Groceries and convenience · County · North Dakota
Grocery stores in Richland County, ND
The grocery stores in Richland County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,469 of 2,070 scored counties
#9 of 10 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $41.4M
- On groceries · $6,048 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.2M
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.7
- 72% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,731
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Richland County comes to about $41.4M a year: $6,048 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 44% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
Richland County has 8 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.7, 72% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for supermarkets and grocery stores in Richland County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Richland County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery stores, Richland County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,469 of 2,070 scored counties and #9 of 10 scored counties in North Dakota.
How Richland 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 | Richland County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.7 | 7.7 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5.2M | $7.9M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,971 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.6% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,048 | $6,077 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $75,432 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- 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 Richland 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 Richland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,731+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 6,849
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,436 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 12
- Median household income
- $75,432+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,435
- Median home value
- $183,600
- Jobs located here
- 7,757
- Daytime population
- 15,983Residents 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 Richland 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 Richland County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores35
- Grocery stores37
- Convenience stores42
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 Richland County, ND?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 grocery stores in Richland County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Richland County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Richland County, ND spend on groceries?
About $41.4M a year, or $6,048 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 6,849 households in Richland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Richland County, ND compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Richland County has 11.7 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 72% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $5.2M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Richland County would have about 5, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Richland County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Richland County at 16,731 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,849 households. The median household income in Richland County is $75,432 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Richland County scores 37 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,469 of 2,070 scored counties.
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