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Grocery stores in the Nome Census Area, AK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in the Nome Census Area, AK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 4
- 4 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17M
- On groceries · $6,042 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.2
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 9,830
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in the Nome Census Area comes to about $17M a year: $6,042 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.3M per store, 54% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 4 grocery stores on map listings in the Nome Census Area as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.2, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 6.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in the Nome Census Area classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 156 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Nome Census Area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.9%, 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 Nome 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.
| Measure | Nome Census Area | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.2 | 8.5 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $7.5M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 156 | 1,288 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.1% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,042 | $6,384 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $78,681 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 271
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 44 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Nome 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 Nome Census Area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,830−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 2,816
- Median age
- 28.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 0.7
- Land area
- 22,970 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 0
- Median household income
- $78,681
- Average household income
- $99,441
- Median home value
- $211,200
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Nome Census Area?
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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 |
| Nome Census Area, AK | Not scored | 4 | 14.2 | $4.3M | −1.9% |
Other business types in the Nome 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.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many grocery stores are in the Nome Census Area, AK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 grocery stores in the Nome Census Area. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in the Nome Census Area, AK spend on groceries?
About $17M a year, or $6,042 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 2,816 households in the Nome Census Area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Nome Census Area, AK compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
The Nome Census Area has 14.2 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $4.3M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, the Nome Census Area would have about 2, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 156 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is the Nome Census Area, AK growing?
Population estimates put the Nome Census Area at 9,830 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,816 households. The median household income in the Nome Census Area is $78,681 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?
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