Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Washington
Grocery stores in the Moses Lake, WA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in the Moses Lake, WA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #406 of 506 scored small-town markets
#8 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington
- Listings
- 46
- 10 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- +3.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $205.5M
- On groceries · $5,805 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.5M
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.0
- 91% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 105,727
- +6.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Moses Lake area scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #406 of 506 scored small-town markets and #8 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $5,805 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in the Moses Lake area spend about $205.5M a year on groceries. That works out to $4.5M per store, 52% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 46 grocery stores on map listings in the Moses Lake area as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 22%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 13.0 for every 10,000 households, 91% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the Moses Lake area was 30 in 2023, up 3.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,180 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $210K have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the Moses Lake area. Population estimates put the population change in the Moses Lake area from 2020 to 2025 at +6.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Moses Lake area compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Moses Lake area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.0 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.5M | $9.1M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,180 | 1,931 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.5% | +5.0% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.3% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,805 | $6,520 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $73,267 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30+3.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 737
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4610 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $210K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the Moses Lake 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 Moses Lake area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 105,727+6.3% since 2020
- Households
- 35,398
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 2,680 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $73,267+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,003
- Median home value
- $299,500
- Jobs located here
- 39,791
- Daytime population
- 100,811Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Washington for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Washington, with the Moses Lake area marked.
Top small-town markets in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Port Angeles, WA | 61 | 21 | 6.0 | $9.7M | +1.1% | #143 of 506 |
| 2Ellensburg, WA | 61 | 13 | 6.5 | $9.2M | +4.2% | #145 of 506 |
| 3Port Townsend, WA | 59 | 10 | 6.1 | $9.7M | +2.7% | #166 of 506 |
| 4Shelton, WA | 56 | 27 | 10.4 | $5.9M | +7.8% | #215 of 506 |
| 5Oak Harbor, WA | 51 | 29 | 8.1 | $7.8M | −1.5% | #260 of 506 |
| 6Pullman, WA | 47 | 11 | 5.9 | $9.4M | +1.5% | #291 of 506 |
| 7Centralia, WA | 45 | 29 | 8.8 | $6.7M | +6.7% | #318 of 506 |
| 8Moses Lake, WA | 34 | 46 | 13.0 | $4.5M | +6.3% | #406 of 506 |
| 9Othello, WA | 31 | 7 | 11.1 | $5.1M | +4.3% | #421 of 506 |
| 10Aberdeen, WA | 26 | 38 | 12.4 | $4.5M | +3.0% | #443 of 506 |
Other business types in the Moses Lake 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 stores34
- Convenience stores77
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 Moses Lake, WA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 46 grocery stores in the Moses Lake area. 10 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 3.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Moses Lake, WA area spend on groceries?
About $205.5M a year, or $5,805 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 35,398 households in the Moses Lake area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Moses Lake, WA area compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
The Moses Lake area has 13.0 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 91% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $4.5M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, the Moses Lake area would have about 22, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,180 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.5% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Moses Lake, WA area growing?
Population estimates put the Moses Lake area at 105,727 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,398 households. The median household income in the Moses Lake area is $73,267 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.9% 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. 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 Moses Lake area scores 34 for grocery stores (lower middle), #406 of 506 scored small-town markets.
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