Groceries and convenience · County · Montana
Grocery stores in Roosevelt County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Roosevelt County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 3 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,066 of 2,070 scored counties
#18 of 18 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.5M
- On groceries · $5,346 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 70% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.4
- 2.9 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,242
- −5.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Roosevelt County is 3 (very low), #2,066 of 2,070 scored counties and #18 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 Roosevelt County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 19.4 for every 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Household spending on groceries in Roosevelt County comes to about $16.5M a year: $5,346 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per store, 70% 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 5 businesses with payroll in Roosevelt County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 618 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Population estimates show Roosevelt County declined 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Roosevelt 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 | Roosevelt County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.4 | 7.6 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $7.8M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 618 | 1,765 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.6% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,346 | $5,881 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $57,063 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 3 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 92
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- 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
- 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 Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,242−5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 3,091
- Median age
- 30.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,355 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $57,063+32.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,514
- Median home value
- $118,800
- Jobs located here
- 3,511
- Daytime population
- 10,715Residents 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 |
| 18Roosevelt County, MT | 3 | 6 | 19.4 | $2.8M | −5.2% | #2,066 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Roosevelt County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores3
- Grocery stores3
- Convenience stores4
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 Roosevelt County, MT?
Roosevelt 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. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Roosevelt County, MT spend on groceries?
About $16.5M a year, or $5,346 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 $2.8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,091 households in Roosevelt County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Roosevelt County, MT compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Roosevelt County has 19.4 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $2.8M, 70% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Roosevelt County would have about 2, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 618 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Roosevelt County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Roosevelt County at 10,242 people in 2025, down 5.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,091 households. Median household income in Roosevelt County is $57,063, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.1%, 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. Roosevelt County scores 3 for grocery stores (very low), #2,066 of 2,070 scored counties.
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