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Grocery stores in Dallas County, IA
The grocery stores in Dallas County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 92 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #37 of 2,070 scored counties
#2 of 60 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 18
- 9 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $288.3M
- On groceries · $6,788 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16M
- 72% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 118,457
- +17.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Dallas County is 92 (very high), #37 of 2,070 scored counties and #2 of 60 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery stores.
Household spending on groceries in Dallas County comes to about $288.3M a year: $6,788 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 18 grocery stores, that is $16M per store, 72% above 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 Dallas County as of September 2026. 9 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.2, 38% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Dallas County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 3,267 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.6M has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Dallas County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dallas County grew 17.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dallas County compares
The same measures for Iowa 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 | Dallas County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $16M | $8.8M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,267 | 2,139 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.4% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.8% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,788 | $6,036 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $102,379 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 92 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 1,825
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $36.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 189 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Dallas 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 Dallas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 118,457+17.8% since 2020
- Households
- 42,471
- Median age
- 36.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 588 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 184
- Median household income
- $102,379+15.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $137,324
- Median home value
- $355,600
- Jobs located here
- 53,926
- Daytime population
- 106,998Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Dallas County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, IA | 93 | 5 | 2.4 | $26.7M | +9.0% | #24 of 2,070 |
| 2Dallas County, IA | 92 | 18 | 4.2 | $16M | +17.8% | #37 of 2,070 |
| 3Linn County, IA | 71 | 52 | 5.4 | $11.3M | +0.7% | #382 of 2,070 |
| 4Pottawattamie County, IA | 70 | 14 | 3.7 | $16M | −0.7% | #401 of 2,070 |
| 5Scott County, IA | 70 | 35 | 4.8 | $12.8M | +0.4% | #405 of 2,070 |
| 6Boone County, IA | 69 | 5 | 4.6 | $13.5M | +0.4% | #428 of 2,070 |
| 7Benton County, IA | 67 | 7 | 6.9 | $9.1M | +1.8% | #489 of 2,070 |
| 8Dubuque County, IA | 66 | 20 | 4.9 | $12.4M | +0.1% | #502 of 2,070 |
| 9Bremer County, IA | 66 | 5 | 5.1 | $12.1M | +1.1% | #503 of 2,070 |
| 10Marion County, IA | 64 | 7 | 5.3 | $11.6M | +2.3% | #564 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Dallas County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores95
- Grocery stores92
- Convenience stores94
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 Dallas County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 grocery stores in Dallas County. 9 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Dallas County, IA spend on groceries?
About $288.3M a year, or $6,788 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $16M 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 42,471 households in Dallas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dallas County, IA compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Dallas County has 4.2 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $16M, 72% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Dallas County would have about 31, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,267 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Dallas County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Dallas County at 118,457 people in 2025, up 17.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,471 households. The median household income in Dallas County is $102,379 a year, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.7% 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. Dallas County scores 92 for grocery stores (very high), #37 of 2,070 scored counties.
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