Groceries and convenience · County · Minnesota
Grocery and convenience stores in Waseca County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Waseca County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #580 of 2,402 scored counties
#20 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $44.5M
- On groceries · $5,957 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.5M
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.4
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,688
- −1.5% since 2020
See the grocery and convenience stores around any address in Waseca County
The site report maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Waseca County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Household spending on groceries in Waseca County comes to about $44.5M a year: $5,957 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 grocery and convenience stores, that is $4.5M per store, 31% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Waseca County has 10 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That is 13.4 per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for grocery and convenience stores in Waseca County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Waseca County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Waseca County is 65 (upper middle), #580 of 2,402 scored counties and #20 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Waseca 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 | Waseca County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.4 | 17.5 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $4.5M | $3.7M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,009 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.6% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,957 | $6,414 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $76,261 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 67 |
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
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Waseca 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 Waseca County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,688−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 7,477
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 423 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $76,261+34.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,562
- Median home value
- $220,800
- Jobs located here
- 5,375
- Daytime population
- 15,240Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Waseca County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the grocery and convenience stores on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Waseca County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardGrocery and convenience stores across Minnesota
Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Waseca County marked.
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 |
| 20Waseca County, MN | 65 | 10 | 13.4 | $4.5M | −1.5% | #580 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Waseca County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores65
- 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 Waseca County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 grocery and convenience stores in Waseca County. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. No official count is published for grocery and convenience stores in Waseca County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Waseca County, MN spend on groceries?
About $44.5M a year, or $5,957 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 $4.5M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,477 households in Waseca County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waseca County, MN compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Waseca County has 13.4 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $4.5M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Waseca County would have about 13, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Waseca County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Waseca County at 18,688 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,477 households. The median household income in Waseca County is $76,261 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.4% 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. Waseca County scores 65 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #580 of 2,402 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Waseca County. It maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for grocery and convenience stores · All 56 business types in Waseca County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Waseca County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Waseca County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.