Groceries and convenience · County · South Dakota
Grocery stores in Minnehaha County, SD
The grocery stores in Minnehaha County, SD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #580 of 2,070 scored counties
#6 of 9 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 60
- 15 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $519.3M
- On groceries · $6,122 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.7M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 212,691
- +7.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 grocery stores in Minnehaha County. 15 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 7.1 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in Minnehaha County spend about $519.3M a year on groceries, or $6,122 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 60 grocery stores, that is $8.7M per store, 7% below 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 34 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Minnehaha County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,495 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $250K has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Minnehaha County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Minnehaha County grew 7.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Minnehaha County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #580 of 2,070 scored counties and #6 of 9 scored counties in South Dakota.
How Minnehaha County compares
The same measures for South 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 | Minnehaha County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.1 | 7.5 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $8.7M | $8M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,495 | 1,837 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +1.5% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,122 | $6,012 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $76,880 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 340.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,218
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $58.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6015 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $250K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Minnehaha 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 Minnehaha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 212,691+7.6% since 2020
- Households
- 84,814
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 807 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 252
- Median household income
- $76,880+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,921
- Median home value
- $287,600
- Jobs located here
- 135,684
- Daytime population
- 228,682Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for grocery stores, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Minnehaha County marked.
Top counties in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, SD | 85 | 12 | 4.3 | $15.4M | +17.5% | #110 of 2,070 |
| 2Pennington County, SD | 77 | 26 | 5.6 | $10.7M | +6.6% | #257 of 2,070 |
| 3Brookings County, SD | 72 | 8 | 5.8 | $10.2M | +9.6% | #361 of 2,070 |
| 4Meade County, SD | 71 | 5 | 4.2 | $14.6M | +2.7% | #365 of 2,070 |
| 5Lawrence County, SD | 70 | 5 | 4.1 | $14.1M | +14.0% | #403 of 2,070 |
| 6Minnehaha County, SD | 64 | 60 | 7.1 | $8.7M | +7.6% | #580 of 2,070 |
| 7Brown County, SD | 53 | 7 | 4.3 | $13.7M | −1.7% | #899 of 2,070 |
| 8Roberts County, SD | 22 | 6 | 16.6 | $3.5M | −0.1% | #1,855 of 2,070 |
| 9Beadle County, SD | 21 | 14 | 18.6 | $3.1M | +2.4% | #1,877 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Minnehaha County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores74
- Grocery stores64
- Convenience stores67
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 Minnehaha County, SD?
There are 60 grocery stores on map listings in Minnehaha County as of September 2026. 15 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Minnehaha County, SD spend on groceries?
About $519.3M a year, or $6,122 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $8.7M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 84,814 households in Minnehaha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Minnehaha County, SD compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Minnehaha County has 7.1 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $8.7M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Minnehaha County would have about 56, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,495 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Minnehaha County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Minnehaha County at 212,691 people in 2025, up 7.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,814 households. Median household income in Minnehaha County is $76,880, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.5%, 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. Minnehaha County scores 64 for grocery stores (upper middle), #580 of 2,070 scored counties.
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