Groceries and convenience · County · Nebraska
Grocery stores in Lancaster County, NE
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Lancaster County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #351 of 2,070 scored counties
#2 of 21 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 63
- 22 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 51
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $808.7M
- On groceries · $6,029 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.8M
- 38% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 334,049
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 63 grocery stores in Lancaster County. Of those, 22 are chain locations, or 35%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 4.7 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in Lancaster County spend about $808.7M a year on groceries, or $6,029 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $12.8M per store, 38% above 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 51 businesses with payroll in Lancaster County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,630 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $527K have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Lancaster County.
Population estimates put the population change in Lancaster County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery stores, Lancaster County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #351 of 2,070 scored counties and #2 of 21 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lancaster 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 | Lancaster County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 7.3 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $12.8M | $8.3M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,630 | 1,891 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +1.0% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,029 | $6,088 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $74,793 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 51 → 510.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,161
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $80.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6322 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 87The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $527K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 334,049+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 134,126
- Median age
- 36.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 838 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 390
- Median household income
- $74,793+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,420
- Median home value
- $275,200
- Jobs located here
- 180,543
- Daytime population
- 346,989Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Lancaster County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Lancaster County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores80
- Grocery stores72
- Convenience stores84
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 Lancaster County, NE?
There are 63 grocery stores on map listings in Lancaster County as of September 2026. 22 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Lancaster County, NE spend on groceries?
About $808.7M a year, or $6,029 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $12.8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 134,126 households in Lancaster County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lancaster County, NE compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Lancaster County has 4.7 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $12.8M, 38% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Lancaster County would have about 87, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,630 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Lancaster County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Lancaster County at 334,049 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 134,126 households. Median household income in Lancaster County is $74,793, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.6%, 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. Lancaster County scores 72 for grocery stores (upper middle), #351 of 2,070 scored counties.
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