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Grocery stores in Martin County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Martin County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,174 of 2,070 scored counties
#36 of 54 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$50M
On groceries · $5,659 a household
Spending per listing
$8.3M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.8
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,440
−2.8% since 2020

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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

At $5,659 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Martin County spend about $50M a year on groceries. Spread across 6 grocery stores, that is $8.3M per store, 10% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

Martin County has 6 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 33%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.8, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Martin County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 2,946 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Martin County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Martin County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #1,174 of 2,070 scored counties and #36 of 54 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Martin 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.

Grocery stores in Martin County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureMartin CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.85.96.8
Spending per listing$8.3M$10.8M$9.3M
Households per official establishment2,9462,3132,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.6%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.8%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,659$6,414$6,319
Median household income$59,507$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score4564

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
440
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
62 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Martin 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 Martin County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,440−2.8% since 2020
Households
8,839
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
712 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$59,507+12.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,458
Median home value
$163,500
Jobs located here
8,052
Daytime population
18,159Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Minnesota

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

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chisago County, MN9162.8$23.4M+4.3%#42 of 2,070
2Washington County, MN91333.1$22.4M+6.9%#43 of 2,070
3Wright County, MN91275.0$13.5M+11.1%#49 of 2,070
4Sherburne County, MN9072.0$34.1M+6.8%#50 of 2,070
5Scott County, MN89203.6$19.5M+5.1%#58 of 2,070
6Isanti County, MN8874.3$14.5M+7.3%#72 of 2,070
7Anoka County, MN85594.3$15.5M+4.7%#109 of 2,070
8Carver County, MN84215.1$14.1M+6.6%#120 of 2,070
9Dakota County, MN83704.0$16.9M+3.9%#130 of 2,070
10Clay County, MN83124.5$13.4M+3.6%#136 of 2,070
36Martin County, MN4566.8$8.3M−2.8%#1,174 of 2,070

Other business types in Martin County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Martin County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 grocery stores in Martin County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.

How much do households in Martin County, MN spend on groceries?

About $50M a year, or $5,659 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $8.3M 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 8,839 households in Martin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Martin County, MN compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Martin County has 6.8 grocery stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $8.3M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Martin County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,946 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is Martin County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Martin County at 19,440 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,839 households. The median household income in Martin County is $59,507 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.7% 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. Martin County scores 45 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,174 of 2,070 scored counties.

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 Martin County

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