Groceries and convenience · County · Washington
Grocery stores in San Juan County, WA
How San Juan County, WA compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,550 of 2,070 scored counties
#27 of 34 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $56.1M
- On groceries · $6,226 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 96% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,577
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 grocery stores in San Juan County. None of them are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 13.3 for every 10,000 households, 96% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
At $6,226 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in San Juan County spend about $56.1M a year on groceries. Spread across 12 grocery stores, that is $4.7M per store, 50% below 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 San Juan County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 693 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.7M has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in San Juan County.
Population estimates put the population change in San Juan County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery stores, San Juan County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,550 of 2,070 scored counties and #27 of 34 scored counties in Washington.
How San Juan County 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 | San Juan County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.7M | $9.1M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 693 | 1,931 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.0% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,226 | $6,520 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $84,800 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 337
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in San Juan 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 San Juan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,577+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 9,015
- Median age
- 56.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 174 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 106
- Median household income
- $84,800+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,031
- Median home value
- $799,200
- Jobs located here
- 5,552
- Daytime population
- 16,562Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clark County, WA | 81 | 97 | 4.9 | $13.1M | +5.3% | #169 of 2,070 |
| 2Kitsap County, WA | 71 | 59 | 5.4 | $12.1M | +2.7% | #377 of 2,070 |
| 3Snohomish County, WA | 70 | 188 | 5.9 | $11.4M | +4.9% | #408 of 2,070 |
| 4Benton County, WA | 68 | 52 | 6.7 | $9.4M | +6.9% | #466 of 2,070 |
| 5Pierce County, WA | 67 | 185 | 5.3 | $12.4M | +2.5% | #477 of 2,070 |
| 6Thurston County, WA | 67 | 70 | 5.9 | $10.8M | +2.8% | #483 of 2,070 |
| 7Spokane County, WA | 66 | 126 | 5.8 | $10.4M | +3.2% | #515 of 2,070 |
| 8Cowlitz County, WA | 64 | 22 | 5.0 | $11.8M | +3.5% | #563 of 2,070 |
| 9Douglas County, WA | 60 | 10 | 6.3 | $9.9M | +8.0% | #679 of 2,070 |
| 10Franklin County, WA | 59 | 20 | 6.7 | $9.3M | +5.6% | #722 of 2,070 |
| 27San Juan County, WA | 34 | 12 | 13.3 | $4.7M | +4.2% | #1,550 of 2,070 |
Other business types in San Juan County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores45
- Grocery stores34
- Convenience stores84
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 San Juan County, WA?
San Juan County has 12 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in San Juan County, WA spend on groceries?
About $56.1M a year, or $6,226 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $4.7M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,015 households in San Juan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Juan County, WA compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
San Juan County has 13.3 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 96% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $4.7M, 50% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, San Juan County would have about 6, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 693 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is San Juan County, WA growing?
Population estimates put San Juan County at 18,577 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,015 households. Median household income in San Juan County is $84,800, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. San Juan County scores 34 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,550 of 2,070 scored counties.
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