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Convenience stores in Marshall County, IL

The convenience stores in Marshall County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
4
4 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$29.7M
On groceries · $5,826 a household
Spending per listing
$7.4M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.9
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,473
−2.0% 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 Marshall County. That comes to 7.9 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $5,826 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Marshall County spend about $29.7M a year on groceries. That works out to $7.4M per store, 6% 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 Marshall County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Marshall County declined 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 convenience stores on map listings, Marshall County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Marshall 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 Marshall County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureMarshall CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.95.58.0
Spending per listing$7.4M$11.5M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,9603,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.1%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,826$6,290$6,319
Median household income$71,585$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
44 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Marshall 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 Marshall County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,473−2.0% since 2020
Households
5,094
Median age
45.3
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
387 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$71,585+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,623
Median home value
$142,800
Jobs located here
2,729
Daytime population
8,879Residents 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 Marshall 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
Marshall County, ILNot scored47.9$7.4M−2.0%

Other business types in Marshall County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Marshall County, IL?

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

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

About $29.7M a year, or $5,826 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.4M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,094 households in Marshall County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marshall County has 7.9 convenience stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.4M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending.

How fast is Marshall County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Marshall County at 11,473 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,094 households. Median household income in Marshall County is $71,585, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.4%, 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. Marshall 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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How the score works · Top markets for convenience stores · All 56 business types in Marshall County

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