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Grocery stores in Wahkiakum County, WA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.7M
On groceries · $5,569 a household
Spending per listing
$5.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
9.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
4,873
+9.6% 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 Wahkiakum County spend about $11.7M a year on groceries, or $5,569 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 grocery stores, that is $5.8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

There are 2 grocery stores on map listings in Wahkiakum County as of September 2026. That is 9.5 per 10,000 households.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Wahkiakum County in 2023. That is one for every 700 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wahkiakum County grew 9.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Wahkiakum 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.

Grocery stores in Wahkiakum County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureWahkiakum CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.57.16.8
Spending per listing$5.8M$9.1M$9.3M
Households per official establishment7001,9312,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.0%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.6%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,569$6,520$6,319
Median household income$62,653$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored52

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
17
Annual payroll, 2023
$891K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Wahkiakum 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 Wahkiakum County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,873+9.6% since 2020
Households
2,100
Median age
53.5
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
263 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$62,653
Average household income
$83,288
Median home value
$396,800
Jobs located here
701
Daytime population
3,573Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Washington

Every Washington market ranked →

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

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Clark County, WA81974.9$13.1M+5.3%#169 of 2,070
2Kitsap County, WA71595.4$12.1M+2.7%#377 of 2,070
3Snohomish County, WA701885.9$11.4M+4.9%#408 of 2,070
4Benton County, WA68526.7$9.4M+6.9%#466 of 2,070
5Pierce County, WA671855.3$12.4M+2.5%#477 of 2,070
6Thurston County, WA67705.9$10.8M+2.8%#483 of 2,070
7Spokane County, WA661265.8$10.4M+3.2%#515 of 2,070
8Cowlitz County, WA64225.0$11.8M+3.5%#563 of 2,070
9Douglas County, WA60106.3$9.9M+8.0%#679 of 2,070
10Franklin County, WA59206.7$9.3M+5.6%#722 of 2,070
Wahkiakum County, WANot scored29.5$5.8M+9.6%

Other business types in Wahkiakum County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Wahkiakum County, WA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 grocery stores in Wahkiakum County. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.

How much do households in Wahkiakum County, WA spend on groceries?

About $11.7M a year, or $5,569 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $5.8M 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 2,100 households in Wahkiakum County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Wahkiakum County, WA compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Wahkiakum County has 2 grocery stores on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Wahkiakum County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 700 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is Wahkiakum County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Wahkiakum County at 4,873 people in 2025, up 9.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,100 households. The median household income in Wahkiakum County is $62,653 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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