Market rankings · Alaska
Convenience stores in Alaska
Markets across Alaska ranked by the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 163
- 69 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- +2.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.7B
- On groceries
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 25% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $10.6M
- 34% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #8 of 51
- Market score 66 · Upper middle
A site report maps the convenience stores on map listings around any address in Alaska by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 163 convenience stores in Alaska. 69 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That is 6.0 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
At $6,384 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Alaska spend about $1.7B a year on groceries. That is about $10.6M of household spending for each store on map listings, 34% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Alaska was 35 in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 7,730 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 22.0% over the same years.
Among the 50 states and DC, Alaska ranks #8 for convenience stores, with a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area scores highest (84). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Alaska, the Juneau area, scores 66.
Every market in Alaska for convenience stores
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Alaska, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anchorage, AK | 84 | 58 | 3.9 | $16.7M | +1.9% | #6 of 387 |
| 2Fairbanks-College, AK | 59 | 24 | 6.6 | $9.6M | −1.4% | #138 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Juneau, AK | 66 | 7 | 5.3 | $12.3M | −1.8% | #116 of 529 |
| Ketchikan, AK | Not scored | 3 | 5.2 | $12M | −2.6% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 93 | 17 | 4.3 | $14.9M | +10.4% | #14 of 2,261 |
| 2Anchorage Municipality, AK | 81 | 41 | 3.8 | $17.5M | −1.3% | #137 of 2,261 |
| 3Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 78 | 16 | 6.6 | $9.3M | +5.1% | #225 of 2,261 |
| 4Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 67 | 24 | 6.6 | $9.6M | −1.4% | #515 of 2,261 |
| 5Juneau City and Borough, AK | 63 | 7 | 5.3 | $12.3M | −1.8% | #636 of 2,261 |
| 6Bethel Census Area, AK | 33 | 7 | 14.5 | $4.1M | −1.5% | #1,718 of 2,261 |
| 7North Slope Borough, AK | 29 | 5 | 21.9 | $3M | −3.8% | #1,839 of 2,261 |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | Not scored | 3 | 5.2 | $12M | −2.6% | |
| Kodiak Island Borough, AK | Not scored | 2 | 4.3 | $14.2M | −5.0% | |
| Nome Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 3.6 | $17M | −1.9% | |
| Sitka City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 3 | 8.7 | $7.3M | −1.3% | |
| Kusilvak Census Area, AK | Not scored | 6 | 31.3 | $1.7M | −5.2% | |
| Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | Not scored | 4 | 21.9 | $2.8M | −9.0% | |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK | Not scored | 3 | 12.0 | $4.8M | +6.5% | |
| Chugach Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 3.5 | $18.2M | −7.5% | |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK | Not scored | 6 | 24.8 | $2.3M | +0.6% | |
| Aleutians West Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.2% | |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK | Not scored | 5 | 21.8 | $2.5M | −5.1% | |
| Dillingham Census Area, AK | Not scored | 3 | 21.4 | $2.8M | −7.4% | |
| Aleutians East Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.6% | |
| Petersburg Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 7.3 | $8.1M | −0.1% | |
| Copper River Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 8.3 | $7.2M | +1.9% | |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 10.8 | $5.1M | −3.8% | |
| Wrangell City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 10.2 | $5.5M | −5.6% | |
| Haines Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 11.1 | $5.4M | −1.0% | |
| Denali Borough, AK | Not scored | 2 | 35.4 | $1.7M | +0.3% | |
| Skagway Municipality, AK | Not scored | 1 | 22.2 | $2.8M | −10.7% | |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.2% | |
| Bristol Bay Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 34.4 | $1.9M | +2.4% | |
| Yakutat City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 convenience stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many convenience stores are in Alaska?
There are 163 convenience stores on map listings in Alaska as of September 2026. 69 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Alaska spend on groceries?
About $1.7B a year, or $6,384 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 163 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $10.6M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 270,533 households in Alaska and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alaska compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Alaska has 6.0 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $10.6M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Alaska would have about 219, against 163 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,730 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
Which market in Alaska has the highest market score for convenience stores?
Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area scores highest, at 84 (high). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Alaska is the Juneau area, at 66 (upper middle). Among 7 scored counties in Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough scores highest, at 93 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Alaska scores 66 for convenience stores (upper middle), #8 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Alaska. It maps the convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
Convenience stores in other states
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- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
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