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Grocery stores in Valley County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Valley County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 3
- 2 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $16.9M
- On groceries · $5,715 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.6M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 7,385
- −2.4% since 2020
See the grocery stores around any address in Valley County
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Valley County comes to about $16.9M a year: $5,715 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.6M of household spending for each store on map listings, 40% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 3 grocery stores on map listings in Valley County as of September 2026. That is 10.2 per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for supermarkets and grocery stores in Valley County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Valley County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.4%, 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 Valley 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 | Valley County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 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 | −2.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,715 | $5,881 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $71,695 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 32 chain locations
- 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 Valley 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 Valley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 7,385−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 2,951
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 4,926 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2
- Median household income
- $71,695
- Average household income
- $83,985
- Median home value
- $198,400
- Jobs located here
- 2,747
- Daytime population
- 7,222Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Valley County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the grocery stores on map listings by name and distance.
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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 |
| Valley County, MT | Not scored | 3 | 10.2 | $5.6M | −2.4% |
Other business types in Valley County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores
- Grocery stores
- Convenience stores
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 Valley County, MT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 grocery stores in Valley County. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Valley County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Valley County, MT spend on groceries?
About $16.9M a year, or $5,715 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $5.6M 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 2,951 households in Valley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Valley County, MT compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Valley County has 10.2 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 50% 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 U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Valley County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Valley County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Valley County at 7,385 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,951 households. The median household income in Valley County is $71,695 a year, 11% 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?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Valley County. It maps the grocery stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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