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Convenience stores in Roberts County, SD

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$20.9M
On groceries · $5,764 a household
Spending per listing
$7M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.3
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,255
−0.1% 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 3 convenience stores in Roberts County. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.3, 4% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $5,764 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Roberts County spend about $20.9M a year on groceries. That works out to $7M per store, 12% 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 Roberts County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Roberts County declined 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 convenience stores on map listings, Roberts County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Roberts 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.

Convenience stores in Roberts County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureRoberts CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.312.18.0
Spending per listing$7M$5M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a11,0773,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/an/a+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,764$6,012$6,319
Median household income$65,130$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

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
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Roberts 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 Roberts County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,255−0.1% since 2020
Households
3,625
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,101 sq. mi.
People per square mile
9
Median household income
$65,130+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,087
Median home value
$154,500
Jobs located here
3,221
Daytime population
9,494Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across South Dakota

Every South Dakota market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for convenience stores, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Roberts County marked.

Top counties in South Dakota

Counties in South Dakota ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, SD92186.5$10.3M+17.5%#23 of 2,261
2Brookings County, SD74118.0$7.4M+9.6%#328 of 2,261
3Lawrence County, SD68119.1$6.4M+14.0%#499 of 2,261
4Minnehaha County, SD678910.5$5.8M+7.6%#539 of 2,261
5Pennington County, SD666012.9$4.6M+6.6%#568 of 2,261
6Yankton County, SD6577.2$8.2M+1.5%#580 of 2,261
7Meade County, SD581310.9$5.6M+2.7%#839 of 2,261
8Codington County, SD551512.0$4.9M+4.3%#957 of 2,261
9Hughes County, SD5379.7$6.3M−0.9%#1,018 of 2,261
10Davison County, SD5089.0$6.4M+0.6%#1,121 of 2,261
Roberts County, SDNot scored38.3$7M−0.1%

Other business types in Roberts County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Roberts County, SD?

Roberts County has 3 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Roberts County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Roberts County, SD spend on groceries?

About $20.9M a year, or $5,764 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,625 households in Roberts County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Roberts County, SD compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Roberts County has 8.3 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7M, 12% 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 Roberts County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Roberts County at 10,255 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,625 households. Median household income in Roberts County is $65,130, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.4%, 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. Roberts County has no market score for convenience stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Roberts County. It maps the convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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