Groceries and convenience · Metro area · Wisconsin
Grocery stores in the Fond du Lac, WI metro area
The grocery stores in the Fond du Lac, WI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #246 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 32
- 9 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $259.5M
- On groceries · $6,000 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.1M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.4
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 104,669
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 grocery stores in the Fond du Lac metro area. 9 of them (28%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 7.4 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Household spending on groceries in the Fond du Lac metro area comes to about $259.5M a year: $6,000 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $8.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the Fond du Lac metro area was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 3,326 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Fond du Lac metro area grew 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in the Fond du Lac metro area is 43 (lower middle), #246 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin.
How the Fond du Lac metro area compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Fond du Lac metro area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.4 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $8.1M | $9.3M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,326 | 2,540 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.1% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,000 | $6,105 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $74,275 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13
- Employees, 2023
- 985
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 329 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the Fond du Lac metro area, 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 the Fond du Lac metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 104,669+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 43,243
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 720 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 145
- Median household income
- $74,275+19.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,084
- Median home value
- $222,800
- Jobs located here
- 49,885
- Daytime population
- 99,843Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Wisconsin for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Wisconsin (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Fond du Lac metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Appleton, WI | 79 | 43 | 4.3 | $14.6M | +2.7% | #22 of 387 |
| 2Madison, WI | 74 | 162 | 5.4 | $11.9M | +4.1% | #42 of 387 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 71 | 767 | 5.2 | $12.8M | +2.6% | #52 of 387 |
| 3Eau Claire, WI | 71 | 37 | 5.1 | $11.7M | +2.6% | #53 of 387 |
| 4Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 69 | 36 | 5.0 | $12.1M | +1.4% | #65 of 387 |
| 5La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 55 | 42 | 5.8 | $10.3M | +0.4% | #162 of 387 |
| 6Green Bay, WI | 55 | 86 | 6.3 | $9.7M | +2.5% | #166 of 387 |
| 7Janesville-Beloit, WI | 53 | 39 | 5.8 | $10.3M | +1.7% | #183 of 387 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 51 | 63 | 5.2 | $11.3M | +0.2% | #194 of 387 |
| 8Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | 46 | 48 | 6.0 | $10.2M | +0.4% | #224 of 387 |
| 9Fond du Lac, WI | 43 | 32 | 7.4 | $8.1M | +0.5% | #246 of 387 |
Other business types in the Fond du Lac metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores45
- Grocery stores43
- Convenience stores60
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 the Fond du Lac, WI metro area?
There are 32 grocery stores on map listings in the Fond du Lac metro area as of September 2026. 9 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in the Fond du Lac, WI metro area spend on groceries?
About $259.5M a year, or $6,000 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $8.1M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,243 households in the Fond du Lac metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fond du Lac, WI metro area compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
The Fond du Lac metro area has 7.4 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $8.1M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, the Fond du Lac metro area would have about 28, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,326 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is the Fond du Lac, WI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Fond du Lac metro area at 104,669 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,243 households. Median household income in the Fond du Lac metro area is $74,275, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.1%, 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. The Fond du Lac metro area scores 43 for grocery stores (lower middle), #246 of 387 scored metro areas.
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