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Convenience stores in Sibley County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #442 of 2,261 scored counties
#19 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
5
3 chain locations (60%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$36.3M
On groceries · $6,118 a household
Spending per listing
$7.3M
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.4
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,356
+3.6% 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

Households in Sibley County spend about $36.3M a year on groceries, or $6,118 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $7.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

Sibley County has 5 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 60% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 8.4 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Sibley County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Sibley County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Sibley County is 70 (upper middle), #442 of 2,261 scored counties and #19 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Sibley 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 Sibley County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureSibley CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.47.58.0
Spending per listing$7.3M$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+3.6%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,118$6,414$6,319
Median household income$77,634$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score7066

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
53 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 Sibley 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 Sibley County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,356+3.6% since 2020
Households
5,929
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
589 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$77,634+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,335
Median home value
$231,900
Jobs located here
3,561
Daytime population
11,336Residents 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 Sibley 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
19Sibley County, MN7058.4$7.3M+3.6%#442 of 2,261

Other business types in Sibley County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Sibley County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 convenience stores in Sibley County. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Sibley County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $36.3M a year, or $6,118 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.3M 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 5,929 households in Sibley County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sibley County has 8.4 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.3M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending.

How fast is Sibley County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Sibley County at 15,356 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,929 households. The median household income in Sibley County is $77,634 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% 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. Sibley County scores 70 for convenience stores (upper middle), #442 of 2,261 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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