Groceries and convenience · County · Minnesota
Grocery stores in Koochiching County, MN
The grocery stores in Koochiching County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,789 of 2,070 scored counties
#51 of 54 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $34.4M
- On groceries · $5,851 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.9M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.5
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,587
- −3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Koochiching County scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #1,789 of 2,070 scored counties and #51 of 54 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Koochiching County spend about $34.4M a year on groceries, or $5,851 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $6.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 26% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 5 grocery stores on map listings in Koochiching County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. That is 8.5 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Koochiching County in 2023. That is one for every 734 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Koochiching County declined 3.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Koochiching County compares
The same measures for Minnesota 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 | Koochiching County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.5 | 5.9 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $6.9M | $10.8M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 734 | 2,313 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.6% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.7% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,851 | $6,414 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $66,940 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 173
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Koochiching 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 Koochiching County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,587−3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 5,872
- Median age
- 50.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,105 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $66,940+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,265
- Median home value
- $156,600
- Jobs located here
- 4,294
- Daytime population
- 11,095Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chisago County, MN | 91 | 6 | 2.8 | $23.4M | +4.3% | #42 of 2,070 |
| 2Washington County, MN | 91 | 33 | 3.1 | $22.4M | +6.9% | #43 of 2,070 |
| 3Wright County, MN | 91 | 27 | 5.0 | $13.5M | +11.1% | #49 of 2,070 |
| 4Sherburne County, MN | 90 | 7 | 2.0 | $34.1M | +6.8% | #50 of 2,070 |
| 5Scott County, MN | 89 | 20 | 3.6 | $19.5M | +5.1% | #58 of 2,070 |
| 6Isanti County, MN | 88 | 7 | 4.3 | $14.5M | +7.3% | #72 of 2,070 |
| 7Anoka County, MN | 85 | 59 | 4.3 | $15.5M | +4.7% | #109 of 2,070 |
| 8Carver County, MN | 84 | 21 | 5.1 | $14.1M | +6.6% | #120 of 2,070 |
| 9Dakota County, MN | 83 | 70 | 4.0 | $16.9M | +3.9% | #130 of 2,070 |
| 10Clay County, MN | 83 | 12 | 4.5 | $13.4M | +3.6% | #136 of 2,070 |
| 51Koochiching County, MN | 24 | 5 | 8.5 | $6.9M | −3.7% | #1,789 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Koochiching County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores26
- Grocery stores24
- Convenience stores24
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 Koochiching County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 grocery stores in Koochiching County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Koochiching County, MN spend on groceries?
About $34.4M a year, or $5,851 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $6.9M 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 5,872 households in Koochiching County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Koochiching County, MN compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Koochiching County has 8.5 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $6.9M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Koochiching County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 734 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Koochiching County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Koochiching County at 11,587 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,872 households. The median household income in Koochiching County is $66,940 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. Koochiching County scores 24 for grocery stores (low), #1,789 of 2,070 scored counties.
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