Groceries and convenience · County · Minnesota
Grocery and convenience stores in Itasca County, MN
The grocery and convenience stores in Itasca County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,753 of 2,402 scored counties
#56 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 53
- 18 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $108.3M
- On groceries · $5,841 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.6
- 53% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,404
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 53 grocery and convenience stores in Itasca County. Chain locations make up 34% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 28.6 for every 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
At $5,841 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Itasca County spend about $108.3M a year on groceries. That works out to $2M per store, 40% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Itasca County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 1,236 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $291K have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Itasca County.
Population estimates put the population change in Itasca County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery and convenience stores, Itasca County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,753 of 2,402 scored counties and #56 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Itasca County compares
The same measures for Minnesota 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 | Itasca County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.6 | 17.5 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $3.7M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,236 | 2,009 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.6% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,841 | $6,414 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $68,603 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 365
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5318 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $291K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Itasca 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 Itasca County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,404+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 18,541
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,668 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 17
- Median household income
- $68,603+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,664
- Median home value
- $225,200
- Jobs located here
- 16,336
- Daytime population
- 40,939Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, MN | 95 | 127 | 12.0 | $5.8M | +6.9% | #12 of 2,402 |
| 2Sherburne County, MN | 93 | 40 | 11.3 | $6M | +6.8% | #22 of 2,402 |
| 3Scott County, MN | 91 | 71 | 12.9 | $5.5M | +5.1% | #35 of 2,402 |
| 4Carver County, MN | 91 | 66 | 16.0 | $4.5M | +6.6% | #40 of 2,402 |
| 5Dakota County, MN | 90 | 213 | 12.2 | $5.5M | +3.9% | #47 of 2,402 |
| 6Anoka County, MN | 89 | 184 | 13.4 | $5M | +4.7% | #55 of 2,402 |
| 7Isanti County, MN | 89 | 24 | 14.7 | $4.2M | +7.3% | #59 of 2,402 |
| 8Wright County, MN | 88 | 101 | 18.7 | $3.6M | +11.1% | #70 of 2,402 |
| 9Clay County, MN | 87 | 31 | 11.7 | $5.2M | +3.6% | #73 of 2,402 |
| 10Chisago County, MN | 85 | 36 | 16.9 | $3.9M | +4.3% | #103 of 2,402 |
| 56Itasca County, MN | 36 | 53 | 28.6 | $2M | +0.9% | #1,753 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Itasca County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores36
- Grocery stores31
- Convenience stores54
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 Itasca County, MN?
Itasca County has 53 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Itasca County, MN spend on groceries?
About $108.3M a year, or $5,841 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,541 households in Itasca County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Itasca County, MN compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Itasca County has 28.6 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Itasca County would have about 32, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,236 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is Itasca County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Itasca County at 45,404 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,541 households. Median household income in Itasca County is $68,603, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Itasca County scores 36 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,753 of 2,402 scored counties.
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