Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Wisconsin
Grocery stores in the Stevens Point-Plover, WI area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in the Stevens Point-Plover, WI area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #48 of 506 scored small-town markets
#1 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 20
- 5 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $179.1M
- On groceries · $6,036 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,943
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Stevens Point-Plover area scores 75 (high) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #48 of 506 scored small-town markets and #1 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for grocery stores.
Household spending on groceries in the Stevens Point-Plover area comes to about $179.1M a year: $6,036 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 20 grocery stores, that is $9M per store, 4% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
The Stevens Point-Plover area has 20 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 6.7 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in the Stevens Point-Plover area classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 4,240 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Stevens Point-Plover area grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Stevens Point-Plover 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.
| Measure | Stevens Point-Plover area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $9M | $9.3M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,240 | 2,540 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.1% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,036 | $6,105 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $76,070 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 571
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 205 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Stevens Point-Plover 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 Stevens Point-Plover area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,943+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 29,679
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 801 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 88
- Median household income
- $76,070+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,142
- Median home value
- $243,100
- Jobs located here
- 33,759
- Daytime population
- 69,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Wisconsin for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with the Stevens Point-Plover area marked.
Top small-town markets in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 75 | 20 | 6.7 | $9M | +2.2% | #48 of 506 |
| 2Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI | 74 | 24 | 5.6 | $11.2M | +0.8% | #52 of 506 |
| 3Beaver Dam, WI | 72 | 19 | 5.3 | $11.3M | −0.3% | #60 of 506 |
| 4Manitowoc, WI | 71 | 19 | 5.4 | $10.9M | +0.4% | #67 of 506 |
| 5Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 68 | 21 | 6.0 | $10.2M | +0.3% | #87 of 506 |
| 6Menomonie, WI | 68 | 13 | 7.5 | $8M | +1.7% | #91 of 506 |
| 7Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 57 | 22 | 6.8 | $8.5M | −0.2% | #194 of 506 |
| 8Baraboo, WI | 56 | 19 | 6.8 | $9M | +1.3% | #204 of 506 |
| 9Shawano, WI | 55 | 13 | 7.0 | $8.3M | +1.4% | #219 of 506 |
| 10Sparta, WI | 44 | 17 | 9.3 | $6.3M | +0.6% | #325 of 506 |
Other business types in the Stevens Point-Plover area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores75
- Grocery stores75
- Convenience stores69
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 the Stevens Point-Plover, WI area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 grocery stores in the Stevens Point-Plover area. 5 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in the Stevens Point-Plover, WI area spend on groceries?
About $179.1M a year, or $6,036 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $9M 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 29,679 households in the Stevens Point-Plover area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Stevens Point-Plover, WI area compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
The Stevens Point-Plover area has 6.7 grocery stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $9M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, the Stevens Point-Plover area would have about 19, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,240 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is the Stevens Point-Plover, WI area growing?
Population estimates put the Stevens Point-Plover area at 71,943 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 29,679 households. The median household income in the Stevens Point-Plover area is $76,070 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Stevens Point-Plover area scores 75 for grocery stores (high), #48 of 506 scored small-town markets.
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