Groceries and convenience · County · North Dakota
Grocery and convenience stores in Ramsey County, ND
The grocery and convenience stores in Ramsey County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,043 of 2,402 scored counties
#13 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 17
- 8 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $30.8M
- On groceries · $5,698 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.4
- 68% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,530
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Ramsey County is 27 (lower middle), #2,043 of 2,402 scored counties and #13 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $5,698 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Ramsey County spend about $30.8M a year on groceries. That works out to $1.8M per store, 46% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 17 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Ramsey County as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 47%, against 42% across the U.S. That is 31.4 per 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for grocery and convenience stores in Ramsey County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Ramsey County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ramsey County compares
The same measures for North Dakota 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 | Ramsey County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.4 | 22.7 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.7M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,809 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.1% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,698 | $6,077 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $61,006 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 41 |
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
- 178 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Ramsey 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 Ramsey County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,530−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 5,410
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,185 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $61,006+3.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,482
- Median home value
- $199,300
- Jobs located here
- 5,171
- Daytime population
- 11,239Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Burleigh County, ND | 85 | 66 | 16.0 | $4M | +4.7% | #101 of 2,402 |
| 2Morton County, ND | 84 | 19 | 13.6 | $4.5M | +3.8% | #114 of 2,402 |
| 3Cass County, ND | 84 | 128 | 15.2 | $4M | +9.1% | #115 of 2,402 |
| 4Williams County, ND | 67 | 36 | 23.8 | $2.7M | +1.4% | #544 of 2,402 |
| 5Ward County, ND | 62 | 60 | 21.0 | $2.9M | −2.4% | #726 of 2,402 |
| 6Grand Forks County, ND | 62 | 65 | 20.8 | $2.8M | +1.9% | #732 of 2,402 |
| 7Stark County, ND | 61 | 33 | 24.4 | $2.5M | +0.5% | #778 of 2,402 |
| 8Barnes County, ND | 57 | 7 | 14.3 | $4.1M | −2.7% | #890 of 2,402 |
| 9McKenzie County, ND | 55 | 15 | 25.0 | $2.7M | +2.8% | #989 of 2,402 |
| 10Walsh County, ND | 45 | 9 | 20.5 | $2.9M | −3.3% | #1,385 of 2,402 |
| 13Ramsey County, ND | 27 | 17 | 31.4 | $1.8M | −0.4% | #2,043 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Ramsey County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores27
- Grocery stores
- Convenience stores22
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 Ramsey County, ND?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 grocery and convenience stores in Ramsey County. 8 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. No official count is published for grocery and convenience stores in Ramsey County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Ramsey County, ND spend on groceries?
About $30.8M a year, or $5,698 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,410 households in Ramsey County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ramsey County, ND compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Ramsey County has 31.4 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.8M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Ramsey County would have about 9, against 17 on map listings.
How fast is Ramsey County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Ramsey County at 11,530 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,410 households. The median household income in Ramsey County is $61,006 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 3.6% 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. Ramsey County scores 27 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #2,043 of 2,402 scored counties.
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