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Grocery stores in Rice County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Rice County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #199 of 2,070 scored counties
#11 of 54 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 12
- 5 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $146M
- On groceries · $6,214 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.2M
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 69,939
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Rice County is 80 (high), #199 of 2,070 scored counties and #11 of 54 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery stores.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 grocery stores in Rice County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 42%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.1, 25% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Household spending on groceries in Rice County comes to about $146M a year: $6,214 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $12.2M per store, 31% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Rice County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 3,356 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Population estimates show Rice County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Rice 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 | Rice County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 5.9 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $12.2M | $10.8M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,356 | 2,313 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.6% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,214 | $6,414 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $83,181 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 577
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 125 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Rice 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 Rice County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 69,939+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 23,493
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 496 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 137
- Median household income
- $83,181+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,276
- Median home value
- $320,200
- Jobs located here
- 25,685
- Daytime population
- 60,549Residents 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 |
| 11Rice County, MN | 80 | 12 | 5.1 | $12.2M | +4.2% | #199 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Rice County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores76
- Grocery stores80
- Convenience stores81
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 Rice County, MN?
Rice County has 12 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Rice County, MN spend on groceries?
About $146M a year, or $6,214 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $12.2M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,493 households in Rice County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rice County, MN compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Rice County has 5.1 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $12.2M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Rice County would have about 16, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,356 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Rice County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Rice County at 69,939 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,493 households. Median household income in Rice County is $83,181, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Rice County scores 80 for grocery stores (high), #199 of 2,070 scored counties.
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