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Grocery stores in Wasatch County, UT

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
2 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$89.8M
On groceries · $6,969 a household
Spending per listing
$22.4M
2.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.1
54% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,514
+9.9% 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

Households in Wasatch County spend about $89.8M a year on groceries, or $6,969 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $22.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

Wasatch County has 4 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.1, 54% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Wasatch County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 1,840 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Wasatch County grew 9.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 grocery stores on map listings, Wasatch County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Wasatch County compares

The same measures for Utah 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 Wasatch County, UT compared with Utah and the U.S.
MeasureWasatch CountyUtahU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.15.06.8
Spending per listing$22.4M$12.8M$9.3M
Households per official establishment1,8402,7372,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.2%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.9%+7.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,969$6,417$6,319
Median household income$117,608$95,166$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored85

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 7
Employees, 2023
342
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
42 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Wasatch 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 Wasatch County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,514+9.9% since 2020
Households
12,880
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
1,177 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$117,608+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$167,205
Median home value
$787,300
Jobs located here
11,903
Daytime population
27,619Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Utah

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

Top counties in Utah

Counties in Utah ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Tooele County, UT95104.2$15.7M+19.2%#16 of 2,070
2Davis County, UT93342.9$22.9M+4.8%#25 of 2,070
3Utah County, UT92904.4$14.8M+14.5%#39 of 2,070
4Box Elder County, UT8973.6$17M+12.7%#60 of 2,070
5Weber County, UT85414.4$14.4M+5.8%#111 of 2,070
6Cache County, UT80163.6$16.9M+8.5%#183 of 2,070
7Washington County, UT80395.6$10.9M+17.4%#203 of 2,070
8Iron County, UT74126.0$9.7M+16.4%#332 of 2,070
9Salt Lake County, UT732125.0$13M+2.9%#335 of 2,070
10Summit County, UT391912.1$6M+1.6%#1,406 of 2,070
Wasatch County, UTNot scored43.1$22.4M+9.9%

Other business types in Wasatch County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Wasatch County, UT?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 grocery stores in Wasatch County. 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 Wasatch County, UT spend on groceries?

About $89.8M a year, or $6,969 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $22.4M 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 12,880 households in Wasatch County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Wasatch County, UT compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Wasatch County has 3.1 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $22.4M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Wasatch County would have about 10, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,840 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is Wasatch County, UT growing?

Population estimates put Wasatch County at 38,514 people in 2025, up 9.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,880 households. The median household income in Wasatch County is $117,608 a year, 46% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.1% 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. Wasatch County has no market score for grocery stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery stores · All 56 business types in Wasatch County

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