Market rankings · Illinois
Convenience stores in Illinois
Markets across Illinois ranked by the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 2,761
- 1,682 chain locations (61%)
- Official establishments
- 845
- +13.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $31.7B
- On groceries
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 31% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $11.5M
- 46% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #13 of 51
- Market score 62 · Upper middle
A site report maps the convenience stores on map listings around any address in Illinois by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 2,761 convenience stores in Illinois. 1,682 of them (61%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.5, 31% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Household spending on groceries in Illinois comes to about $31.7B a year: $6,290 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 2,761 convenience stores, that is $11.5M per store, 46% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Illinois was 845 in 2023, up 13.1% from 2019. That is one for every 5,960 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 22.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 22 SBA-backed loans worth $11.1M have gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Illinois.
Among the 50 states and DC, Illinois ranks #13 for convenience stores, with a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle). Of the 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area scores highest (72). Of the 21 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Sterling area scores highest (73).
Every market in Illinois for convenience stores
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Illinois, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 72 | 1,638 | 4.5 | $14.4M | 0.0% | #50 of 387 |
| 2Bloomington, IL | 72 | 40 | 5.7 | $10.8M | +0.1% | #54 of 387 |
| 3Champaign-Urbana, IL | 63 | 67 | 6.8 | $8.5M | +1.5% | #106 of 387 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 61 | 849 | 7.3 | $8.5M | −0.2% | #121 of 387 |
| 4Peoria, IL | 58 | 96 | 6.2 | $9.6M | −1.3% | #146 of 387 |
| 5Rockford, IL | 55 | 88 | 6.5 | $9M | −0.3% | #166 of 387 |
| 6Springfield, IL | 55 | 66 | 7.3 | $8.3M | −1.2% | #167 of 387 |
| 7Kankakee, IL | 49 | 36 | 8.8 | $6.8M | −1.7% | #210 of 387 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 48 | 33 | 8.6 | $6.7M | +1.7% | #217 of 387 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 46 | 137 | 8.5 | $7.1M | −0.9% | #226 of 387 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 32 | 42 | 10.1 | $5.7M | −1.2% | #311 of 387 |
| 8Decatur, IL | 22 | 39 | 9.0 | $6.4M | −4.3% | #355 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sterling, IL | 73 | 12 | 5.2 | $11.1M | −2.6% | #58 of 529 |
| 2Rochelle, IL | 69 | 13 | 6.2 | $9.8M | −0.7% | #91 of 529 |
| 3Dixon, IL | 68 | 7 | 5.2 | $11.3M | −3.4% | #100 of 529 |
| 4Ottawa, IL | 63 | 47 | 7.6 | $7.8M | −1.6% | #143 of 529 |
| 5Marion-Herrin, IL | 63 | 23 | 7.9 | $7.3M | +0.2% | #147 of 529 |
| 6Galesburg, IL | 62 | 11 | 5.2 | $10.5M | −4.1% | #153 of 529 |
| 7Pontiac, IL | 62 | 9 | 6.2 | $9.7M | −2.1% | #154 of 529 |
| Burlington, IA-IL | 60 | 12 | 6.0 | $9.4M | −2.5% | #172 of 529 |
| 8Quincy, IL-MO | 60 | 30 | 9.6 | $5.9M | −2.0% | #180 of 529 |
| 9Lincoln, IL | 59 | 8 | 7.1 | $8.2M | −2.5% | #188 of 529 |
| 10Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 58 | 13 | 6.2 | $8.8M | −1.0% | #201 of 529 |
| 11Taylorville, IL | 56 | 10 | 7.4 | $7.7M | −1.5% | #220 of 529 |
| 12Freeport, IL | 55 | 12 | 6.2 | $9.2M | −3.0% | #232 of 529 |
| 13Canton, IL | 55 | 10 | 7.2 | $7.8M | −2.0% | #233 of 529 |
| 14Macomb, IL | 52 | 7 | 5.9 | $9.2M | −4.5% | #263 of 529 |
| 15Carbondale, IL | 51 | 14 | 6.1 | $8.8M | −1.5% | #272 of 529 |
| 16Jacksonville, IL | 51 | 13 | 8.6 | $6.7M | −3.1% | #273 of 529 |
| 17Centralia, IL | 45 | 13 | 8.4 | $6.7M | −3.4% | #326 of 529 |
| 18Mount Vernon, IL | 45 | 14 | 9.4 | $6M | −2.3% | #327 of 529 |
| 19Danville, IL | 42 | 25 | 8.3 | $6.7M | −3.7% | #359 of 529 |
| 20Effingham, IL | 42 | 26 | 14.3 | $4.2M | −0.9% | #364 of 529 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kendall County, IL | 96 | 18 | 4.0 | $17.3M | +9.9% | #4 of 2,261 |
| 2Lake County, IL | 86 | 106 | 4.1 | $16.9M | +0.8% | #79 of 2,261 |
| 3McHenry County, IL | 85 | 57 | 4.8 | $13.9M | +2.5% | #86 of 2,261 |
| 4Will County, IL | 85 | 136 | 5.6 | $12.3M | +2.2% | #89 of 2,261 |
| 5Kane County, IL | 83 | 99 | 5.4 | $12.6M | +1.8% | #116 of 2,261 |
| 6DuPage County, IL | 78 | 173 | 4.9 | $14.1M | +0.3% | #210 of 2,261 |
| 7McLean County, IL | 78 | 40 | 5.7 | $10.8M | +0.1% | #218 of 2,261 |
| 8DeKalb County, IL | 78 | 22 | 5.6 | $10.7M | +1.5% | #219 of 2,261 |
| 9Boone County, IL | 76 | 8 | 4.1 | $15.3M | +0.4% | #266 of 2,261 |
| 10Woodford County, IL | 75 | 6 | 4.1 | $15.8M | −0.8% | #287 of 2,261 |
| 11Tazewell County, IL | 75 | 31 | 5.7 | $10.6M | −0.9% | #293 of 2,261 |
| 12Champaign County, IL | 74 | 56 | 6.6 | $8.8M | +1.8% | #319 of 2,261 |
| 13Cook County, IL | 73 | 845 | 4.0 | $15.7M | −1.3% | #335 of 2,261 |
| 14Grundy County, IL | 69 | 20 | 9.7 | $6.6M | +2.9% | #470 of 2,261 |
| 15Whiteside County, IL | 66 | 12 | 5.2 | $11.1M | −2.6% | #540 of 2,261 |
| 16Sangamon County, IL | 66 | 65 | 7.7 | $7.9M | −1.0% | #549 of 2,261 |
| 17Monroe County, IL | 66 | 12 | 8.7 | $7.7M | −0.3% | #551 of 2,261 |
| 18Winnebago County, IL | 65 | 80 | 6.9 | $8.4M | −0.4% | #579 of 2,261 |
| 19Bureau County, IL | 63 | 8 | 5.7 | $10.2M | −2.1% | #642 of 2,261 |
| 20Ogle County, IL | 63 | 13 | 6.2 | $9.8M | −0.7% | #645 of 2,261 |
| 21Peoria County, IL | 62 | 55 | 7.1 | $8.3M | −1.6% | #674 of 2,261 |
| 22Kankakee County, IL | 62 | 36 | 8.8 | $6.8M | −1.7% | #688 of 2,261 |
| 23Lee County, IL | 61 | 7 | 5.2 | $11.3M | −3.4% | #703 of 2,261 |
| 24Jersey County, IL | 60 | 6 | 7.5 | $8.1M | −1.5% | #751 of 2,261 |
| 25Clinton County, IL | 60 | 14 | 9.6 | $6.5M | +0.6% | #767 of 2,261 |
Show all 102 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Knox County, IL | 59 | 11 | 5.2 | $10.5M | −4.1% | #782 of 2,261 |
| 27Madison County, IL | 59 | 83 | 7.5 | $8.1M | −1.0% | #789 of 2,261 |
| 28St. Clair County, IL | 59 | 89 | 8.8 | $6.8M | −2.5% | #797 of 2,261 |
| 29Rock Island County, IL | 58 | 44 | 7.1 | $8.1M | −1.7% | #821 of 2,261 |
| 30Bond County, IL | 57 | 5 | 8.1 | $7.2M | +0.6% | #859 of 2,261 |
| 31Livingston County, IL | 56 | 9 | 6.2 | $9.7M | −2.1% | #887 of 2,261 |
| 32Crawford County, IL | 56 | 6 | 8.0 | $7.3M | +0.1% | #893 of 2,261 |
| 33Williamson County, IL | 55 | 23 | 7.9 | $7.3M | +0.2% | #927 of 2,261 |
| 34LaSalle County, IL | 54 | 37 | 8.2 | $7.3M | −1.5% | #974 of 2,261 |
| 35Coles County, IL | 52 | 13 | 6.2 | $8.8M | −1.0% | #1,045 of 2,261 |
| 36Logan County, IL | 52 | 8 | 7.1 | $8.2M | −2.5% | #1,046 of 2,261 |
| 37Henry County, IL | 52 | 17 | 8.4 | $7.1M | −2.2% | #1,052 of 2,261 |
| 38Stephenson County, IL | 51 | 12 | 6.2 | $9.2M | −3.0% | #1,072 of 2,261 |
| 39Montgomery County, IL | 51 | 9 | 8.0 | $7.2M | −0.6% | #1,076 of 2,261 |
| 40McDonough County, IL | 49 | 7 | 5.9 | $9.2M | −4.5% | #1,146 of 2,261 |
| 41Edgar County, IL | 49 | 5 | 6.6 | $8.5M | −2.9% | #1,147 of 2,261 |
| 42Fulton County, IL | 49 | 10 | 7.2 | $7.8M | −2.0% | #1,148 of 2,261 |
| 43Christian County, IL | 49 | 10 | 7.4 | $7.7M | −1.5% | #1,149 of 2,261 |
| 44Jackson County, IL | 47 | 14 | 6.1 | $8.8M | −1.5% | #1,222 of 2,261 |
| 45Perry County, IL | 47 | 6 | 7.6 | $7.5M | −3.5% | #1,224 of 2,261 |
| 46Franklin County, IL | 47 | 14 | 8.7 | $6.3M | −2.1% | #1,230 of 2,261 |
| 47Morgan County, IL | 46 | 11 | 8.4 | $6.9M | −2.9% | #1,257 of 2,261 |
| 48Jo Daviess County, IL | 45 | 11 | 10.6 | $5.7M | −2.2% | #1,299 of 2,261 |
| 49Adams County, IL | 43 | 25 | 9.0 | $6.4M | −2.1% | #1,359 of 2,261 |
| 50Macoupin County, IL | 43 | 18 | 10.2 | $5.8M | −2.6% | #1,364 of 2,261 |
| 51Carroll County, IL | 41 | 6 | 9.1 | $6.2M | −1.7% | #1,437 of 2,261 |
| 52Marion County, IL | 40 | 13 | 8.4 | $6.7M | −3.4% | #1,470 of 2,261 |
| 53De Witt County, IL | 40 | 7 | 10.6 | $5.5M | −2.1% | #1,475 of 2,261 |
| 54Union County, IL | 39 | 5 | 7.3 | $7.6M | −3.7% | #1,505 of 2,261 |
| 55Macon County, IL | 39 | 39 | 9.0 | $6.4M | −4.3% | #1,508 of 2,261 |
| 56Hancock County, IL | 39 | 7 | 9.2 | $6.2M | −4.4% | #1,509 of 2,261 |
| 57Jefferson County, IL | 39 | 14 | 9.4 | $6M | −2.3% | #1,510 of 2,261 |
| 58Vermilion County, IL | 38 | 25 | 8.3 | $6.7M | −3.7% | #1,540 of 2,261 |
| 59Effingham County, IL | 37 | 22 | 15.8 | $3.9M | −0.5% | #1,597 of 2,261 |
| 60Iroquois County, IL | 36 | 12 | 10.5 | $5.5M | −3.0% | #1,610 of 2,261 |
| 61Washington County, IL | 36 | 8 | 13.8 | $4.3M | −1.2% | #1,615 of 2,261 |
| 62Douglas County, IL | 36 | 13 | 16.7 | $3.6M | +0.5% | #1,622 of 2,261 |
| 63Clark County, IL | 35 | 8 | 12.2 | $4.8M | −2.2% | #1,644 of 2,261 |
| 64Mason County, IL | 33 | 6 | 10.4 | $5.4M | −4.9% | #1,704 of 2,261 |
| 65Shelby County, IL | 33 | 12 | 13.5 | $4.3M | −1.6% | #1,715 of 2,261 |
| 66Randolph County, IL | 33 | 16 | 13.4 | $4.3M | −0.6% | #1,716 of 2,261 |
| 67Ford County, IL | 30 | 7 | 12.0 | $4.7M | −2.2% | #1,795 of 2,261 |
| 68Pike County, IL | 26 | 7 | 11.7 | $4.7M | −2.8% | #1,901 of 2,261 |
| 69Saline County, IL | 23 | 12 | 12.0 | $4.6M | −4.1% | #1,970 of 2,261 |
| 70Fayette County, IL | 21 | 12 | 15.4 | $3.7M | −3.2% | #2,014 of 2,261 |
| 71Massac County, IL | 20 | 8 | 14.7 | $3.8M | −4.5% | #2,029 of 2,261 |
| 72White County, IL | 9 | 11 | 19.4 | $2.8M | −4.0% | #2,204 of 2,261 |
| Piatt County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 5.8 | $11.1M | +0.6% | |
| Warren County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 5.9 | $9.9M | −3.6% | |
| Wayne County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 2.9 | $18.7M | −1.6% | |
| Richland County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 6.2 | $9M | −3.7% | |
| Mercer County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 4.6 | $13.2M | −2.6% | |
| Lawrence County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 5.5 | $10.4M | −9.7% | |
| Moultrie County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $34.3M | −0.8% | |
| Johnson County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 4.9 | $11.6M | +0.4% | |
| Clay County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 3.8 | $14.8M | −3.6% | |
| Cass County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 7.8 | $7.3M | −4.0% | |
| Menard County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 1.9 | $31.7M | −3.3% | |
| Greene County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 9.0 | $6.4M | −5.1% | |
| Marshall County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 7.9 | $7.4M | −2.0% | |
| Wabash County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 4.2 | $13.3M | −3.6% | |
| Cumberland County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 9.6 | $6.1M | −2.1% | |
| Jasper County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 5.3 | $11.1M | −2.4% | |
| Hamilton County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 5.9 | $9.8M | −1.7% | |
| Schuyler County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.0% | |
| Brown County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.7% | |
| Henderson County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 3.7 | $15.1M | −5.6% | |
| Edwards County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 3.8 | $14.8M | −5.0% | |
| Putnam County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 8.1 | $7.4M | −0.1% | |
| Stark County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.2% | |
| Pulaski County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 20.6 | $2.5M | −6.9% | |
| Scott County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 9.8 | $5.9M | −4.0% | |
| Alexander County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 15.8 | $3.4M | −11.6% | |
| Gallatin County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 14.3 | $3.9M | −6.4% | |
| Calhoun County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 8.1 | $7.9M | −2.2% | |
| Pope County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 7.2 | $7.8M | −2.2% | |
| Hardin County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 19.4 | $2.7M | −1.8% |
Markets with fewer than 5 convenience stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many convenience stores are in Illinois?
Illinois has 2,761 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 1,682 of them (61%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 845 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 13.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Illinois spend on groceries?
About $31.7B a year, or $6,290 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,761 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $11.5M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,036,449 households in Illinois and national spending patterns by income.
How does Illinois compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Illinois has 5.5 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $11.5M, 46% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Illinois would have about 4,021, against 2,761 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,960 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
Which market in Illinois has the highest market score for convenience stores?
Among 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area scores highest, at 72 (upper middle). Among 21 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Sterling area scores highest, at 73 (upper middle). Among 72 scored counties in Illinois, Kendall County scores highest, at 96 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Illinois scores 62 for convenience stores (upper middle), #13 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Illinois. It maps the convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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