Groceries and convenience · County · Illinois
Convenience stores in Effingham County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Effingham County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,597 of 2,261 scored counties
#59 of 72 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 22
- 14 chain locations (64%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $85.2M
- On groceries · $6,110 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 51% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.8
- 98% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,519
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Effingham County spend about $85.2M a year on groceries, or $6,110 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 22 convenience stores, that is $3.9M per store, 51% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
Effingham County has 22 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 64%, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.8, 98% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Effingham County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Effingham County declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Effingham County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #1,597 of 2,261 scored counties and #59 of 72 scored counties in Illinois.
How Effingham 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 | Effingham County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.8 | 5.5 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $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 | −0.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,110 | $6,290 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $80,404 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 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
- 2214 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Effingham 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 Effingham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,519−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 13,951
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 479 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 72
- Median household income
- $80,404+41.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,682
- Median home value
- $189,500
- Jobs located here
- 22,599
- Daytime population
- 39,935Residents 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 Effingham 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 |
| 59Effingham County, IL | 37 | 22 | 15.8 | $3.9M | −0.5% | #1,597 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Effingham County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores45
- Grocery stores43
- Convenience stores37
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 Effingham County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 convenience stores in Effingham County. 14 of them (64%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Effingham County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Effingham County, IL spend on groceries?
About $85.2M a year, or $6,110 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 13,951 households in Effingham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Effingham County, IL compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Effingham County has 15.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 98% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $3.9M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Effingham County would have about 11, against 22 on map listings.
How fast is Effingham County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Effingham County at 34,519 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,951 households. The median household income in Effingham County is $80,404 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.8% 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. Effingham County scores 37 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,597 of 2,261 scored counties.
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