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Grocery and convenience stores in Mitchell County, IA
The grocery and convenience stores in Mitchell County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,122 of 2,402 scored counties
#35 of 72 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 10
- 4 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $27.4M
- On groceries · $5,969 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.8
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,650
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Mitchell County spend about $27.4M a year on groceries, or $5,969 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 grocery and convenience stores, that is $2.7M per store, 19% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 10 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Mitchell County as of September 2026. 4 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.8, 17% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for grocery and convenience stores in Mitchell County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mitchell County grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Mitchell County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #1,122 of 2,402 scored counties and #35 of 72 scored counties in Iowa.
How Mitchell County compares
The same measures for Iowa 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 | Mitchell County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.8 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $3.2M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,810 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,969 | $6,036 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $71,365 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 50 |
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
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 104 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 grocery and convenience stores in Mitchell 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 Mitchell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,650+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 4,597
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 469 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $71,365+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,151
- Median home value
- $175,100
- Jobs located here
- 3,761
- Daytime population
- 9,436Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Mitchell County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dallas County, IA | 95 | 54 | 12.7 | $5.3M | +17.8% | #13 of 2,402 |
| 2Warren County, IA | 93 | 29 | 14.0 | $4.6M | +9.0% | #26 of 2,402 |
| 3Johnson County, IA | 82 | 91 | 14.4 | $4.3M | +4.6% | #147 of 2,402 |
| 4Boone County, IA | 78 | 15 | 13.7 | $4.5M | +0.4% | #219 of 2,402 |
| 5Story County, IA | 77 | 53 | 13.6 | $4.4M | +2.7% | #240 of 2,402 |
| 6Polk County, IA | 77 | 354 | 17.2 | $3.6M | +4.8% | #252 of 2,402 |
| 7Linn County, IA | 76 | 144 | 15.1 | $4.1M | +0.7% | #266 of 2,402 |
| 8Bremer County, IA | 73 | 17 | 17.5 | $3.5M | +1.1% | #363 of 2,402 |
| 9Pottawattamie County, IA | 72 | 49 | 13.0 | $4.6M | −0.7% | #380 of 2,402 |
| 10Madison County, IA | 72 | 14 | 20.9 | $3M | +3.8% | #397 of 2,402 |
| 35Mitchell County, IA | 52 | 10 | 21.8 | $2.7M | +0.6% | #1,122 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Mitchell County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores52
- Grocery stores
- Convenience stores
Auto
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 Mitchell County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 grocery and convenience stores in Mitchell County. 4 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. No official count is published for grocery and convenience stores in Mitchell County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Mitchell County, IA spend on groceries?
About $27.4M a year, or $5,969 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,597 households in Mitchell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mitchell County, IA compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Mitchell County has 21.8 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.7M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Mitchell County would have about 8, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Mitchell County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Mitchell County at 10,650 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,597 households. The median household income in Mitchell County is $71,365 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% 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. Mitchell County scores 52 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #1,122 of 2,402 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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How the score works · Top markets for grocery and convenience stores · All 56 business types in Mitchell County
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