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Convenience stores in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$36.1M
On groceries · $6,299 a household
Spending per listing
$12M
53% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,549
−2.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 convenience stores in Ketchikan Gateway Borough. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Ketchikan Gateway Borough spend about $36.1M a year on groceries, or $6,299 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 3 convenience stores, that is $12M per store, 53% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Ketchikan Gateway Borough: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ketchikan Gateway Borough declined 2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 convenience stores on map listings, Ketchikan Gateway Borough isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Ketchikan Gateway Borough compares

The same measures for Alaska and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the convenience 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.

Convenience stores in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureKetchikan Gateway BoroughAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.26.08.0
Spending per listing$12M$10.6M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a7,7303,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.9%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.6%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,299$6,384$6,319
Median household income$92,885$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored66

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 convenience stores in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, 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 Ketchikan Gateway Borough

Population, 2025 estimate
13,549−2.6% since 2020
Households
5,732
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
4,857 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$92,885+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$114,287
Median home value
$393,300
Jobs located here
n/a
Daytime population
n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Alaska

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The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Alaska, with Ketchikan Gateway Borough marked.

Top counties in Alaska

Counties in Alaska ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK93174.3$14.9M+10.4%#14 of 2,261
2Anchorage Municipality, AK81413.8$17.5M−1.3%#137 of 2,261
3Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK78166.6$9.3M+5.1%#225 of 2,261
4Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK67246.6$9.6M−1.4%#515 of 2,261
5Juneau City and Borough, AK6375.3$12.3M−1.8%#636 of 2,261
6Bethel Census Area, AK33714.5$4.1M−1.5%#1,718 of 2,261
7North Slope Borough, AK29521.9$3M−3.8%#1,839 of 2,261
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AKNot scored35.2$12M−2.6%

Other business types in Ketchikan Gateway Borough

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK?

Ketchikan Gateway Borough has 3 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Ketchikan Gateway Borough: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK spend on groceries?

About $36.1M a year, or $6,299 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $12M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,732 households in Ketchikan Gateway Borough and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Ketchikan Gateway Borough has 5.2 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $12M, 53% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Ketchikan Gateway Borough would have about 5, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK growing?

Population estimates put Ketchikan Gateway Borough at 13,549 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,732 households. Median household income in Ketchikan Gateway Borough is $92,885, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Ketchikan Gateway Borough has no market score for convenience stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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How the score works · Top markets for convenience stores · All 56 business types in Ketchikan Gateway Borough

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