Groceries and convenience · County · Michigan
Convenience stores in Gogebic County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Gogebic County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 15 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,127 of 2,261 scored counties
#75 of 75 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 13
- 11 chain locations (85%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $37.7M
- On groceries · $5,389 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 63% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.6
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,285
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Gogebic County is 15 (low), #2,127 of 2,261 scored counties and #75 of 75 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 convenience stores in Gogebic County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 85%, against 60% across the U.S. That is 18.6 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Household spending on groceries in Gogebic County comes to about $37.7M a year: $5,389 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 63% below 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 Gogebic County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gogebic County declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Gogebic County compares
The same measures for Michigan 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.
| Measure | Gogebic County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.6 | 6.9 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $8.8M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,841 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.9% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,389 | $6,009 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $52,732 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 15 | 51 |
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
- 1311 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 Gogebic 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 Gogebic County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,285−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 6,989
- Median age
- 50.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,102 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $52,732+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,627
- Median home value
- $107,200
- Jobs located here
- 4,991
- Daytime population
- 13,897Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ottawa County, MI | 87 | 62 | 5.6 | $11.5M | +3.9% | #69 of 2,261 |
| 2Livingston County, MI | 86 | 30 | 3.9 | $17.2M | +1.7% | #78 of 2,261 |
| 3Kent County, MI | 83 | 125 | 4.9 | $12.8M | +2.5% | #115 of 2,261 |
| 4Oakland County, MI | 82 | 193 | 3.6 | $18.3M | +1.2% | #125 of 2,261 |
| 5Washtenaw County, MI | 80 | 50 | 3.3 | $19.4M | −0.4% | #158 of 2,261 |
| 6Monroe County, MI | 80 | 25 | 4.0 | $15.4M | +0.7% | #159 of 2,261 |
| 7Leelanau County, MI | 77 | 8 | 8.3 | $8M | +3.0% | #257 of 2,261 |
| 8Clinton County, MI | 76 | 14 | 4.4 | $14.4M | +1.6% | #268 of 2,261 |
| 9Macomb County, MI | 73 | 167 | 4.7 | $13.1M | +0.7% | #339 of 2,261 |
| 10Lapeer County, MI | 73 | 25 | 7.2 | $8.5M | +1.0% | #349 of 2,261 |
| 75Gogebic County, MI | 15 | 13 | 18.6 | $2.9M | −0.4% | #2,127 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Gogebic County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores33
- Grocery stores36
- Convenience stores15
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many convenience stores are in Gogebic County, MI?
There are 13 convenience stores on map listings in Gogebic County as of September 2026. 11 of them (85%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Gogebic County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Gogebic County, MI spend on groceries?
About $37.7M a year, or $5,389 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,989 households in Gogebic County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gogebic County, MI compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Gogebic County has 18.6 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $2.9M, 63% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Gogebic County would have about 5, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is Gogebic County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Gogebic County at 14,285 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,989 households. Median household income in Gogebic County is $52,732, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.8%, 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. Gogebic County scores 15 for convenience stores (low), #2,127 of 2,261 scored counties.
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