Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Oregon
Grocery stores in the La Grande, OR area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in the La Grande, OR area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #461 of 506 scored small-town markets
#9 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Oregon
- Listings
- 12
- 5 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $61.8M
- On groceries · $5,667 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.0
- 62% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,900
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in the La Grande area is 22 (low), #461 of 506 scored small-town markets and #9 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 grocery stores in the La Grande area. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.0, 62% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
At $5,667 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in the La Grande area spend about $61.8M a year on groceries. That is about $5.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 45% 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 7 businesses with payroll in the La Grande area classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 1,557 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the La Grande area declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the La Grande area 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 | La Grande area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $8.9M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,557 | 2,282 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.6% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,667 | $6,152 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $65,661 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 215
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 125 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the La Grande area, 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 the La Grande area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,900−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 10,900
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,037 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $65,661+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,276
- Median home value
- $294,600
- Jobs located here
- 10,134
- Daytime population
- 25,115Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Oregon for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Oregon, with the La Grande area marked.
Top small-town markets in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hermiston-Pendleton, OR | 50 | 24 | 7.3 | $7.9M | +1.8% | #268 of 506 |
| 2The Dalles, OR | 47 | 5 | 4.7 | $11.9M | −1.1% | #289 of 506 |
| 3Klamath Falls, OR | 35 | 22 | 7.6 | $7.2M | +0.9% | #390 of 506 |
| 4Roseburg, OR | 34 | 41 | 8.6 | $6.5M | +0.6% | #402 of 506 |
| 5Astoria, OR | 33 | 17 | 9.5 | $6.2M | −0.6% | #408 of 506 |
| 6Ontario, OR-ID | 31 | 21 | 10.5 | $5.3M | +5.0% | #420 of 506 |
| 7Hood River, OR | 30 | 11 | 12.3 | $5.2M | −0.7% | #426 of 506 |
| 8Brookings, OR | 23 | 9 | 8.1 | $7M | −3.8% | #457 of 506 |
| 9La Grande, OR | 22 | 12 | 11.0 | $5.1M | −1.0% | #461 of 506 |
| 10Coos Bay-North Bend, OR | 21 | 32 | 11.1 | $5M | −1.5% | #469 of 506 |
Other business types in the La Grande area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores27
- Grocery stores22
- Convenience stores32
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 the La Grande, OR area?
There are 12 grocery stores on map listings in the La Grande area as of September 2026. 5 of them (42%) 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 the La Grande, OR area spend on groceries?
About $61.8M a year, or $5,667 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $5.1M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,900 households in the La Grande area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the La Grande, OR area compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
The La Grande area has 11.0 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 62% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $5.1M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, the La Grande area would have about 7, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,557 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is the La Grande, OR area growing?
Population estimates put the La Grande area at 25,900 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,900 households. Median household income in the La Grande area is $65,661, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The La Grande area scores 22 for grocery stores (low), #461 of 506 scored small-town markets.
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