Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Washington
Grocery stores in the Oak Harbor, WA area
The grocery stores in the Oak Harbor, WA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #260 of 506 scored small-town markets
#5 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington
- Listings
- 29
- 7 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $226.2M
- On groceries · $6,289 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.8M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,657
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 grocery stores in the Oak Harbor area. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 24%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 8.1 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in the Oak Harbor area spend about $226.2M a year on groceries, or $6,289 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $7.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 16% 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 16 businesses with payroll in the Oak Harbor area classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 2,248 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Oak Harbor area declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in the Oak Harbor area is 51 (upper middle), #260 of 506 scored small-town markets and #5 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington.
How the Oak Harbor 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 | Oak Harbor area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.1 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $7.8M | $9.1M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,248 | 1,931 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.0% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,289 | $6,520 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $90,551 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16
- Employees, 2023
- 777
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $28.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 297 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Oak Harbor 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 Oak Harbor area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,657−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 35,972
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 209 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 416
- Median household income
- $90,551+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,035
- Median home value
- $593,300
- Jobs located here
- 16,025
- Daytime population
- 70,254Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Oak Harbor area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores72
- Grocery stores51
- Convenience stores82
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 Oak Harbor, WA area?
The Oak Harbor area has 29 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in the Oak Harbor, WA area spend on groceries?
About $226.2M a year, or $6,289 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 29 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $7.8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,972 households in the Oak Harbor area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Oak Harbor, WA area compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
The Oak Harbor area has 8.1 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $7.8M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, the Oak Harbor area would have about 24, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,248 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is the Oak Harbor, WA area growing?
Population estimates put the Oak Harbor area at 85,657 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,972 households. Median household income in the Oak Harbor area is $90,551, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.0%, 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 Oak Harbor area scores 51 for grocery stores (upper middle), #260 of 506 scored small-town markets.
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