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Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Alaska

Grocery and convenience stores in the Juneau, AK area

The grocery and convenience stores in the Juneau, AK area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #302 of 538 scored small-town markets
#2 of 2 scored small-town markets based in Alaska

Listings
35
8 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$86.4M
On groceries · $6,564 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.6
42% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
31,609
−1.8% 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

At $6,564 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in the Juneau area spend about $86.4M a year on groceries. That works out to $2.5M per store, 27% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There are 35 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in the Juneau area as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 23%, against 42% across the U.S. That is 26.6 per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in the Juneau area was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 1,317 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $158K has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in the Juneau area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Juneau area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Juneau area scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #302 of 538 scored small-town markets and #2 of 2 scored small-town markets based in Alaska.

How the Juneau 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.

Grocery and convenience stores in Juneau, AK area compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureJuneau areaAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.621.018.7
Spending per listing$2.5M$3M$3.4M
Households per official establishment1,3171,1041,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.2%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,564$6,384$6,319
Median household income$101,661$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market score4835

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10
Employees, 2023
452
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
358 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$158K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in the Juneau 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 Juneau area

Population, 2025 estimate
31,609−1.8% since 2020
Households
13,167
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
2,703 sq. mi.
People per square mile
12
Median household income
$101,661+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$128,599
Median home value
$449,300
Jobs located here
n/a
Daytime population
n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Alaska

Every Alaska market ranked →

The highest-scoring small-town markets in Alaska for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Alaska, with the Juneau area marked.

Top small-town markets in Alaska

Small-town markets in Alaska ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ketchikan, AK511627.9$2.3M−2.6%#277 of 538
2Juneau, AK483526.6$2.5M−1.8%#302 of 538

Other business types in the Juneau area

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in the Juneau, AK area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 35 grocery and convenience stores in the Juneau area. 8 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Juneau, AK area spend on groceries?

About $86.4M a year, or $6,564 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,167 households in the Juneau area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Juneau, AK area compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?

The Juneau area has 26.6 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.5M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, the Juneau area would have about 26, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,317 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is the Juneau, AK area growing?

Population estimates put the Juneau area at 31,609 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,167 households. The median household income in the Juneau area is $101,661 a year, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.0% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Juneau area scores 48 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #302 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery and convenience stores · All 56 business types in the Juneau area

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