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Grocery stores in Deschutes County, OR

The grocery stores in Deschutes County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #249 of 2,070 scored counties
#2 of 29 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
43
19 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
35
+6.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$543.2M
On groceries · $6,396 a household
Spending per listing
$12.6M
36% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.1
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
213,072
+6.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $6,396 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Deschutes County spend about $543.2M a year on groceries. Spread across 43 grocery stores, that is $12.6M per store, 36% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

There are 43 grocery stores on map listings in Deschutes County as of September 2026. 19 of them (44%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 5.1 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 35 businesses with payroll in Deschutes County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores, up 6.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,427 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $510K has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Deschutes County.

Population estimates show Deschutes County grew 6.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Deschutes County is 77 (high), #249 of 2,070 scored counties and #2 of 29 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Deschutes 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.

Grocery stores in Deschutes County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureDeschutes CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.16.96.8
Spending per listing$12.6M$8.9M$9.3M
Households per official establishment2,4272,2822,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.1%+1.6%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.8%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,396$6,152$6,319
Median household income$92,758$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score7742

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
33 → 35+6.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,872
Annual payroll, 2023
$74.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4319 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
58The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$510K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Deschutes 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 Deschutes County

Population, 2025 estimate
213,072+6.8% since 2020
Households
84,933
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
3,018 sq. mi.
People per square mile
68
Median household income
$92,758+38.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$126,342
Median home value
$650,900
Jobs located here
90,452
Daytime population
205,098Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Oregon

Every Oregon market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Deschutes County marked.

Top counties in Oregon

Counties in Oregon ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Polk County, OR81154.5$13.6M+2.3%#166 of 2,070
2Deschutes County, OR77435.1$12.6M+6.8%#249 of 2,070
3Washington County, OR741285.4$12.3M+1.8%#318 of 2,070
4Clackamas County, OR72945.7$11.5M+0.9%#355 of 2,070
5Benton County, OR69205.2$11.6M+4.4%#434 of 2,070
6Marion County, OR62846.6$9M+2.7%#631 of 2,070
7Linn County, OR59377.3$8M+3.0%#733 of 2,070
8Crook County, OR5798.3$7.3M+10.6%#792 of 2,070
9Yamhill County, OR55256.4$9.7M+2.2%#834 of 2,070
10Multnomah County, OR542336.7$9.5M−2.6%#879 of 2,070

Other business types in Deschutes County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Deschutes County, OR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 43 grocery stores in Deschutes County. 19 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 6.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Deschutes County, OR spend on groceries?

About $543.2M a year, or $6,396 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $12.6M 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 84,933 households in Deschutes County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Deschutes County, OR compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Deschutes County has 5.1 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $12.6M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Deschutes County would have about 58, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,427 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.1% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Deschutes County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Deschutes County at 213,072 people in 2025, up 6.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,933 households. The median household income in Deschutes County is $92,758 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.4% 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. Deschutes County scores 77 for grocery stores (high), #249 of 2,070 scored counties.

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