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Grocery stores in Montgomery County, MD
The grocery stores in Montgomery County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #536 of 2,070 scored counties
#11 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 231
- 105 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 212
- +6.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.8B
- On groceries · $7,284 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.3M
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,074,582
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 231 grocery stores in Montgomery County. Of those, 105 are chain locations, or 45%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 5.9 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in Montgomery County spend about $2.8B a year on groceries, or $7,284 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Spread across 231 grocery stores, that is $12.3M per store, 32% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 212 businesses with payroll in Montgomery County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores, up 6.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,836 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $200K has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Montgomery County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montgomery County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Montgomery County is 65 (upper middle), #536 of 2,070 scored counties and #11 of 24 scored counties in Maryland.
How Montgomery County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Montgomery County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $12.3M | $10.6M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,836 | 1,881 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.5% | +2.9% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $7,284 | $6,737 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $132,450 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 199 → 212+6.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 10,811
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $391.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 231105 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 305The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $200K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,074,582+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 389,210
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,162
- Median household income
- $132,450+21.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $181,353
- Median home value
- $640,300
- Jobs located here
- 491,378
- Daytime population
- 1,073,010Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Montgomery County?
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Queen Anne’s County, MD | 92 | 9 | 4.5 | $15.3M | +8.8% | #38 of 2,070 |
| 2Frederick County, MD | 80 | 63 | 6.0 | $11.8M | +11.0% | #200 of 2,070 |
| 3St. Mary’s County, MD | 78 | 26 | 6.1 | $11.5M | +2.4% | #234 of 2,070 |
| 4Howard County, MD | 76 | 67 | 5.5 | $13.7M | +1.9% | #265 of 2,070 |
| 5Cecil County, MD | 76 | 20 | 4.9 | $13M | +3.2% | #269 of 2,070 |
| 6Calvert County, MD | 75 | 13 | 3.9 | $18.8M | +1.7% | #284 of 2,070 |
| 7Harford County, MD | 75 | 51 | 5.0 | $13.7M | +2.0% | #292 of 2,070 |
| 8Anne Arundel County, MD | 71 | 119 | 5.3 | $13.5M | +1.7% | #367 of 2,070 |
| 9Carroll County, MD | 70 | 35 | 5.4 | $12.9M | +2.2% | #404 of 2,070 |
| 10Charles County, MD | 70 | 42 | 6.9 | $10.3M | +5.9% | #413 of 2,070 |
| 11Montgomery County, MD | 65 | 231 | 5.9 | $12.3M | +1.3% | #536 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Montgomery County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores72
- Grocery stores65
- Convenience stores79
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 Montgomery County, MD?
Montgomery County has 231 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 105 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 212 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Montgomery County, MD spend on groceries?
About $2.8B a year, or $7,284 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 231 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $12.3M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 389,210 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, MD compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Montgomery County has 5.9 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $12.3M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 305, against 231 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,836 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.5% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 1,074,582 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 389,210 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $132,450, 64% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.7%, 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. Montgomery County scores 65 for grocery stores (upper middle), #536 of 2,070 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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