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Grocery stores in Renville County, MN

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$35.7M
On groceries · $5,891 a household
Spending per listing
$8.9M
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,356
−2.3% 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

Households in Renville County spend about $35.7M a year on groceries, or $5,891 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 grocery stores, that is $8.9M per store, 4% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

Renville County has 4 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. That is 6.6 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Renville County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,019 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Renville County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 grocery stores on map listings, Renville County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Renville 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 Renville County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureRenville CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.65.96.8
Spending per listing$8.9M$10.8M$9.3M
Households per official establishment2,0192,3132,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.6%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,891$6,414$6,319
Median household income$70,625$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored64

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
57
Annual payroll, 2023
$787K
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
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 Renville 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 Renville County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,356−2.3% since 2020
Households
6,056
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
983 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$70,625+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,051
Median home value
$163,200
Jobs located here
5,418
Daytime population
12,602Residents 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 Renville 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
Renville County, MNNot scored46.6$8.9M−2.3%

Other business types in Renville County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Renville County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 grocery stores in Renville County. 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 Renville County, MN spend on groceries?

About $35.7M a year, or $5,891 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $8.9M 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 6,056 households in Renville County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Renville County has 6.6 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $8.9M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,019 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is Renville County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Renville County at 14,356 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,056 households. The median household income in Renville County is $70,625 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.7% 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. Renville County has no market score for grocery stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery stores · All 56 business types in Renville County

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