 186 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the Moscow 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 Moscow area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,842+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 16,270
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,080 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $65,424+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,649
- Median home value
- $368,600
- Jobs located here
- 14,414
- Daytime population
- 38,792Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Idaho for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Idaho (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Moscow area marked.
Top small-town markets in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham City, UT-ID | 92 | 9 | 4.2 | $14.5M | +12.6% | #4 of 506 |
| 1Blackfoot, ID | 63 | 13 | 8.1 | $7.4M | +6.4% | #128 of 506 |
| 2Sandpoint, ID | 62 | 14 | 6.9 | $8.4M | +14.8% | #135 of 506 |
| 3Rexburg, ID | 62 | 14 | 7.8 | $7.2M | +4.5% | #137 of 506 |
| 4Mountain Home, ID | 57 | 7 | 6.3 | $9M | +2.8% | #192 of 506 |
| 5Burley, ID | 57 | 16 | 9.6 | $5.9M | +6.2% | #199 of 506 |
| Jackson, WY-ID | 49 | 15 | 10.3 | $6.8M | +4.2% | #277 of 506 |
| 6Hailey, ID | 42 | 15 | 11.9 | $5.3M | +6.1% | #341 of 506 |
| 7Moscow, ID | 35 | 18 | 11.1 | $5.1M | +5.6% | #397 of 506 |
| Ontario, OR-ID | 31 | 21 | 10.5 | $5.3M | +5.0% | #420 of 506 |
Other business types in the Moscow area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores58
- Grocery stores35
- Convenience stores
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 Moscow, ID area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 grocery stores in the Moscow area. 6 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in the Moscow, ID area spend on groceries?
About $92M a year, or $5,654 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 16,270 households in the Moscow area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Moscow, ID area compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
The Moscow area has 11.1 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $5.1M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, the Moscow area would have about 10, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,627 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is the Moscow, ID area growing?
Population estimates put the Moscow area at 41,842 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,270 households. The median household income in the Moscow area is $65,424 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Moscow area scores 35 for grocery stores (lower middle), #397 of 506 scored small-town markets.
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