Grocery Store Parking Lot Striping in Wilsonville, Oregon: 2026 Service Guide

A Grocery Lot Is the Busiest Pavement in Town

A grocery store parking lot in Wilsonville handles more vehicles per day than almost any other commercial property, and it does it with carts, pedestrians, delivery trucks, and curbside-pickup cars all moving at once. Shoppers cross between rows pushing loaded carts, drivers hunt for a close space at 5 p.m., and a semi backs into the dock while pickup orders queue out front. The lot has to keep all of that from colliding, and the striping is what does it. Most Wilsonville grocery and market sites anchor the Town Center and Parkway commercial corridors in Clackamas County, drawing both local residents and I-5 commuters, where a worn lot creates real safety problems.

Cojo Excavation & Asphalt stripes commercial lots for Wilsonville grocery and market operators from our Willamette Valley base. A grocery lot is one of the highest-stakes layouts we mark, because the volume of pedestrians and carts means a faded crosswalk or fire lane is a genuine hazard, not just a cosmetic flaw. The markings are what keep shoppers and traffic safely apart.

What a Grocery Lot Needs in Its Striping

The lines on a grocery lot organize heavy traffic and protect a constant stream of pedestrians.

Cart-corral placement. Corrals have to sit where shoppers actually return carts, marked and positioned so they don't eat into prime stalls or block sightlines. Good corral striping cuts the loose-cart drift that dings cars and clogs aisles.

Curbside-pickup numbered stalls. Online grocery pickup has made dedicated, numbered curbside stalls standard. Striping and numbering those spaces near the entrance keeps pickup orders flowing without blocking the regular front row.

ADA storefront crosswalk paint. The crossing from the lot to the door is where the most foot traffic meets the most car traffic. A bold, well-marked crosswalk and accessible route are required under Oregon's parking lot striping regulations and are the single most important safety marking on the lot.

Fire-lane curb. The fire lane along the storefront has to stay clear and clearly painted. Faded fire-lane striping invites both citations and blocked emergency access.

Delivery-dock keep-clear. Semis need room to back into the dock without parked cars in the way. Keep-clear hatching at the dock keeps deliveries moving and out of the shopper traffic.

High-turnover front-row and employee-rear split. The front rows turn over constantly and should be marked for shoppers, while staff park at the rear. The split keeps the convenient spaces open for customers.

What Grocery Lot Striping Costs in Wilsonville

Cost depends on lot size, surface condition, paint type, and how much crosswalk, fire-lane, and pickup work the layout needs. The figures below are industry baseline ranges from national contractor data. Actual Wilsonville costs often run above baseline on grocery lots because of the heavy crosswalk and fire-lane component.

Industry baseline ranges. Actual costs vary with surface condition, layout complexity, ADA scope, and current market conditions.

Service	Industry Baseline Range
Per-space restripe (existing layout)	$3–$6 per space
100-space restripe	$550–$1,000
New layout / full redesign (100 spaces)	$900–$1,500
ADA-compliant space (complete)	$200–$350 each
Crosswalk striping	$0.50–$1.50 per LF
Fire lane striping (per LF)	$2.00–$4.00
Directional arrows	$25–$50 each
Stencils (PICKUP, NO PARKING, etc.)	$30–$75 each

A typical Wilsonville grocery lot runs 80 to 250 spaces, with a large share of the budget going to crosswalks, fire lanes, and pickup stalls rather than plain parking. A straight refresh sits near the lower per-space figure; adding curbside numbering, fresh crosswalks, and updated fire-lane striping costs more for the heavy markings. The regional picture is in our parking lot striping cost in Oregon guide.

Wilsonville Conditions That Affect the Job

Clackamas County's wet climate sets a striping season from late spring through early fall, when pavement holds above 50°F and rain stays off long enough to cure. Grocery stores run long hours, but traffic drops overnight, so crews stage the work in sections and paint during the late-night and early-morning windows to keep the lot open through business hours. Each section needs drying time before shoppers and carts return.

The most urgent issue we find on older grocery lots is a faded crosswalk or fire lane, because those are safety failures with real liability behind them. High cart and vehicle traffic also wears the front-row striping faster than anywhere else on the lot. Newer Town Center pavement may need little prep, while older high-traffic lots may be oxidized and benefit from a sealcoat first, which gives crosswalks and fire lanes the high-contrast surface they need. Our sealcoating and striping package covers how those pair.

The Layout Keeps Shoppers Safe and Moving

A well-striped grocery lot separates carts and pedestrians from traffic, keeps the fire lane and dock clear, and moves curbside pickup without clogging the front. For an operator, that means fewer accidents, no fire-lane citations, and a lot that handles the busiest hours without chaos. The striping is a small cost against the liability a worn crosswalk or blocked fire lane can carry.

If you run a Wilsonville grocery store or market in the Town Center or along Wilsonville Parkway, start with a site walk. We measure the lot, check the crosswalks, fire lanes, and ADA layout against current standards, and quote against real conditions. Related local work is in our parking lot striping in Wilsonville overview.