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Convenience stores in Goodhue County, MN

The convenience stores in Goodhue County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #626 of 2,261 scored counties
#24 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
17
12 chain locations (71%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$121.3M
On groceries · $6,151 a household
Spending per listing
$7.1M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.6
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
48,195
+1.3% 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 17 convenience stores in Goodhue County. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 71%, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.6, 8% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on groceries in Goodhue County comes to about $121.3M a year: $6,151 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 convenience stores, that is $7.1M per store, 9% 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 Goodhue County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Goodhue County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, Goodhue County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #626 of 2,261 scored counties and #24 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Goodhue 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.

Convenience stores in Goodhue County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureGoodhue CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.67.58.0
Spending per listing$7.1M$8.6M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a15,2843,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.4%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,151$6,414$6,319
Median household income$84,171$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score6466

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
1712 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Goodhue 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 Goodhue County

Population, 2025 estimate
48,195+1.3% since 2020
Households
19,727
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
757 sq. mi.
People per square mile
63
Median household income
$84,171+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,161
Median home value
$285,100
Jobs located here
19,843
Daytime population
42,664Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Goodhue County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, MN92666.3$11.2M+6.9%#22 of 2,261
2Dakota County, MN911025.8$11.6M+3.9%#28 of 2,261
3Sherburne County, MN89236.5$10.4M+6.8%#46 of 2,261
4Scott County, MN89397.1$10M+5.1%#48 of 2,261
5Carver County, MN89317.5$9.6M+6.6%#50 of 2,261
6Anoka County, MN88997.2$9.2M+4.7%#64 of 2,261
7Olmsted County, MN85406.0$11.1M+2.3%#90 of 2,261
8Wright County, MN85519.4$7.1M+11.1%#95 of 2,261
9Le Sueur County, MN8465.2$12.4M+2.9%#99 of 2,261
10Hennepin County, MN832354.4$15.3M+0.2%#112 of 2,261
24Goodhue County, MN64178.6$7.1M+1.3%#626 of 2,261

Other business types in Goodhue County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Goodhue County, MN?

Goodhue County has 17 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (71%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Goodhue County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Goodhue County, MN spend on groceries?

About $121.3M a year, or $6,151 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.1M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,727 households in Goodhue County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Goodhue County, MN compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Goodhue County has 8.6 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.1M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Goodhue County would have about 15, against 17 on map listings.

How fast is Goodhue County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Goodhue County at 48,195 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,727 households. Median household income in Goodhue County is $84,171, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. Goodhue County scores 64 for convenience stores (upper middle), #626 of 2,261 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for convenience stores · All 56 business types in Goodhue County

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