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Grocery and convenience stores in Richland County, ND

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Richland County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,801 of 2,402 scored counties
#12 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota

Listings
25
10 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$41.4M
On groceries · $6,048 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
51% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
36.5
95% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,731
+1.2% 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

At $6,048 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Richland County spend about $41.4M a year on groceries. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 51% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

Richland County has 25 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 36.5 for every 10,000 households, 95% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for grocery and convenience stores in Richland County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Richland County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Richland County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #1,801 of 2,402 scored counties and #12 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota.

How Richland 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.

Grocery and convenience stores in Richland County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureRichland CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households36.522.718.7
Spending per listing$1.7M$2.7M$3.4M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,8091,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.1%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,048$6,077$6,319
Median household income$75,432$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score3541

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
2510 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Richland 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 Richland County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,731+1.2% since 2020
Households
6,849
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,436 sq. mi.
People per square mile
12
Median household income
$75,432+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,435
Median home value
$183,600
Jobs located here
7,757
Daytime population
15,983Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across North Dakota

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

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Burleigh County, ND856616.0$4M+4.7%#101 of 2,402
2Morton County, ND841913.6$4.5M+3.8%#114 of 2,402
3Cass County, ND8412815.2$4M+9.1%#115 of 2,402
4Williams County, ND673623.8$2.7M+1.4%#544 of 2,402
5Ward County, ND626021.0$2.9M−2.4%#726 of 2,402
6Grand Forks County, ND626520.8$2.8M+1.9%#732 of 2,402
7Stark County, ND613324.4$2.5M+0.5%#778 of 2,402
8Barnes County, ND57714.3$4.1M−2.7%#890 of 2,402
9McKenzie County, ND551525.0$2.7M+2.8%#989 of 2,402
10Walsh County, ND45920.5$2.9M−3.3%#1,385 of 2,402
12Richland County, ND352536.5$1.7M+1.2%#1,801 of 2,402

Other business types in Richland County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Richland County, ND?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 grocery and convenience stores in Richland County. 10 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. No official count is published for grocery and convenience stores in Richland County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Richland County, ND spend on groceries?

About $41.4M a year, or $6,048 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,849 households in Richland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Richland County has 36.5 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 95% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.7M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Richland County would have about 12, against 25 on map listings.

How fast is Richland County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Richland County at 16,731 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,849 households. The median household income in Richland County is $75,432 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Richland County scores 35 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,801 of 2,402 scored counties.

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 Richland County

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