Groceries and convenience · County · Nevada
Grocery stores in Carson City, NV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Carson City, NV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #561 of 2,070 scored counties
#6 of 9 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 11
- 8 chain locations (73%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $139.2M
- On groceries · $5,876 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.7M
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,571
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $5,876 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Carson City spend about $139.2M a year on groceries. Spread across 11 grocery stores, that is $12.7M per store, 36% above 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 Carson City as of September 2026. 8 of them (73%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.6, 32% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Carson City classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 2,962 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.4M has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Carson City.
Population estimates show Carson City declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Carson City is 64 (upper middle), #561 of 2,070 scored counties and #6 of 9 scored counties in Nevada.
How Carson City compares
The same measures for Nevada 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 | Carson City | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 4.5 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $12.7M | $13.4M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,962 | 3,322 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.4% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,876 | $6,037 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $72,355 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 440
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 118 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
- 1
- Amount
- $2.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Carson City, 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 Carson City
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,571−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 23,692
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 145 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 404
- Median household income
- $72,355+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,042
- Median home value
- $453,000
- Jobs located here
- 29,300
- Daytime population
- 60,751Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nye County, NV | 84 | 6 | 2.7 | $20.7M | +10.3% | #115 of 2,070 |
| 2Douglas County, NV | 83 | 6 | 2.8 | $22.6M | +1.2% | #128 of 2,070 |
| 3Clark County, NV | 82 | 371 | 4.3 | $13.9M | +5.8% | #153 of 2,070 |
| 4Washoe County, NV | 82 | 91 | 4.6 | $13.7M | +4.4% | #155 of 2,070 |
| 5Lyon County, NV | 73 | 14 | 5.9 | $10.2M | +9.5% | #343 of 2,070 |
| 6Carson City, NV | 64 | 11 | 4.6 | $12.7M | −0.2% | #561 of 2,070 |
| 7Elko County, NV | 61 | 8 | 4.1 | $14.9M | +2.1% | #637 of 2,070 |
| 8Churchill County, NV | 44 | 8 | 8.4 | $7.1M | +1.1% | #1,231 of 2,070 |
| 9Humboldt County, NV | 36 | 6 | 8.7 | $6.8M | 0.0% | #1,479 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Carson City
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores48
- Grocery stores64
- Convenience stores47
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 Carson City, NV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 grocery stores in Carson City. 8 of them (73%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Carson City, NV spend on groceries?
About $139.2M a year, or $5,876 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $12.7M 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 23,692 households in Carson City and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carson City, NV compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Carson City has 4.6 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $12.7M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Carson City would have about 15, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,962 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Carson City, NV growing?
Population estimates put Carson City at 58,571 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,692 households. The median household income in Carson City is $72,355 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Carson City scores 64 for grocery stores (upper middle), #561 of 2,070 scored counties.
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