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Grocery stores in Ringgold County, IA

The grocery stores in Ringgold County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$11.2M
On groceries · $5,918 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
70% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.1
3.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
4,642
0.0% since 2020

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What this means

Household spending on groceries in Ringgold County comes to about $11.2M a year: $5,918 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 grocery stores, that is $2.8M per store, 70% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

Ringgold County has 4 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. That is 21.1 per 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 6.8.

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

Population estimates show Ringgold County held about level from 2020 to 2025, 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 Ringgold County compares

The same measures for Iowa 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 Ringgold County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureRinggold CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.16.86.8
Spending per listing$2.8M$8.8M$9.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,1392,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.4%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,918$6,036$6,319
Median household income$73,346$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored37

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
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
41 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 Ringgold 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 Ringgold County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,6420.0% since 2020
Households
1,899
Median age
44.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
536 sq. mi.
People per square mile
9
Median household income
$73,346
Average household income
$94,488
Median home value
$156,200
Jobs located here
1,375
Daytime population
4,037Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Iowa

Every Iowa market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Ringgold County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, IA9352.4$26.7M+9.0%#24 of 2,070
2Dallas County, IA92184.2$16M+17.8%#37 of 2,070
3Linn County, IA71525.4$11.3M+0.7%#382 of 2,070
4Pottawattamie County, IA70143.7$16M−0.7%#401 of 2,070
5Scott County, IA70354.8$12.8M+0.4%#405 of 2,070
6Boone County, IA6954.6$13.5M+0.4%#428 of 2,070
7Benton County, IA6776.9$9.1M+1.8%#489 of 2,070
8Dubuque County, IA66204.9$12.4M+0.1%#502 of 2,070
9Bremer County, IA6655.1$12.1M+1.1%#503 of 2,070
10Marion County, IA6475.3$11.6M+2.3%#564 of 2,070
Ringgold County, IANot scored421.1$2.8M0.0%

Other business types in Ringgold County

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 Ringgold County, IA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 grocery stores in Ringgold County. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Ringgold County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Ringgold County, IA spend on groceries?

About $11.2M a year, or $5,918 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 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 1,899 households in Ringgold County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ringgold County, IA compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Ringgold County has 21.1 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 3.1 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, Ringgold County would have about 1, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Ringgold County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Ringgold County at 4,642 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,899 households. The median household income in Ringgold County is $73,346 a year, 9% 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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How the score works · Top markets for grocery stores · All 56 business types in Ringgold County

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