Groceries and convenience · County · Minnesota
Grocery and convenience stores in Le Sueur County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Le Sueur County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #451 of 2,402 scored counties
#19 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 24
- 6 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $74.6M
- On groceries · $6,399 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.6
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,453
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $6,399 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Le Sueur County spend about $74.6M a year on groceries. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 24 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Le Sueur County as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 25%, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.6, 10% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Le Sueur County classed as grocery and convenience stores. That is one for every 1,942 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Le Sueur County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Le Sueur County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #451 of 2,402 scored counties and #19 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Le Sueur 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 | Le Sueur County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.6 | 17.5 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $3.7M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,942 | 2,009 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.6% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,399 | $6,414 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $94,968 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 229
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 246 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Le Sueur 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 Le Sueur County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,453+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 11,650
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 449 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $94,968+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,026
- Median home value
- $316,500
- Jobs located here
- 8,789
- Daytime population
- 21,598Residents 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 |
| 19Le Sueur County, MN | 70 | 24 | 20.6 | $3.1M | +2.9% | #451 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Le Sueur County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores70
- Grocery stores55
- Convenience stores84
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 Le Sueur County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 grocery and convenience stores in Le Sueur County. 6 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Le Sueur County, MN spend on groceries?
About $74.6M a year, or $6,399 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,650 households in Le Sueur County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Le Sueur County, MN compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Le Sueur County has 20.6 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.1M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Le Sueur County would have about 22, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,942 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is Le Sueur County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Le Sueur County at 29,453 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,650 households. The median household income in Le Sueur County is $94,968 a year, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Le Sueur County scores 70 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #451 of 2,402 scored counties.
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