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Grocery stores in Davis County, IA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.2M
On groceries · $5,984 a household
Spending per listing
$19.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
9,230
+1.3% 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 1 grocery store in Davis County. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households.

Households in Davis County spend about $19.2M a year on groceries, or $5,984 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $19.2M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Davis County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,067 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Davis County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Davis 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.

Grocery stores in Davis County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureDavis CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.16.86.8
Spending per listing$19.2M$8.8M$9.3M
Households per official establishment1,0672,1392,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.4%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,984$6,036$6,319
Median household income$77,194$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored37

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
70
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Davis 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 Davis County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,230+1.3% since 2020
Households
3,201
Median age
36.6
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
502 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$77,194
Average household income
$91,817
Median home value
$161,900
Jobs located here
2,141
Daytime population
7,995Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Davis County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, IA9352.4$26.7M+9.0%#24 of 2,070
2Dallas County, IA92184.2$16M+17.8%#37 of 2,070
3Linn County, IA71525.4$11.3M+0.7%#382 of 2,070
4Pottawattamie County, IA70143.7$16M−0.7%#401 of 2,070
5Scott County, IA70354.8$12.8M+0.4%#405 of 2,070
6Boone County, IA6954.6$13.5M+0.4%#428 of 2,070
7Benton County, IA6776.9$9.1M+1.8%#489 of 2,070
8Dubuque County, IA66204.9$12.4M+0.1%#502 of 2,070
9Bremer County, IA6655.1$12.1M+1.1%#503 of 2,070
10Marion County, IA6475.3$11.6M+2.3%#564 of 2,070
Davis County, IANot scored13.1$19.2M+1.3%

Other business types in Davis County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Davis County, IA?

There is 1 grocery store on map listings in Davis County as of September 2026. 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 Davis County, IA spend on groceries?

About $19.2M a year, or $5,984 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 grocery store on map listings, it comes to $19.2M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,201 households in Davis County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Davis County, IA compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Davis County has 1 grocery store on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Davis County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,067 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is Davis County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Davis County at 9,230 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,201 households. Median household income in Davis County is $77,194, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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