Groceries and convenience · County · Michigan
Grocery stores in Kalamazoo County, MI
How Kalamazoo County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #669 of 2,070 scored counties
#17 of 73 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 51
- 23 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 52
- −1.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $644.6M
- On groceries · $6,018 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.6M
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 263,795
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 51 grocery stores in Kalamazoo County. Chain locations make up 45% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 4.8 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in Kalamazoo County spend about $644.6M a year on groceries, or $6,018 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $12.6M per store, 36% 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 52 businesses with payroll in Kalamazoo County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores, down 1.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,060 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Kalamazoo County.
Population estimates put the population change in Kalamazoo County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Kalamazoo County is 60 (upper middle), #669 of 2,070 scored counties and #17 of 73 scored counties in Michigan.
How Kalamazoo County compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Kalamazoo County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $12.6M | $9.3M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,060 | 2,419 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.9% | −2.4% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,018 | $6,009 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $72,532 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 52−1.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,354
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $32.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5123 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 69The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Kalamazoo 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 Kalamazoo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 263,795+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 107,110
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 562 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 467
- Median household income
- $72,532+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,205
- Median home value
- $241,800
- Jobs located here
- 120,525
- Daytime population
- 271,929Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Kalamazoo County marked.
Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Livingston County, MI | 86 | 22 | 2.9 | $23.4M | +1.7% | #90 of 2,070 |
| 2Clinton County, MI | 82 | 15 | 4.7 | $13.4M | +1.6% | #156 of 2,070 |
| 3Ottawa County, MI | 77 | 62 | 5.6 | $11.5M | +3.9% | #253 of 2,070 |
| 4Macomb County, MI | 75 | 144 | 4.0 | $15.2M | +0.7% | #288 of 2,070 |
| 5Monroe County, MI | 74 | 25 | 4.0 | $15.4M | +0.7% | #309 of 2,070 |
| 6Eaton County, MI | 74 | 21 | 4.6 | $13.2M | +0.4% | #313 of 2,070 |
| 7Cass County, MI | 71 | 10 | 4.7 | $12.6M | +0.2% | #372 of 2,070 |
| 8Oakland County, MI | 69 | 297 | 5.6 | $11.9M | +1.2% | #432 of 2,070 |
| 9Jackson County, MI | 68 | 27 | 4.3 | $13.5M | −0.4% | #450 of 2,070 |
| 10Barry County, MI | 67 | 15 | 6.1 | $9.9M | +2.2% | #485 of 2,070 |
| 17Kalamazoo County, MI | 60 | 51 | 4.8 | $12.6M | +0.8% | #669 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Kalamazoo County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores66
- Grocery stores60
- Convenience stores72
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 Kalamazoo County, MI?
Kalamazoo County has 51 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, down 1.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Kalamazoo County, MI spend on groceries?
About $644.6M a year, or $6,018 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $12.6M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 107,110 households in Kalamazoo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kalamazoo County, MI compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Kalamazoo County has 4.8 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $12.6M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Kalamazoo County would have about 69, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,060 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.9% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Kalamazoo County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Kalamazoo County at 263,795 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 107,110 households. Median household income in Kalamazoo County is $72,532, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.4%, 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. Kalamazoo County scores 60 for grocery stores (upper middle), #669 of 2,070 scored counties.
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