Groceries and convenience · County · Michigan
Grocery stores in Newaygo County, MI
How Newaygo 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,194 of 2,070 scored counties
#36 of 73 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 17
- 5 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $111.5M
- On groceries · $5,674 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.6M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.7
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,622
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 grocery stores in Newaygo County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 29%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 8.7 for every 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Household spending on groceries in Newaygo County comes to about $111.5M a year: $5,674 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.6M per store, 29% below 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 8 businesses with payroll in Newaygo County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 2,456 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Newaygo County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Newaygo County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #1,194 of 2,070 scored counties and #36 of 73 scored counties in Michigan.
How Newaygo 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 | Newaygo County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.7 | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $6.6M | $9.3M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,456 | 2,419 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.4% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,674 | $6,009 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $63,304 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 255
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 175 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Newaygo 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 Newaygo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,622+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 19,651
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 839 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $63,304+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,003
- Median home value
- $186,700
- Jobs located here
- 10,466
- Daytime population
- 41,120Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 36Newaygo County, MI | 45 | 17 | 8.7 | $6.6M | +3.1% | #1,194 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Newaygo County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores53
- Grocery stores45
- Convenience stores46
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 Newaygo County, MI?
There are 17 grocery stores on map listings in Newaygo County as of September 2026. 5 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Newaygo County, MI spend on groceries?
About $111.5M a year, or $5,674 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $6.6M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,651 households in Newaygo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Newaygo County, MI compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Newaygo County has 8.7 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $6.6M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Newaygo County would have about 12, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,456 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Newaygo County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Newaygo County at 51,622 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,651 households. Median household income in Newaygo County is $63,304, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Newaygo County scores 45 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,194 of 2,070 scored counties.
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