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Convenience stores in Wabasha County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Wabasha County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #803 of 2,261 scored counties
#27 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
9
8 chain locations (89%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$56.8M
On groceries · $6,205 a household
Spending per listing
$6.3M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.8
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,537
+0.7% 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 9 convenience stores in Wabasha County. Chain locations make up 89% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 9.8 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $6,205 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Wabasha County spend about $56.8M a year on groceries. That is about $6.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 20% 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 Wabasha County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wabasha County grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Wabasha County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #803 of 2,261 scored counties and #27 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Wabasha 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 Wabasha County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureWabasha CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.87.58.0
Spending per listing$6.3M$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+0.7%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,205$6,414$6,319
Median household income$82,007$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score5966

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
98 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Wabasha 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 Wabasha County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,537+0.7% since 2020
Households
9,156
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
523 sq. mi.
People per square mile
41
Median household income
$82,007+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,189
Median home value
$264,400
Jobs located here
6,667
Daytime population
17,295Residents 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 Wabasha 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
27Wabasha County, MN5999.8$6.3M+0.7%#803 of 2,261

Other business types in Wabasha County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Wabasha County, MN?

Wabasha County has 9 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Wabasha County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $56.8M a year, or $6,205 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $6.3M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,156 households in Wabasha County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wabasha County has 9.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $6.3M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Wabasha County would have about 7, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Wabasha County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Wabasha County at 21,537 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,156 households. Median household income in Wabasha County is $82,007, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. Wabasha County scores 59 for convenience stores (upper middle), #803 of 2,261 scored counties.

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