Groceries and convenience · County · South Dakota
Convenience stores in Lincoln County, SD
The convenience stores in Lincoln County, SD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 92 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #23 of 2,261 scored counties
#1 of 16 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 18
- 18 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $184.8M
- On groceries · $6,630 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.3M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 77,145
- +17.5% since 2020
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What this means
Lincoln County scores 92 (very high) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #23 of 2,261 scored counties and #1 of 16 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for convenience stores.
Households in Lincoln County spend about $184.8M a year on groceries, or $6,630 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $10.3M per store, 30% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
Lincoln County has 18 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. All of them are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 6.5 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Lincoln County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Lincoln County grew 17.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lincoln County compares
The same measures for South 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 | Lincoln County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 12.1 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $10.3M | $5M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 11,077 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | n/a | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,630 | $6,012 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $99,166 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 92 | 48 |
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
- 1818 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 77,145+17.5% since 2020
- Households
- 27,879
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 577 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 122
- Median household income
- $99,166+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,275
- Median home value
- $348,300
- Jobs located here
- 29,510
- Daytime population
- 60,089Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for convenience stores, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Lincoln County marked.
Top counties in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, SD | 92 | 18 | 6.5 | $10.3M | +17.5% | #23 of 2,261 |
| 2Brookings County, SD | 74 | 11 | 8.0 | $7.4M | +9.6% | #328 of 2,261 |
| 3Lawrence County, SD | 68 | 11 | 9.1 | $6.4M | +14.0% | #499 of 2,261 |
| 4Minnehaha County, SD | 67 | 89 | 10.5 | $5.8M | +7.6% | #539 of 2,261 |
| 5Pennington County, SD | 66 | 60 | 12.9 | $4.6M | +6.6% | #568 of 2,261 |
| 6Yankton County, SD | 65 | 7 | 7.2 | $8.2M | +1.5% | #580 of 2,261 |
| 7Meade County, SD | 58 | 13 | 10.9 | $5.6M | +2.7% | #839 of 2,261 |
| 8Codington County, SD | 55 | 15 | 12.0 | $4.9M | +4.3% | #957 of 2,261 |
| 9Hughes County, SD | 53 | 7 | 9.7 | $6.3M | −0.9% | #1,018 of 2,261 |
| 10Davison County, SD | 50 | 8 | 9.0 | $6.4M | +0.6% | #1,121 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Lincoln County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores91
- Grocery stores85
- Convenience stores92
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 Lincoln County, SD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 convenience stores in Lincoln County. 18 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Lincoln County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Lincoln County, SD spend on groceries?
About $184.8M a year, or $6,630 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $10.3M 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 27,879 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln County, SD compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Lincoln County has 6.5 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $10.3M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 24, against 18 on map listings.
How fast is Lincoln County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln County at 77,145 people in 2025, up 17.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,879 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $99,166 a year, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% 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. Lincoln County scores 92 for convenience stores (very high), #23 of 2,261 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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