Groceries and convenience · Metro area · Alaska
Grocery and convenience stores in the Anchorage, AK metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in the Anchorage, AK metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 84 out of 100: High
Ranked #11 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 2 scored metro areas based in Alaska
- Listings
- 203
- 69 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- −13.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $971.4M
- On groceries · $6,543 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 41% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.7
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 405,821
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Anchorage metro area scores 84 (high) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #11 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 2 scored metro areas based in Alaska. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for grocery and convenience stores.
At $6,543 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in the Anchorage metro area spend about $971.4M a year on groceries. That works out to $4.8M per store, 41% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 203 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in the Anchorage metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 69 are chain locations, or 34%, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 13.7 for every 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 44 businesses with payroll in the Anchorage metro area classed as grocery and convenience stores, down 13.7% from 2019. That is one for every 3,374 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $40K have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in the Anchorage metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Anchorage metro area grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Anchorage metro area compares
The same measures for Alaska and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery and 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 | Anchorage metro area | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.7 | 21.0 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $3M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,374 | 1,104 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.7% | −3.2% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,543 | $6,384 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $100,505 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 84 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 44−13.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,811
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $69.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 32Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20369 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 287The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $40K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in the Anchorage 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 Anchorage metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 405,821+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 148,466
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 26,410 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $100,505+21.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $127,837
- Median home value
- $379,100
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alaska market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Alaska for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Alaska, with the Anchorage metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Alaska
| 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 |
Other business types in the Anchorage 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 stores84
- Grocery stores75
- Convenience stores84
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in the Anchorage, AK metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 203 grocery and convenience stores in the Anchorage metro area. 69 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, down 13.7% from 2019. Another 32 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Anchorage, AK metro area spend on groceries?
About $971.4M a year, or $6,543 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 203 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.8M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 148,466 households in the Anchorage metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Anchorage, AK metro area compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
The Anchorage metro area has 13.7 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $4.8M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, the Anchorage metro area would have about 287, against 203 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,374 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Anchorage, AK metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Anchorage metro area at 405,821 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 148,466 households. The median household income in the Anchorage metro area is $100,505 a year, 24% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.0% 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. The Anchorage metro area scores 84 for grocery and convenience stores (high), #11 of 387 scored metro areas.
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