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Grocery stores in Sheboygan County, WI
The grocery stores in Sheboygan County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #908 of 2,070 scored counties
#31 of 61 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 33
- 13 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $298.8M
- On groceries · $6,008 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.1M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 118,047
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Sheboygan County spend about $298.8M a year on groceries, or $6,008 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 33 grocery stores, that is $9.1M per store, 3% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 33 grocery stores on map listings in Sheboygan County as of September 2026. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 39%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Sheboygan County was 21 in 2023. That is one for every 2,368 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Sheboygan County.
Population estimates put the population change in Sheboygan County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Sheboygan County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #908 of 2,070 scored counties and #31 of 61 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Sheboygan 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 | Sheboygan County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $9.1M | $9.3M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,368 | 2,540 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.1% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,008 | $6,105 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $73,094 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 21
- Employees, 2023
- 945
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3313 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 118,0470.0% since 2020
- Households
- 49,725
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 512 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 231
- Median household income
- $73,094+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,780
- Median home value
- $232,700
- Jobs located here
- 58,857
- Daytime population
- 120,358Residents 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 |
| 31Sheboygan County, WI | 53 | 33 | 6.6 | $9.1M | 0.0% | #908 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Sheboygan County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores59
- Grocery stores53
- Convenience stores71
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 Sheboygan County, WI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 grocery stores in Sheboygan County. 13 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Sheboygan County, WI spend on groceries?
About $298.8M a year, or $6,008 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $9.1M 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 49,725 households in Sheboygan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sheboygan County, WI compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Sheboygan County has 6.6 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $9.1M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Sheboygan County would have about 32, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,368 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Sheboygan County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Sheboygan County at 118,047 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,725 households. The median household income in Sheboygan County is $73,094 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% 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. Sheboygan County scores 53 for grocery stores (upper middle), #908 of 2,070 scored counties.
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