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Grocery and convenience stores in Jackson County, MN

The grocery and convenience stores in Jackson County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
11
6 chain locations (55%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26.2M
On groceries · $5,975 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.1
34% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,857
−1.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 grocery and convenience stores in Jackson County. 6 of them (55%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That is 25.1 per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Households in Jackson County spend about $26.2M a year on groceries, or $5,975 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 30% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Jackson County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,462 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Jackson County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Jackson 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.

Grocery and convenience stores in Jackson County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.117.518.7
Spending per listing$2.4M$3.7M$3.4M
Households per official establishment1,4622,0091,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.6%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,975$6,414$6,319
Median household income$75,743$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored67

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
59
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
116 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,857−1.3% since 2020
Households
4,387
Median age
45.5
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
703 sq. mi.
People per square mile
14
Median household income
$75,743
Average household income
$95,928
Median home value
$157,100
Jobs located here
4,214
Daytime population
8,972Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Jackson County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, MN9512712.0$5.8M+6.9%#12 of 2,402
2Sherburne County, MN934011.3$6M+6.8%#22 of 2,402
3Scott County, MN917112.9$5.5M+5.1%#35 of 2,402
4Carver County, MN916616.0$4.5M+6.6%#40 of 2,402
5Dakota County, MN9021312.2$5.5M+3.9%#47 of 2,402
6Anoka County, MN8918413.4$5M+4.7%#55 of 2,402
7Isanti County, MN892414.7$4.2M+7.3%#59 of 2,402
8Wright County, MN8810118.7$3.6M+11.1%#70 of 2,402
9Clay County, MN873111.7$5.2M+3.6%#73 of 2,402
10Chisago County, MN853616.9$3.9M+4.3%#103 of 2,402
Jackson County, MNNot scored1125.1$2.4M−1.3%

Other business types in Jackson County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Jackson County, MN?

There are 11 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Jackson County as of September 2026. 6 of them (55%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023.

How much do households in Jackson County, MN spend on groceries?

About $26.2M a year, or $5,975 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,387 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Jackson County, MN compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?

Jackson County has 25.1 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.4M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Jackson County would have about 8, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,462 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Jackson County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 9,857 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,387 households. Median household income in Jackson County is $75,743, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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 Jackson County

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