Groceries and convenience · County · Montana
Grocery stores in Hill County, MT
How Hill County, MT 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 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,836 of 2,070 scored counties
#16 of 18 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $33.5M
- On groceries · $5,392 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.6M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.7
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,167
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Hill County is 22 (low), #1,836 of 2,070 scored counties and #16 of 18 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 grocery stores in Hill County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.7, 43% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in Hill County spend about $33.5M a year on groceries, or $5,392 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 grocery stores, that is $5.6M per store, 40% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Hill County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Hill County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Hill County compares
The same measures for Montana 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 | Hill County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.7 | 7.6 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5.6M | $7.8M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,765 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.6% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,392 | $5,881 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $52,798 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Hill 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 Hill County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,167−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 6,206
- Median age
- 34.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,899 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $52,798+7.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,118
- Median home value
- $202,600
- Jobs located here
- 6,080
- Daytime population
- 15,558Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yellowstone County, MT | 83 | 28 | 4.0 | $15M | +4.5% | #132 of 2,070 |
| 2Missoula County, MT | 68 | 31 | 5.9 | $10.1M | +4.4% | #461 of 2,070 |
| 3Lewis and Clark County, MT | 66 | 15 | 4.8 | $12.6M | +5.8% | #501 of 2,070 |
| 4Cascade County, MT | 64 | 16 | 4.5 | $12.7M | +0.7% | #560 of 2,070 |
| 5Flathead County, MT | 62 | 25 | 5.7 | $10.5M | +10.1% | #619 of 2,070 |
| 6Gallatin County, MT | 61 | 36 | 7.0 | $9.1M | +7.7% | #660 of 2,070 |
| 7Silver Bow County, MT | 58 | 6 | 3.9 | $14.1M | +2.6% | #737 of 2,070 |
| 8Lake County, MT | 40 | 10 | 8.0 | $7.1M | +6.9% | #1,355 of 2,070 |
| 9Ravalli County, MT | 40 | 18 | 9.6 | $6M | +9.4% | #1,367 of 2,070 |
| 10Carbon County, MT | 38 | 7 | 15.0 | $4M | +9.1% | #1,445 of 2,070 |
| 16Hill County, MT | 22 | 6 | 9.7 | $5.6M | −0.5% | #1,836 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Hill County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores38
- Grocery stores22
- Convenience stores34
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 Hill County, MT?
Hill County has 6 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Hill County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Hill County, MT spend on groceries?
About $33.5M a year, or $5,392 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $5.6M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,206 households in Hill County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hill County, MT compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Hill County has 9.7 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $5.6M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Hill County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Hill County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Hill County at 16,167 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,206 households. Median household income in Hill County is $52,798, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 7.1%, 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. Hill County scores 22 for grocery stores (low), #1,836 of 2,070 scored counties.
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