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Convenience stores in Will County, IL
The convenience stores in Will County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 85 out of 100: High
Ranked #89 of 2,261 scored counties
#4 of 72 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 136
- 112 chain locations (82%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- +14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.7B
- On groceries · $6,821 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.3M
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 712,253
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Will County is 85 (high), #89 of 2,261 scored counties and #4 of 72 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for convenience stores.
Households in Will County spend about $1.7B a year on groceries, or $6,821 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $12.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 56% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
Will County has 136 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 112 are chain locations, or 82%, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.6, 30% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 32 businesses with payroll in Will County classed as convenience stores, up 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 7,634 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $40K has gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Will County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Will County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Will 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 | Will County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 5.5 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $12.3M | $11.5M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,634 | 5,960 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.3% | +13.1% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,821 | $6,290 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $109,984 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 85 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 32+14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 155
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 136112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 212The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $40K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Will 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 Will County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 712,253+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 244,273
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 836 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 839
- Median household income
- $109,984+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $134,183
- Median home value
- $319,600
- Jobs located here
- 272,349
- Daytime population
- 615,002Residents 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 Will 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 |
Other business types in Will County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores81
- Grocery stores74
- Convenience stores85
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 Will County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 136 convenience stores in Will County. 112 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Will County, IL spend on groceries?
About $1.7B a year, or $6,821 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 136 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $12.3M 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 244,273 households in Will County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Will County, IL compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Will County has 5.6 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $12.3M, 56% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Will County would have about 212, against 136 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,634 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Will County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Will County at 712,253 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 244,273 households. The median household income in Will County is $109,984 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% 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. Will County scores 85 for convenience stores (high), #89 of 2,261 scored counties.
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