Groceries and convenience · County · Minnesota
Convenience stores in Blue Earth County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Blue Earth County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #484 of 2,261 scored counties
#20 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 20
- 15 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $164.5M
- On groceries · $5,958 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.2M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,634
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Blue Earth County comes to about $164.5M a year: $5,958 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $8.2M per store, 4% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 20 convenience stores on map listings in Blue Earth County as of September 2026. 15 of them (75%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That is 7.2 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Blue Earth County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Blue Earth County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Blue Earth County is 68 (upper middle), #484 of 2,261 scored counties and #20 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Blue Earth County compares
The same measures for Minnesota 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 | Blue Earth County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 7.5 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $8.2M | $8.6M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 15,284 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.4% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,958 | $6,414 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $74,477 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 66 |
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
- 2015 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Blue Earth 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 Blue Earth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,634+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 27,606
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 748 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $74,477+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,438
- Median home value
- $266,700
- Jobs located here
- 37,905
- Daytime population
- 76,062Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Blue Earth County marked.
Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, MN | 92 | 66 | 6.3 | $11.2M | +6.9% | #22 of 2,261 |
| 2Dakota County, MN | 91 | 102 | 5.8 | $11.6M | +3.9% | #28 of 2,261 |
| 3Sherburne County, MN | 89 | 23 | 6.5 | $10.4M | +6.8% | #46 of 2,261 |
| 4Scott County, MN | 89 | 39 | 7.1 | $10M | +5.1% | #48 of 2,261 |
| 5Carver County, MN | 89 | 31 | 7.5 | $9.6M | +6.6% | #50 of 2,261 |
| 6Anoka County, MN | 88 | 99 | 7.2 | $9.2M | +4.7% | #64 of 2,261 |
| 7Olmsted County, MN | 85 | 40 | 6.0 | $11.1M | +2.3% | #90 of 2,261 |
| 8Wright County, MN | 85 | 51 | 9.4 | $7.1M | +11.1% | #95 of 2,261 |
| 9Le Sueur County, MN | 84 | 6 | 5.2 | $12.4M | +2.9% | #99 of 2,261 |
| 10Hennepin County, MN | 83 | 235 | 4.4 | $15.3M | +0.2% | #112 of 2,261 |
| 20Blue Earth County, MN | 68 | 20 | 7.2 | $8.2M | +2.1% | #484 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Blue Earth County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores78
- Grocery stores76
- Convenience stores68
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 Blue Earth County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 convenience stores in Blue Earth County. 15 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Blue Earth County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Blue Earth County, MN spend on groceries?
About $164.5M a year, or $5,958 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $8.2M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,606 households in Blue Earth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Blue Earth County, MN compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Blue Earth County has 7.2 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $8.2M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Blue Earth County would have about 21, against 20 on map listings.
How fast is Blue Earth County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Blue Earth County at 70,634 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,606 households. The median household income in Blue Earth County is $74,477 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. 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. Blue Earth County scores 68 for convenience stores (upper middle), #484 of 2,261 scored counties.
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