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Convenience stores in Coles County, IL
The convenience stores in Coles County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,045 of 2,261 scored counties
#35 of 72 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 13
- 10 chain locations (77%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $115M
- On groceries · $5,520 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.8M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,607
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Coles County comes to about $115M a year: $5,520 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 convenience stores, that is $8.8M per store, 12% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 13 convenience stores on map listings in Coles County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 77% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 6.2 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Coles County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Coles County declined 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Coles County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #1,045 of 2,261 scored counties and #35 of 72 scored counties in Illinois.
How Coles County 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 | Coles County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 5.5 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $8.8M | $11.5M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,960 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.1% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,520 | $6,290 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $56,478 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1310 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Coles County, 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 Coles County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,607−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 20,824
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 508 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $56,478+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,657
- Median home value
- $127,400
- Jobs located here
- 24,356
- Daytime population
- 50,698Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Coles County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| 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 |
| 35Coles County, IL | 52 | 13 | 6.2 | $8.8M | −1.0% | #1,045 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Coles County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores66
- Grocery stores59
- Convenience stores52
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 Coles County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 convenience stores in Coles County. 10 of them (77%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Coles County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Coles County, IL spend on groceries?
About $115M a year, or $5,520 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $8.8M 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 20,824 households in Coles County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Coles County, IL compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Coles County has 6.2 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $8.8M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Coles County would have about 15, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is Coles County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Coles County at 46,607 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,824 households. The median household income in Coles County is $56,478 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Coles County scores 52 for convenience stores (upper middle), #1,045 of 2,261 scored counties.
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