Chain stores in North Dakota
North Dakota has locations of 204 of the chains on our maps. The most common is Cenex, with 174 locations, followed by Dollar General (74). The chains most typical of North Dakota, compared with the rest of the country, are Cenex, ARCO and Caribou Coffee.
Most North Dakota chains
Chains with far more locations per person in North Dakota than in the country as a whole.
| Chain | Locations here | Per 100,000 people | vs. national rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cenex | 174 | 21.8 | 51× |
| ARCO | 44 | 5.5 | 14× |
| Caribou Coffee | 35 | 4.4 | 31× |
| Taco John's | 16 | 2.0 | 21× |
| Papa Murphy's | 13 | 1.6 | 6.0× |
| Pizza Ranch | 12 | 1.5 | 45× |
| Menards | 7 | 0.9 | 8.8× |
| Noodles & Company | 6 | 0.8 | 6.7× |
| Perkins | 5 | 0.6 | 8.3× |
| Les Schwab | 8 | 1.0 | 5.6× |
| maurices | 9 | 1.1 | 4.9× |
| Godfather's Pizza | 7 | 0.9 | 4.5× |
| NAPA Auto Parts | 46 | 5.8 | 4.4× |
| Dairy Queen | 42 | 5.3 | 4.3× |
| Casey's | 18 | 2.3 | 4.2× |
Most common chains in North Dakota
| Chain | Category | Locations | Per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cenex | Gas brand | 174 | 21.8 |
| Dollar General | Discount store | 74 | 9.3 |
| Subway | Sandwiches & subs | 60 | 7.5 |
| U-Haul | Services | 59 | 7.4 |
| NAPA Auto Parts | Auto parts | 46 | 5.8 |
| ARCO | Gas brand | 44 | 5.5 |
| Dairy Queen | Burgers | 42 | 5.3 |
| Caribou Coffee | Coffee | 35 | 4.4 |
| Marathon | Gas brand | 34 | 4.3 |
| Circle K | Convenience & gas | 33 | 4.1 |
| Verizon | Electronics & phones | 32 | 4.0 |
| McDonald's | Burgers | 29 | 3.6 |
| Starbucks | Coffee | 23 | 2.9 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs | Services | 21 | 2.6 |
| Edward Jones | Services | 21 | 2.6 |
| H&R Block | Services | 20 | 2.5 |
| Ace Hardware | Home & hardware | 19 | 2.4 |
| Casey's | Convenience & gas | 18 | 2.3 |
| Mobil | Gas brand | 18 | 2.3 |
| O'Reilly Auto Parts | Auto parts | 18 | 2.3 |
| Family Dollar | Discount store | 17 | 2.1 |
| Shell | Gas brand | 17 | 2.1 |
| Anytime Fitness | Fitness | 16 | 2.0 |
| Burger King | Burgers | 16 | 2.0 |
| Taco John's | Mexican | 16 | 2.0 |
Big chains with no North Dakota location
These chains are in at least 30 states but have no North Dakota location in our data: Chevron, 7-Eleven, Valero, Advance Auto Parts, Bank of America, Speedway, Wingstop, Phillips 66, Caliber Collision, Little Caesars, Baskin-Robbins, Supercuts, KinderCare, Mathnasium, Raising Cane's, European Wax Center, Banfield Pet Hospital, Gulf, Cato and The Goddard School.
Store locations from All the Places (data from September 2026), for the 204 chains in Guess the Chain with a location here. Population: 796,568 (Census Bureau estimate for 2024). Counts can be a little off as stores open and close.