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Grocery stores in Brown County, WI
The grocery stores in Brown County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #488 of 2,070 scored counties
#14 of 61 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 74
- 28 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- +12.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $680.4M
- On groceries · $6,133 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.2M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 275,803
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $6,133 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Brown County spend about $680.4M a year on groceries. That is about $9.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 74 grocery stores on map listings in Brown County as of September 2026. Of those, 28 are chain locations, or 38%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.7, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 35 businesses with payroll in Brown County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores, up 12.9% from 2019. That is one for every 3,170 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Brown County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Brown County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #488 of 2,070 scored counties and #14 of 61 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Brown County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Brown County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $9.2M | $9.3M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,170 | 2,540 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.9% | +1.1% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,133 | $6,105 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $79,649 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 35+12.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,694
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $62.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7428 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 73The 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 Brown 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 Brown County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 275,803+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 110,933
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 530 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 511
- Median household income
- $79,649+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,662
- Median home value
- $266,000
- Jobs located here
- 158,307
- Daytime population
- 294,973Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Calumet County, WI | 87 | 7 | 3.3 | $19.4M | +2.9% | #78 of 2,070 |
| 2St. Croix County, WI | 87 | 17 | 4.5 | $14.8M | +4.7% | #81 of 2,070 |
| 3Waukesha County, WI | 82 | 83 | 4.9 | $13.8M | +2.4% | #154 of 2,070 |
| 4Dane County, WI | 81 | 130 | 5.2 | $12.5M | +4.9% | #172 of 2,070 |
| 5Ozaukee County, WI | 80 | 18 | 4.7 | $14.2M | +3.0% | #188 of 2,070 |
| 6Outagamie County, WI | 80 | 36 | 4.6 | $13.7M | +2.6% | #189 of 2,070 |
| 7Washington County, WI | 79 | 26 | 4.6 | $14.3M | +1.8% | #215 of 2,070 |
| 8Eau Claire County, WI | 77 | 24 | 5.4 | $11.3M | +3.0% | #254 of 2,070 |
| 9Chippewa County, WI | 73 | 13 | 4.8 | $12.5M | +1.9% | #337 of 2,070 |
| 10Winnebago County, WI | 73 | 36 | 5.0 | $12.1M | +1.4% | #338 of 2,070 |
| 14Brown County, WI | 67 | 74 | 6.7 | $9.2M | +2.6% | #488 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Brown County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores74
- Grocery stores67
- Convenience stores75
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 Brown County, WI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 74 grocery stores in Brown County. 28 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 12.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Brown County, WI spend on groceries?
About $680.4M a year, or $6,133 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $9.2M 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 110,933 households in Brown County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Brown County, WI compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Brown County has 6.7 grocery stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $9.2M, in line with the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Brown County would have about 73, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,170 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.9% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Brown County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Brown County at 275,803 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 110,933 households. The median household income in Brown County is $79,649 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.8% 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. Brown County scores 67 for grocery stores (upper middle), #488 of 2,070 scored counties.
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