Groceries and convenience · Metro area · Illinois
Convenience stores in the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area
The convenience stores in the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #106 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois
- Listings
- 67
- 47 chain locations (70%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $572.4M
- On groceries · $5,828 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.5M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 239,979
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in the Champaign-Urbana metro area comes to about $572.4M a year: $5,828 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 67 convenience stores, that is $8.5M per store, 8% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 67 convenience stores on map listings in the Champaign-Urbana metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 47 are chain locations, or 70%, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 6.8 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in the Champaign-Urbana metro area classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 19,645 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Champaign-Urbana metro area grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Champaign-Urbana metro area scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #106 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois.
How the Champaign-Urbana metro area compares
The same measures for Illinois and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the convenience 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 | Champaign-Urbana metro area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 5.5 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $8.5M | $11.5M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 19,645 | 5,960 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.1% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,828 | $6,290 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $65,528 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $398K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6747 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 73The 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 convenience stores in the Champaign-Urbana 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 Champaign-Urbana metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 239,979+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 98,224
- Median age
- 36.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,921 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 124
- Median household income
- $65,528
- Average household income
- $92,216
- Median home value
- $201,700
- Jobs located here
- 101,931
- Daytime population
- 245,150Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Illinois for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Illinois (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Champaign-Urbana metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Illinois
| 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 |
Other business types in the Champaign-Urbana 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 stores56
- Grocery stores40
- Convenience stores63
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many convenience stores are in the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 67 convenience stores in the Champaign-Urbana metro area. 47 of them (70%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area spend on groceries?
About $572.4M a year, or $5,828 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $8.5M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 98,224 households in the Champaign-Urbana metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
The Champaign-Urbana metro area has 6.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $8.5M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, the Champaign-Urbana metro area would have about 73, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 19,645 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Champaign-Urbana metro area at 239,979 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 98,224 households. The median household income in the Champaign-Urbana metro area is $65,528 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Champaign-Urbana metro area scores 63 for convenience stores (upper middle), #106 of 387 scored metro areas.
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