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Grocery stores in Traill County, ND

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
7
3 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.8M
On groceries · $6,228 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
68% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.0
3.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
7,920
−0.8% 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

At $6,228 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Traill County spend about $20.8M a year on groceries. Spread across 7 grocery stores, that is $3M per store, 68% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

There are 7 grocery stores on map listings in Traill County as of September 2026. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 21.0 for every 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Traill County in 2023. That is one for every 417 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Traill County declined 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Traill 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.

Grocery stores in Traill County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureTraill CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.07.76.8
Spending per listing$3M$7.9M$9.3M
Households per official establishment4171,9712,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.6%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,228$6,077$6,319
Median household income$87,004$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored34

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 8
Employees, 2023
114
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
73 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Traill 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 Traill County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,920−0.8% since 2020
Households
3,333
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
862 sq. mi.
People per square mile
9
Median household income
$87,004
Average household income
$105,987
Median home value
$200,700
Jobs located here
3,206
Daytime population
7,908Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across North Dakota

Every North Dakota market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for grocery stores, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Traill County marked.

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Burleigh County, ND86153.6$17.4M+4.7%#93 of 2,070
2Morton County, ND7953.6$17.1M+3.8%#209 of 2,070
3Cass County, ND74495.8$10.4M+9.1%#329 of 2,070
4Williams County, ND71106.6$9.6M+1.4%#392 of 2,070
5Ward County, ND68134.6$13.5M−2.4%#451 of 2,070
6Stark County, ND63107.4$8.2M+0.5%#601 of 2,070
7Grand Forks County, ND56206.4$9.2M+1.9%#811 of 2,070
8Stutsman County, ND5255.3$10.8M−0.6%#929 of 2,070
9Richland County, ND37811.7$5.2M+1.2%#1,469 of 2,070
10Rolette County, ND9615.9$3.5M−4.1%#2,030 of 2,070
Traill County, NDNot scored721.0$3M−0.8%

Other business types in Traill County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Traill County, ND?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 grocery stores in Traill County. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.

How much do households in Traill County, ND spend on groceries?

About $20.8M a year, or $6,228 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 3,333 households in Traill County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Traill County, ND compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Traill County has 21.0 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $3M, 68% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Traill County would have about 2, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 417 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is Traill County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Traill County at 7,920 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,333 households. The median household income in Traill County is $87,004 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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 Traill County

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