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Convenience stores in Cumberland County, IL

How Cumberland County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$24.5M
On groceries · $5,866 a household
Spending per listing
$6.1M
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.6
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,208
−2.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 convenience stores in Cumberland County. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.6, 20% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $5,866 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Cumberland County spend about $24.5M a year on groceries. That is about $6.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Cumberland County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Cumberland County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 convenience stores on map listings, Cumberland County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Cumberland 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.

Convenience stores in Cumberland County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureCumberland CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.65.58.0
Spending per listing$6.1M$11.5M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,9603,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.1%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,866$6,290$6,319
Median household income$73,327$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored62

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
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Cumberland 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 Cumberland County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,208−2.1% since 2020
Households
4,177
Median age
44.4
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
346 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$73,327+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,318
Median home value
$126,000
Jobs located here
3,007
Daytime population
8,391Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Cumberland County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kendall County, IL96184.0$17.3M+9.9%#4 of 2,261
2Lake County, IL861064.1$16.9M+0.8%#79 of 2,261
3McHenry County, IL85574.8$13.9M+2.5%#86 of 2,261
4Will County, IL851365.6$12.3M+2.2%#89 of 2,261
5Kane County, IL83995.4$12.6M+1.8%#116 of 2,261
6DuPage County, IL781734.9$14.1M+0.3%#210 of 2,261
7McLean County, IL78405.7$10.8M+0.1%#218 of 2,261
8DeKalb County, IL78225.6$10.7M+1.5%#219 of 2,261
9Boone County, IL7684.1$15.3M+0.4%#266 of 2,261
10Woodford County, IL7564.1$15.8M−0.8%#287 of 2,261
Cumberland County, ILNot scored49.6$6.1M−2.1%

Other business types in Cumberland County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Cumberland County, IL?

There are 4 convenience stores on map listings in Cumberland County as of September 2026. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Cumberland County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Cumberland County, IL spend on groceries?

About $24.5M a year, or $5,866 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $6.1M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,177 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cumberland County, IL compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Cumberland County has 9.6 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $6.1M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Cumberland County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Cumberland County at 10,208 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,177 households. Median household income in Cumberland County is $73,327, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.5%, 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. Cumberland County has no market score for convenience stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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