Groceries and convenience · Metro area · North Dakota
Convenience stores in the Minot, ND metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in the Minot, ND metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #320 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 4 scored metro areas based in North Dakota
- Listings
- 34
- 21 chain locations (62%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $194.6M
- On groceries · $6,123 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.7M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.7
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 75,694
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in the Minot metro area is 30 (lower middle), #320 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 4 scored metro areas based in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 34 convenience stores in the Minot metro area. 21 of them (62%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.7, 34% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
At $6,123 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in the Minot metro area spend about $194.6M a year on groceries. That works out to $5.7M per store, 27% 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 the Minot metro area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show the Minot metro area declined 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Minot metro area compares
The same measures for North Dakota 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 | Minot metro area | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.7 | 9.9 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.7M | $6.1M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 22,071 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | n/a | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,123 | $6,077 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $78,200 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 53 |
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
- 3421 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 the Minot metro area, 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 the Minot metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 75,694−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 31,781
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,764 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 16
- Median household income
- $78,200+13.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,202
- Median home value
- $254,000
- Jobs located here
- 32,284
- Daytime population
- 74,187Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fargo, ND-MN | 85 | 62 | 5.6 | $10.8M | +7.7% | #5 of 387 |
| 2Bismarck, ND | 70 | 41 | 7.3 | $8.6M | +4.5% | #65 of 387 |
| 3Grand Forks, ND-MN | 32 | 45 | 10.3 | $5.7M | +0.8% | #310 of 387 |
| 4Minot, ND | 30 | 34 | 10.7 | $5.7M | −2.4% | #320 of 387 |
Other business types in the Minot metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores46
- Grocery stores50
- Convenience stores30
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 the Minot, ND metro area?
The Minot metro area has 34 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (62%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in the Minot metro area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Minot, ND metro area spend on groceries?
About $194.6M a year, or $6,123 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5.7M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,781 households in the Minot metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Minot, ND metro area compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
The Minot metro area has 10.7 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $5.7M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, the Minot metro area would have about 25, against 34 on map listings.
How fast is the Minot, ND metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Minot metro area at 75,694 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,781 households. Median household income in the Minot metro area is $78,200, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.9%, 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. The Minot metro area scores 30 for convenience stores (lower middle), #320 of 387 scored metro areas.
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