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Grocery stores in Columbia County, OR
The grocery stores in Columbia County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #998 of 2,070 scored counties
#11 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 18
- 4 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $128M
- On groceries · $6,118 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.1M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.6
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,091
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 grocery stores in Columbia County. 4 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 8.6 per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in Columbia County spend about $128M a year on groceries, or $6,118 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 18 grocery stores, that is $7.1M per store, 23% below 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 9 businesses with payroll in Columbia County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 2,325 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $730K has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Columbia County.
Population estimates show Columbia County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Columbia County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #998 of 2,070 scored counties and #11 of 29 scored counties in Oregon.
How Columbia County compares
The same measures for Oregon 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 | Columbia County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.6 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $7.1M | $8.9M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,325 | 2,282 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.6% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,118 | $6,152 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $87,458 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 295
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 184 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $730K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,091+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 20,928
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 659 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $87,458+40.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,740
- Median home value
- $421,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,194
- Daytime population
- 38,631Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Polk County, OR | 81 | 15 | 4.5 | $13.6M | +2.3% | #166 of 2,070 |
| 2Deschutes County, OR | 77 | 43 | 5.1 | $12.6M | +6.8% | #249 of 2,070 |
| 3Washington County, OR | 74 | 128 | 5.4 | $12.3M | +1.8% | #318 of 2,070 |
| 4Clackamas County, OR | 72 | 94 | 5.7 | $11.5M | +0.9% | #355 of 2,070 |
| 5Benton County, OR | 69 | 20 | 5.2 | $11.6M | +4.4% | #434 of 2,070 |
| 6Marion County, OR | 62 | 84 | 6.6 | $9M | +2.7% | #631 of 2,070 |
| 7Linn County, OR | 59 | 37 | 7.3 | $8M | +3.0% | #733 of 2,070 |
| 8Crook County, OR | 57 | 9 | 8.3 | $7.3M | +10.6% | #792 of 2,070 |
| 9Yamhill County, OR | 55 | 25 | 6.4 | $9.7M | +2.2% | #834 of 2,070 |
| 10Multnomah County, OR | 54 | 233 | 6.7 | $9.5M | −2.6% | #879 of 2,070 |
| 11Columbia County, OR | 51 | 18 | 8.6 | $7.1M | +2.6% | #998 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Columbia County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores68
- Grocery stores51
- Convenience stores79
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 Columbia County, OR?
Columbia County has 18 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Columbia County, OR spend on groceries?
About $128M a year, or $6,118 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $7.1M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,928 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, OR compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Columbia County has 8.6 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $7.1M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Columbia County would have about 14, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,325 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 54,091 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,928 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $87,458, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.5%, 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. Columbia County scores 51 for grocery stores (upper middle), #998 of 2,070 scored counties.
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