Chain stores in Alaska
Alaska has locations of 143 of the chains on our maps. The most common is Subway, with 50 locations, followed by Starbucks (47). The chains most typical of Alaska, compared with the rest of the country, are Safeway, Fred Meyer and Sportsman's Warehouse.
Most Alaska chains
Chains with far more locations per person in Alaska than in the country as a whole.
| Chain | Locations here | Per 100,000 people | vs. national rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safeway | 23 | 3.1 | 6.3× |
| Fred Meyer | 11 | 1.5 | 40× |
| Sportsman's Warehouse | 5 | 0.7 | 16× |
| Papa Murphy's | 10 | 1.4 | 5.0× |
| KeyBank | 10 | 1.4 | 4.8× |
| Costco | 6 | 0.8 | 4.2× |
| Wells Fargo | 34 | 4.6 | 3.8× |
| NAPA Auto Parts | 36 | 4.9 | 3.7× |
| Midas | 8 | 1.1 | 3.4× |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 6 | 0.8 | 2.5× |
| True Value | 6 | 0.8 | 2.5× |
| Qdoba | 8 | 1.1 | 2.4× |
| Chevron | 37 | 5.0 | 2.3× |
| Ace Hardware | 23 | 3.1 | 2.2× |
| Petco | 6 | 0.8 | 2.0× |
Most common chains in Alaska
| Chain | Category | Locations | Per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subway | Sandwiches & subs | 50 | 6.8 |
| Starbucks | Coffee | 47 | 6.4 |
| Chevron | Gas brand | 37 | 5.0 |
| NAPA Auto Parts | Auto parts | 36 | 4.9 |
| Wells Fargo | Bank | 34 | 4.6 |
| Shell | Gas brand | 31 | 4.2 |
| McDonald's | Burgers | 26 | 3.5 |
| Ace Hardware | Home & hardware | 23 | 3.1 |
| Safeway | Grocery | 23 | 3.1 |
| Edward Jones | Services | 19 | 2.6 |
| O'Reilly Auto Parts | Auto parts | 19 | 2.6 |
| Marathon | Gas brand | 17 | 2.3 |
| H&R Block | Services | 15 | 2.0 |
| Taco Bell | Mexican | 14 | 1.9 |
| Domino's | Pizza | 13 | 1.8 |
| The UPS Store | Services | 12 | 1.6 |
| Dairy Queen | Burgers | 11 | 1.5 |
| Fred Meyer | Grocery | 11 | 1.5 |
| Pizza Hut | Pizza | 11 | 1.5 |
| Cricket Wireless | Electronics & phones | 10 | 1.4 |
| KeyBank | Bank | 10 | 1.4 |
| Papa Murphy's | Pizza | 10 | 1.4 |
| Walgreens | Pharmacy | 10 | 1.4 |
| Arby's | Sandwiches & subs | 9 | 1.2 |
| CrossFit | Fitness | 9 | 1.2 |
Big chains with no Alaska location
These chains are in at least 30 states but have no Alaska location in our data: Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, BP, 7-Eleven, Metro by T-Mobile, T-Mobile, Sunoco, Circle K, Exxon, Valero, Chipotle, Advance Auto Parts, Krispy Krunchy Chicken, Bank of America, Mobil, Chick-fil-A, Boost Mobile, Speedway and Aldi.
Store locations from All the Places (data from September 2026), for the 143 chains in Guess the Chain with a location here. Population: 740,133 (Census Bureau estimate for 2024). Counts can be a little off as stores open and close.