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Grocery and convenience stores in Rice County, MN
The grocery and convenience stores in Rice County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #279 of 2,402 scored counties
#15 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 43
- 17 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $146M
- On groceries · $6,214 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.3
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 69,939
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 43 grocery and convenience stores in Rice County. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 40%, against 42% across the U.S. That is 18.3 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Households in Rice County spend about $146M a year on groceries, or $6,214 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.4M per store, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Rice County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 2,349 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Rice County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Rice County is 76 (high), #279 of 2,402 scored counties and #15 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Rice 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 | Rice County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.3 | 17.5 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $3.7M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,349 | 2,009 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.6% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,214 | $6,414 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $83,181 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 585
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4317 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The 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 Rice 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 Rice County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 69,939+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 23,493
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 496 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 137
- Median household income
- $83,181+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,276
- Median home value
- $320,200
- Jobs located here
- 25,685
- Daytime population
- 60,549Residents 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 |
| 15Rice County, MN | 76 | 43 | 18.3 | $3.4M | +4.2% | #279 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Rice County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores76
- Grocery stores80
- Convenience stores81
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 Rice County, MN?
There are 43 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Rice County as of September 2026. 17 of them (40%) 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. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Rice County, MN spend on groceries?
About $146M a year, or $6,214 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,493 households in Rice County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rice County, MN compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Rice County has 18.3 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,349 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is Rice County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Rice County at 69,939 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,493 households. Median household income in Rice County is $83,181, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Rice County scores 76 for grocery and convenience stores (high), #279 of 2,402 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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