Groceries and convenience · County · Oregon
Grocery stores in Multnomah County, OR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Multnomah County, OR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #879 of 2,070 scored counties
#10 of 29 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 233
- 74 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 143
- −2.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.2B
- On groceries · $6,319 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.5M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 795,391
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Multnomah County spend about $2.2B a year on groceries, or $6,319 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $9.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 2% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
Multnomah County has 233 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 74 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 6.7 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Multnomah County was 143 in 2023, down 2.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,446 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Multnomah County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Multnomah County declined 2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Multnomah County is 54 (upper middle), #879 of 2,070 scored counties and #10 of 29 scored counties in Oregon.
How Multnomah 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 | Multnomah County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $9.5M | $8.9M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,446 | 2,282 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.7% | +1.6% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,319 | $6,152 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $88,766 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 147 → 143−2.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,962
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $256.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23374 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 238The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $3.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Multnomah 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 Multnomah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 795,391−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 349,803
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 431 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,860
- Median household income
- $88,766+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $122,099
- Median home value
- $552,700
- Jobs located here
- 522,256
- Daytime population
- 927,649Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Multnomah County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Multnomah County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores46
- Grocery stores54
- Convenience stores48
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 Multnomah County, OR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 233 grocery stores in Multnomah County. 74 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 143 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, down 2.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Multnomah County, OR spend on groceries?
About $2.2B a year, or $6,319 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 233 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $9.5M 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 349,803 households in Multnomah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Multnomah County, OR compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Multnomah County has 6.7 grocery stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $9.5M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Multnomah County would have about 238, against 233 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,446 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.7% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Multnomah County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Multnomah County at 795,391 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 349,803 households. The median household income in Multnomah County is $88,766 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Multnomah County scores 54 for grocery stores (upper middle), #879 of 2,070 scored counties.
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