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Grocery stores in Roseau County, MN

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$37.2M
On groceries · $5,916 a household
Spending per listing
$12.4M
34% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,246
−0.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 grocery stores in Roseau County. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Households in Roseau County spend about $37.2M a year on groceries, or $5,916 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 grocery stores, that is $12.4M per store, 34% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Roseau County in 2023. That is one for every 1,574 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Roseau County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 grocery stores on map listings, Roseau County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Roseau 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 Roseau County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureRoseau CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.85.96.8
Spending per listing$12.4M$10.8M$9.3M
Households per official establishment1,5742,3132,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.6%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,916$6,414$6,319
Median household income$74,474$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored64

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
191
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 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 Roseau 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 Roseau County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,246−0.3% since 2020
Households
6,296
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,672 sq. mi.
People per square mile
9
Median household income
$74,474+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,659
Median home value
$183,700
Jobs located here
7,029
Daytime population
14,832Residents 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 Roseau 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
Roseau County, MNNot scored34.8$12.4M−0.3%

Other business types in Roseau County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Roseau County, MN?

Roseau County has 3 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.

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

About $37.2M a year, or $5,916 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $12.4M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,296 households in Roseau County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Roseau County has 4.8 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $12.4M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Roseau County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,574 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is Roseau County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Roseau County at 15,246 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,296 households. Median household income in Roseau County is $74,474, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.7%, 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. Roseau County has no market score for grocery stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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 Roseau County

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