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Grocery stores in Sheridan County, MT

The grocery stores in Sheridan County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.5M
On groceries · $5,746 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
70% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.3
3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
3,436
−2.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on groceries in Sheridan County comes to about $8.5M a year: $5,746 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 grocery stores, that is $2.8M per store, 70% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

Sheridan County has 3 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.3, 3 times the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for supermarkets and grocery stores in Sheridan County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Sheridan County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Sheridan 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.

Grocery stores in Sheridan County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureSheridan CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.37.66.8
Spending per listing$2.8M$7.8M$9.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,7652,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.6%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,746$5,881$6,319
Median household income$70,147$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored26

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
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Sheridan 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 Sheridan County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,436−2.9% since 2020
Households
1,476
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,677 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$70,147
Average household income
$93,765
Median home value
$124,000
Jobs located here
1,183
Daytime population
3,423Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Montana

Every Montana market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Montana for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Montana, with Sheridan County marked.

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Yellowstone County, MT83284.0$15M+4.5%#132 of 2,070
2Missoula County, MT68315.9$10.1M+4.4%#461 of 2,070
3Lewis and Clark County, MT66154.8$12.6M+5.8%#501 of 2,070
4Cascade County, MT64164.5$12.7M+0.7%#560 of 2,070
5Flathead County, MT62255.7$10.5M+10.1%#619 of 2,070
6Gallatin County, MT61367.0$9.1M+7.7%#660 of 2,070
7Silver Bow County, MT5863.9$14.1M+2.6%#737 of 2,070
8Lake County, MT40108.0$7.1M+6.9%#1,355 of 2,070
9Ravalli County, MT40189.6$6M+9.4%#1,367 of 2,070
10Carbon County, MT38715.0$4M+9.1%#1,445 of 2,070
Sheridan County, MTNot scored320.3$2.8M−2.9%

Other business types in Sheridan County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Sheridan County, MT?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 grocery stores in Sheridan County. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Sheridan County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Sheridan County, MT spend on groceries?

About $8.5M a year, or $5,746 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,476 households in Sheridan County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Sheridan County, MT compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Sheridan County has 20.3 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 3 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 U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Sheridan County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Sheridan County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Sheridan County at 3,436 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,476 households. The median household income in Sheridan County is $70,147 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery stores · All 56 business types in Sheridan County

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