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Grocery stores in the Dillingham Census Area, AK

How the Dillingham Census Area, AK compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.4M
On groceries · $5,972 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
70% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.4
3.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
4,483
−7.4% since 2020

See the grocery stores around any address in the Dillingham Census Area

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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

Household spending on groceries in the Dillingham Census Area comes to about $8.4M a year: $5,972 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 70% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

There are 3 grocery stores on map listings in the Dillingham Census Area as of September 2026. That comes to 21.4 for every 10,000 households, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the Dillingham Census Area in 2023. That is one for every 234 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Dillingham Census Area from 2020 to 2025 at −7.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How the Dillingham Census Area compares

The same measures for Alaska and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery 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 stores in Dillingham Census Area, AK compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureDillingham Census AreaAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.48.56.8
Spending per listing$2.8M$7.5M$9.3M
Households per official establishment2341,2882,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.1%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−7.4%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,972$6,384$6,319
Median household income$78,533$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored22

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 6
Employees, 2023
127
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 supermarkets and grocery stores in the Dillingham Census Area, 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 the Dillingham Census Area

Population, 2025 estimate
4,483−7.4% since 2020
Households
1,403
Median age
31.7
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.1
Land area
18,356 sq. mi.
People per square mile
0
Median household income
$78,533
Average household income
$97,089
Median home value
$159,000
Jobs located here
n/a
Daytime population
n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Alaska

Every Alaska market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Alaska, with the Dillingham Census Area marked.

Top counties in Alaska

Counties in Alaska ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK88205.0$12.7M+10.4%#75 of 2,070
2Anchorage Municipality, AK72666.1$10.9M−1.3%#358 of 2,070
3Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK71185.0$12.8M−1.4%#371 of 2,070
4Juneau City and Borough, AK52118.4$7.9M−1.8%#948 of 2,070
5Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK45229.0$6.7M+5.1%#1,190 of 2,070
6North Slope Borough, AK19521.9$3M−3.8%#1,910 of 2,070
7Bethel Census Area, AK17714.5$4.1M−1.5%#1,925 of 2,070
8Kodiak Island Borough, AK16817.2$3.6M−5.0%#1,947 of 2,070
Dillingham Census Area, AKNot scored321.4$2.8M−7.4%

Other business types in the Dillingham Census Area

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many grocery stores are in the Dillingham Census Area, AK?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 grocery stores in the Dillingham Census Area. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.

How much do households in the Dillingham Census Area, AK spend on groceries?

About $8.4M a year, or $5,972 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,403 households in the Dillingham Census Area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Dillingham Census Area, AK compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

The Dillingham Census Area has 21.4 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $2.8M, 70% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, the Dillingham Census Area would have about 1, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 234 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is the Dillingham Census Area, AK growing?

Population estimates put the Dillingham Census Area at 4,483 people in 2025, down 7.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,403 households. The median household income in the Dillingham Census Area is $78,533 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Dillingham Census Area. It maps the grocery 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.

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