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Grocery stores in Lincoln County, NE
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Lincoln County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,499 of 2,070 scored counties
#14 of 21 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 11
- 3 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $85.2M
- On groceries · $5,721 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.7M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.4
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,303
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Lincoln County comes to about $85.2M a year: $5,721 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $7.7M per store, 17% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 11 grocery stores on map listings in Lincoln County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 7.4 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Lincoln County in 2023. That is one for every 2,127 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $93K has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Lincoln County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lincoln County declined 3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For grocery stores, Lincoln County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,499 of 2,070 scored counties and #14 of 21 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Lincoln 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 | Lincoln County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $7.7M | $8.3M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,127 | 1,891 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,721 | $6,088 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $65,148 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 151
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $93K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,303−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 14,890
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,564 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $65,148+9.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,130
- Median home value
- $189,500
- Jobs located here
- 14,473
- Daytime population
- 33,764Residents 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 |
| 14Lincoln County, NE | 35 | 11 | 7.4 | $7.7M | −3.6% | #1,499 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Lincoln County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores42
- Grocery stores35
- Convenience stores25
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 Lincoln County, NE?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 grocery stores in Lincoln County. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Lincoln County, NE spend on groceries?
About $85.2M a year, or $5,721 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $7.7M 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 14,890 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln County, NE compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Lincoln County has 7.4 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $7.7M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 9, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,127 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Lincoln County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln County at 33,303 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,890 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $65,148 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 9.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Lincoln County scores 35 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,499 of 2,070 scored counties.
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