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Grocery stores in Hall County, NE
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Hall County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,456 of 2,070 scored counties
#11 of 21 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 22
- 6 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $143.3M
- On groceries · $5,828 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.5M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.9
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,633
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 grocery stores in Hall County. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 8.9 per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Household spending on groceries in Hall County comes to about $143.3M a year: $5,828 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 22 grocery stores, that is $6.5M per store, 30% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Hall County in 2023. That is one for every 1,756 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Hall County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Hall County is 37 (lower middle), #1,456 of 2,070 scored counties and #11 of 21 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Hall County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Hall County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.9 | 7.3 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $6.5M | $8.3M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,756 | 1,891 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,828 | $6,088 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $69,251 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 666
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 226 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Hall 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 Hall County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,633+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 24,587
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 547 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 114
- Median household income
- $69,251+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,848
- Median home value
- $224,600
- Jobs located here
- 35,068
- Daytime population
- 66,331Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sarpy County, NE | 95 | 26 | 3.5 | $19.1M | +9.0% | #13 of 2,070 |
| 2Lancaster County, NE | 72 | 63 | 4.7 | $12.8M | +3.4% | #351 of 2,070 |
| 3Douglas County, NE | 65 | 153 | 6.4 | $9.7M | +3.6% | #547 of 2,070 |
| 4Saunders County, NE | 62 | 6 | 6.7 | $9.5M | +6.0% | #627 of 2,070 |
| 5Platte County, NE | 62 | 9 | 6.6 | $9M | +3.9% | #632 of 2,070 |
| 6Scotts Bluff County, NE | 59 | 8 | 5.3 | $10.7M | −1.3% | #708 of 2,070 |
| 7Buffalo County, NE | 58 | 14 | 7.0 | $8.6M | +1.9% | #756 of 2,070 |
| 8Dakota County, NE | 40 | 5 | 6.7 | $8.8M | +0.7% | #1,342 of 2,070 |
| 9Dawson County, NE | 40 | 8 | 8.7 | $6.8M | +1.5% | #1,359 of 2,070 |
| 10Dodge County, NE | 38 | 13 | 8.6 | $6.9M | +2.6% | #1,427 of 2,070 |
| 11Hall County, NE | 37 | 22 | 8.9 | $6.5M | +1.4% | #1,456 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Hall 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 stores37
- Convenience stores55
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 Hall County, NE?
There are 22 grocery stores on map listings in Hall County as of September 2026. 6 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Hall County, NE spend on groceries?
About $143.3M a year, or $5,828 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $6.5M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,587 households in Hall County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hall County, NE compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Hall County has 8.9 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $6.5M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Hall County would have about 15, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,756 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Hall County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Hall County at 63,633 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,587 households. Median household income in Hall County is $69,251, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Hall County scores 37 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,456 of 2,070 scored counties.
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