Groceries and convenience · Metro area · Oregon
Grocery stores in the Salem, OR metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in the Salem, OR metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #156 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon
- Listings
- 99
- 39 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 52
- +8.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $963.3M
- On groceries · $6,026 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.7M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 445,814
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 99 grocery stores in the Salem metro area. 39 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.2, 9% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in the Salem metro area spend about $963.3M a year on groceries, or $6,026 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 99 grocery stores, that is $9.7M per store, 5% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the Salem metro area was 52 in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 3,074 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the Salem metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Salem metro area grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in the Salem metro area is 56 (upper middle), #156 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon.
How the Salem metro 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 | Salem metro area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $9.7M | $8.9M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,074 | 2,282 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.3% | +1.6% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,026 | $6,152 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $78,900 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 52+8.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,890
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $90M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9939 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 104The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the Salem metro 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 Salem metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 445,814+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 159,856
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,922 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 228
- Median household income
- $78,900+31.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,988
- Median home value
- $424,100
- Jobs located here
- 191,982
- Daytime population
- 440,002Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Oregon for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Oregon, with the Salem metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bend, OR | 64 | 61 | 5.8 | $10.8M | +7.0% | #92 of 387 |
| 2Corvallis, OR | 62 | 20 | 5.2 | $11.6M | +4.4% | #104 of 387 |
| 3Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 60 | 602 | 6.0 | $10.9M | +1.0% | #125 of 387 |
| 4Salem, OR | 56 | 99 | 6.2 | $9.7M | +2.7% | #156 of 387 |
| 5Albany, OR | 44 | 37 | 7.3 | $8M | +3.0% | #240 of 387 |
| 6Eugene-Springfield, OR | 32 | 99 | 6.2 | $9.4M | −0.7% | #309 of 387 |
| 7Medford, OR | 24 | 62 | 6.7 | $8.7M | −0.9% | #350 of 387 |
| 8Grants Pass, OR | 12 | 34 | 9.3 | $6.1M | −0.4% | #384 of 387 |
Other business types in the Salem metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores41
- Grocery stores56
- Convenience stores42
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 Salem, OR metro area?
There are 99 grocery stores on map listings in the Salem metro area as of September 2026. 39 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019.
How much do households in the Salem, OR metro area spend on groceries?
About $963.3M a year, or $6,026 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 99 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $9.7M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 159,856 households in the Salem metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Salem, OR metro area compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
The Salem metro area has 6.2 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $9.7M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, the Salem metro area would have about 104, against 99 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,074 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Salem, OR metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Salem metro area at 445,814 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 159,856 households. Median household income in the Salem metro area is $78,900, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.1%, 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. The Salem metro area scores 56 for grocery stores (upper middle), #156 of 387 scored metro areas.
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