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Grocery stores in the Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area

The grocery stores in the Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #65 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin

Listings
36
16 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$436.2M
On groceries · $6,003 a household
Spending per listing
$12.1M
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
174,218
+1.4% 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

At $6,003 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area spend about $436.2M a year on groceries. Spread across 36 grocery stores, that is $12.1M per store, 30% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

There are 36 grocery stores on map listings in the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 44%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area in 2023. That is one for every 3,825 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Oshkosh-Neenah metro area scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #65 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area 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.

Grocery stores in Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureOshkosh-Neenah metro areaWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.06.56.8
Spending per listing$12.1M$9.3M$9.3M
Households per official establishment3,8252,5402,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.1%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,003$6,105$6,319
Median household income$74,925$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score6949

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19
Employees, 2023
1,526
Annual payroll, 2023
$33.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
3616 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
47The 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 Oshkosh-Neenah metro 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 Oshkosh-Neenah metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
174,218+1.4% since 2020
Households
72,667
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
435 sq. mi.
People per square mile
395
Median household income
$74,925+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,286
Median home value
$225,800
Jobs located here
96,519
Daytime population
182,504Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Wisconsin for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Wisconsin (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Wisconsin

Metro areas in Wisconsin ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Appleton, WI79434.3$14.6M+2.7%#22 of 387
2Madison, WI741625.4$11.9M+4.1%#42 of 387
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI717675.2$12.8M+2.6%#52 of 387
3Eau Claire, WI71375.1$11.7M+2.6%#53 of 387
4Oshkosh-Neenah, WI69365.0$12.1M+1.4%#65 of 387
5La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN55425.8$10.3M+0.4%#162 of 387
6Green Bay, WI55866.3$9.7M+2.5%#166 of 387
7Janesville-Beloit, WI53395.8$10.3M+1.7%#183 of 387
Duluth, MN-WI51635.2$11.3M+0.2%#194 of 387
8Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI46486.0$10.2M+0.4%#224 of 387

Other business types in the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many grocery stores are in the Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 36 grocery stores in the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area. 16 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.

How much do households in the Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area spend on groceries?

About $436.2M a year, or $6,003 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $12.1M 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 72,667 households in the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

The Oshkosh-Neenah metro area has 5.0 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $12.1M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area would have about 47, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,825 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is the Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area at 174,218 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,667 households. The median household income in the Oshkosh-Neenah metro area is $74,925 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.0% 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. The Oshkosh-Neenah metro area scores 69 for grocery stores (upper middle), #65 of 387 scored metro areas.

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