Groceries and convenience · County · North Dakota
Grocery stores in Burleigh County, ND
How Burleigh County, ND compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 86 out of 100: High
Ranked #93 of 2,070 scored counties
#1 of 10 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 15
- 8 chain locations (53%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $261.4M
- On groceries · $6,335 a household
- Spending per listing
- $17.4M
- 88% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 103,251
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Burleigh County is 86 (high), #93 of 2,070 scored counties and #1 of 10 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery stores.
At $6,335 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Burleigh County spend about $261.4M a year on groceries. Spread across 15 grocery stores, that is $17.4M per store, 88% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
Burleigh County has 15 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 53%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 3.6 per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Burleigh County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 3,439 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $240K has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Burleigh County. Population estimates put the population change in Burleigh County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Burleigh County compares
The same measures for North Dakota 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 | Burleigh County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 7.7 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $17.4M | $7.9M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,439 | 1,971 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.6% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,335 | $6,077 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $86,851 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 86 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 619
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 158 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $240K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Burleigh 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 Burleigh County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 103,251+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 41,269
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,633 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $86,851+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,470
- Median home value
- $324,000
- Jobs located here
- 59,122
- Daytime population
- 107,970Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for grocery stores, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Burleigh County marked.
Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Burleigh County, ND | 86 | 15 | 3.6 | $17.4M | +4.7% | #93 of 2,070 |
| 2Morton County, ND | 79 | 5 | 3.6 | $17.1M | +3.8% | #209 of 2,070 |
| 3Cass County, ND | 74 | 49 | 5.8 | $10.4M | +9.1% | #329 of 2,070 |
| 4Williams County, ND | 71 | 10 | 6.6 | $9.6M | +1.4% | #392 of 2,070 |
| 5Ward County, ND | 68 | 13 | 4.6 | $13.5M | −2.4% | #451 of 2,070 |
| 6Stark County, ND | 63 | 10 | 7.4 | $8.2M | +0.5% | #601 of 2,070 |
| 7Grand Forks County, ND | 56 | 20 | 6.4 | $9.2M | +1.9% | #811 of 2,070 |
| 8Stutsman County, ND | 52 | 5 | 5.3 | $10.8M | −0.6% | #929 of 2,070 |
| 9Richland County, ND | 37 | 8 | 11.7 | $5.2M | +1.2% | #1,469 of 2,070 |
| 10Rolette County, ND | 9 | 6 | 15.9 | $3.5M | −4.1% | #2,030 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Burleigh County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores85
- Grocery stores86
- 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 Burleigh County, ND?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 grocery stores in Burleigh County. 8 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Burleigh County, ND spend on groceries?
About $261.4M a year, or $6,335 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $17.4M 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 41,269 households in Burleigh County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Burleigh County, ND compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Burleigh County has 3.6 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $17.4M, 88% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Burleigh County would have about 28, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,439 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Burleigh County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Burleigh County at 103,251 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 41,269 households. The median household income in Burleigh County is $86,851 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.4% 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. Burleigh County scores 86 for grocery stores (high), #93 of 2,070 scored counties.
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