Market rankings · Alaska
Grocery and convenience stores in Alaska
Markets across Alaska ranked by the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 569
- 176 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 245
- −3.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.7B
- On groceries
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.0
- 12% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #44 of 51
- Market score 35 · Lower middle
A site report maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings around any address in Alaska by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 569 grocery and convenience stores in Alaska. Of those, 176 are chain locations, or 31%, against 42% across the U.S. That is 21.0 per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Households in Alaska spend about $1.7B a year on groceries, or $6,384 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per store, 10% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Official counts show 245 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Alaska in 2023, down 3.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,104 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 7.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $598K have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Alaska.
Among the 50 states and DC, Alaska ranks #44 for grocery and convenience stores, with a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area scores highest (84). Of the 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alaska, the Ketchikan area scores highest (51).
Every market in Alaska for grocery and convenience stores
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Alaska, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anchorage, AK | 84 | 203 | 13.7 | $4.8M | +1.9% | #11 of 387 |
| 2Fairbanks-College, AK | 71 | 55 | 15.1 | $4.2M | −1.4% | #52 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ketchikan, AK | 51 | 16 | 27.9 | $2.3M | −2.6% | #277 of 538 |
| 2Juneau, AK | 48 | 35 | 26.6 | $2.5M | −1.8% | #302 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 92 | 49 | 12.3 | $5.2M | +10.4% | #32 of 2,402 |
| 2Anchorage Municipality, AK | 79 | 154 | 14.2 | $4.7M | −1.3% | #199 of 2,402 |
| 3Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 75 | 55 | 15.1 | $4.2M | −1.4% | #293 of 2,402 |
| 4Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | 48 | 16 | 27.9 | $2.3M | −2.6% | #1,300 of 2,402 |
| 5Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 45 | 73 | 30.0 | $2M | +5.1% | #1,411 of 2,402 |
| 6Juneau City and Borough, AK | 44 | 35 | 26.6 | $2.5M | −1.8% | #1,439 of 2,402 |
| 7Bethel Census Area, AK | 23 | 15 | 31.1 | $1.9M | −1.5% | #2,149 of 2,402 |
| 8Kodiak Island Borough, AK | 21 | 17 | 36.6 | $1.7M | −5.0% | #2,203 of 2,402 |
| 9North Slope Borough, AK | 20 | 11 | 48.2 | $1.4M | −3.8% | #2,223 of 2,402 |
| Nome Census Area, AK | Not scored | 5 | 17.8 | $3.4M | −1.9% | |
| Sitka City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 18 | 52.3 | $1.2M | −1.3% | |
| Kusilvak Census Area, AK | Not scored | 14 | 73.1 | $714K | −5.2% | |
| Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | Not scored | 10 | 54.8 | $1.1M | −9.0% | |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK | Not scored | 9 | 36.0 | $1.6M | +6.5% | |
| Chugach Census Area, AK | Not scored | 15 | 52.4 | $1.2M | −7.5% | |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK | Not scored | 12 | 49.6 | $1.1M | +0.6% | |
| Aleutians West Census Area, AK | Not scored | 3 | 31.4 | $2.3M | +1.2% | |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK | Not scored | 11 | 47.9 | $1.1M | −5.1% | |
| Dillingham Census Area, AK | Not scored | 6 | 42.8 | $1.4M | −7.4% | |
| Aleutians East Borough, AK | Not scored | 5 | 47.8 | $1.2M | +1.6% | |
| Petersburg Borough, AK | Not scored | 6 | 43.8 | $1.4M | −0.1% | |
| Copper River Census Area, AK | Not scored | 5 | 41.4 | $1.4M | +1.9% | |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK | Not scored | 4 | 43.3 | $1.3M | −3.8% | |
| Wrangell City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 3 | 30.7 | $1.8M | −5.6% | |
| Haines Borough, AK | Not scored | 6 | 66.6 | $908K | −1.0% | |
| Denali Borough, AK | Not scored | 2 | 35.4 | $1.7M | +0.3% | |
| Skagway Municipality, AK | Not scored | 3 | 66.7 | $930K | −10.7% | |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.2% | |
| Bristol Bay Borough, AK | Not scored | 5 | 171.8 | $372K | +2.4% | |
| Yakutat City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 2 | 97.1 | $629K | −1.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in Alaska?
Alaska has 569 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 176 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 245 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, down 3.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 83 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Alaska spend on groceries?
About $1.7B a year, or $6,384 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 569 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 270,533 households in Alaska and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alaska compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Alaska has 21.0 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Alaska would have about 510, against 569 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,104 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
Which market in Alaska has the highest market score for grocery and convenience stores?
Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area scores highest, at 84 (high). Among 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alaska, the Ketchikan area scores highest, at 51 (upper middle). Among 9 scored counties in Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough scores highest, at 92 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Alaska scores 35 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #44 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Alaska. It maps the grocery and 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.
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