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Grocery stores in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK
The grocery stores in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 88 out of 100: High
Ranked #75 of 2,070 scored counties
#1 of 8 scored counties in Alaska
- Listings
- 20
- 6 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $253.1M
- On groceries · $6,348 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.7M
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 118,666
- +10.4% since 2020
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What this means
For grocery stores, Matanuska-Susitna Borough has a Groundwork market score of 88 (high): #75 of 2,070 scored counties and #1 of 8 scored counties in Alaska. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery stores.
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 grocery stores in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.0, 26% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in Matanuska-Susitna Borough spend about $253.1M a year on groceries, or $6,348 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 20 grocery stores, that is $12.7M per store, 36% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Matanuska-Susitna Borough was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 3,987 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Matanuska-Susitna Borough from 2020 to 2025 at +10.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Matanuska-Susitna Borough 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.
| Measure | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 8.5 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $12.7M | $7.5M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,987 | 1,288 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.1% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,348 | $6,384 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $94,031 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 88 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 575
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 206 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 118,666+10.4% since 2020
- Households
- 39,869
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 24,703 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $94,031+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,954
- Median home value
- $346,600
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alaska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Alaska, with Matanuska-Susitna Borough marked.
Top counties in Alaska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 88 | 20 | 5.0 | $12.7M | +10.4% | #75 of 2,070 |
| 2Anchorage Municipality, AK | 72 | 66 | 6.1 | $10.9M | −1.3% | #358 of 2,070 |
| 3Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 71 | 18 | 5.0 | $12.8M | −1.4% | #371 of 2,070 |
| 4Juneau City and Borough, AK | 52 | 11 | 8.4 | $7.9M | −1.8% | #948 of 2,070 |
| 5Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 45 | 22 | 9.0 | $6.7M | +5.1% | #1,190 of 2,070 |
| 6North Slope Borough, AK | 19 | 5 | 21.9 | $3M | −3.8% | #1,910 of 2,070 |
| 7Bethel Census Area, AK | 17 | 7 | 14.5 | $4.1M | −1.5% | #1,925 of 2,070 |
| 8Kodiak Island Borough, AK | 16 | 8 | 17.2 | $3.6M | −5.0% | #1,947 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores92
- Grocery stores88
- Convenience stores93
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 stores are in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK?
Matanuska-Susitna Borough has 20 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK spend on groceries?
About $253.1M a year, or $6,348 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $12.7M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,869 households in Matanuska-Susitna Borough and national spending patterns by income.
How does Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Matanuska-Susitna Borough has 5.0 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $12.7M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Matanuska-Susitna Borough would have about 27, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,987 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK growing?
Population estimates put Matanuska-Susitna Borough at 118,666 people in 2025, up 10.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,869 households. Median household income in Matanuska-Susitna Borough is $94,031, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.6%, 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. Matanuska-Susitna Borough scores 88 for grocery stores (high), #75 of 2,070 scored counties.
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