Market rankings · Indiana
Convenience stores in Indiana
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Indiana, ranked by the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,607
- 936 chain locations (58%)
- Official establishments
- 302
- +30.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $16.2B
- On groceries
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 26% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $10.1M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #11 of 51
- Market score 65 · Upper middle
A site report maps the convenience stores on map listings around any address in Indiana by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Indiana has 1,607 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 936 of them (58%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.9, 26% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in Indiana spend about $16.2B a year on groceries, or $5,959 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $10.1M per store, 28% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
In 2023, official counts showed 302 businesses with payroll in Indiana classed as convenience stores, up 30.2% from 2019. That is one for every 8,993 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 22.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Indiana.
Among the 50 states and DC, Indiana ranks #11 for convenience stores, with a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Indiana, the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area scores highest (86). Of the 24 scored small-town markets in or partly in Indiana, the Auburn area scores highest (84).
Every market in Indiana for convenience stores
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Indiana, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 86 | 372 | 4.4 | $14.1M | +5.4% | #4 of 387 |
| 2Fort Wayne, IN | 77 | 87 | 4.8 | $12.4M | +3.9% | #30 of 387 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 72 | 1,638 | 4.5 | $14.4M | 0.0% | #50 of 387 |
| 3Evansville, IN | 66 | 78 | 6.8 | $8.6M | +1.6% | #85 of 387 |
| 4Columbus, IN | 66 | 27 | 8.1 | $7.6M | +4.3% | #87 of 387 |
| 5Bloomington, IN | 65 | 32 | 4.7 | $12.3M | +2.0% | #89 of 387 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 65 | 379 | 6.8 | $8.9M | +2.9% | #94 of 387 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 64 | 529 | 5.8 | $10.7M | +2.7% | #101 of 387 |
| 6South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 58 | 78 | 6.1 | $9.7M | +0.1% | #145 of 387 |
| 7Terre Haute, IN | 56 | 42 | 6.2 | $8.9M | +0.3% | #158 of 387 |
| 8Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 53 | 50 | 5.5 | $10.4M | +2.1% | #178 of 387 |
| 9Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 51 | 26 | 6.0 | $9.9M | −0.9% | #190 of 387 |
| 10Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 49 | 57 | 7.9 | $7.4M | +0.9% | #208 of 387 |
| 11Muncie, IN | 39 | 35 | 7.6 | $7.2M | +1.2% | #265 of 387 |
| 12Kokomo, IN | 30 | 28 | 7.9 | $7.2M | +0.4% | #318 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Auburn, IN | 84 | 10 | 5.8 | $10.1M | +2.9% | #5 of 529 |
| 2Jasper, IN | 81 | 10 | 5.7 | $10.7M | +0.9% | #16 of 529 |
| 3Angola, IN | 81 | 8 | 5.7 | $10.5M | +1.0% | #17 of 529 |
| 4Decatur, IN | 79 | 7 | 5.6 | $10.2M | +2.2% | #27 of 529 |
| 5Plymouth, IN | 78 | 10 | 5.6 | $10.4M | +1.2% | #31 of 529 |
| 6Monticello, IN | 78 | 6 | 5.9 | $9.9M | +2.0% | #32 of 529 |
| 7Warsaw, IN | 77 | 27 | 8.5 | $7.1M | +0.9% | #44 of 529 |
| 8Seymour, IN | 75 | 13 | 7.2 | $8.2M | +1.9% | #52 of 529 |
| 9Crawfordsville, IN | 72 | 13 | 8.3 | $7.1M | +2.7% | #72 of 529 |
| 10Frankfort, IN | 71 | 8 | 6.4 | $9M | +0.4% | #79 of 529 |
| 11Greensburg, IN | 71 | 8 | 7.5 | $8M | +0.4% | #81 of 529 |
| 12Bedford, IN | 70 | 13 | 6.8 | $8.4M | +1.2% | #85 of 529 |
| 13Kendallville, IN | 69 | 14 | 7.7 | $7.6M | +1.0% | #96 of 529 |
| 14Washington, IN | 68 | 8 | 6.8 | $8.6M | +2.5% | #101 of 529 |
| 15New Castle, IN | 67 | 13 | 7.0 | $8.1M | +0.5% | #108 of 529 |
| 16Logansport, IN | 63 | 10 | 6.7 | $8.3M | +0.1% | #141 of 529 |
| 17Vincennes, IN | 59 | 12 | 7.9 | $7.1M | −1.7% | #192 of 529 |
| 18Richmond, IN | 58 | 14 | 5.2 | $10.6M | −0.5% | #200 of 529 |
| 19Wabash, IN | 56 | 11 | 8.7 | $6.6M | −0.7% | #223 of 529 |
| 20Madison, IN | 56 | 12 | 9.4 | $6.1M | +0.6% | #225 of 529 |
| 21Marion, IN | 51 | 26 | 9.7 | $5.6M | 0.0% | #276 of 529 |
| 22Huntington, IN | 50 | 19 | 12.3 | $4.7M | +1.6% | #286 of 529 |
| 23Connersville, IN | 49 | 9 | 9.6 | $5.8M | +0.7% | #291 of 529 |
| 24Peru, IN | 48 | 10 | 7.5 | $7.5M | −3.9% | #300 of 529 |
| Greencastle, IN | Not scored | 4 | 2.8 | $21M | +3.2% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hamilton County, IN | 98 | 45 | 3.3 | $21.7M | +10.9% | #1 of 2,261 |
| 2Hendricks County, IN | 96 | 22 | 3.3 | $20.3M | +10.2% | #3 of 2,261 |
| 3Boone County, IN | 94 | 18 | 6.3 | $11M | +13.5% | #11 of 2,261 |
| 4Hancock County, IN | 93 | 19 | 5.7 | $11.5M | +13.5% | #16 of 2,261 |
| 5Johnson County, IN | 92 | 28 | 4.5 | $14.3M | +7.4% | #19 of 2,261 |
| 6Warrick County, IN | 88 | 12 | 4.8 | $13.5M | +4.4% | #53 of 2,261 |
| 7Allen County, IN | 84 | 73 | 4.7 | $12.7M | +4.2% | #98 of 2,261 |
| 8Morgan County, IN | 83 | 15 | 5.3 | $11.6M | +4.4% | #118 of 2,261 |
| 9Porter County, IN | 81 | 40 | 5.8 | $10.8M | +1.6% | #143 of 2,261 |
| 10Dearborn County, IN | 78 | 9 | 4.4 | $13.8M | +1.7% | #211 of 2,261 |
| 11Marion County, IN | 77 | 181 | 4.5 | $12.9M | +1.6% | #241 of 2,261 |
| 12Bartholomew County, IN | 77 | 27 | 8.1 | $7.6M | +4.3% | #261 of 2,261 |
| 13Lake County, IN | 76 | 102 | 5.2 | $11.4M | +1.1% | #273 of 2,261 |
| 14Madison County, IN | 76 | 31 | 5.8 | $9.8M | +3.8% | #275 of 2,261 |
| 15Whitley County, IN | 75 | 8 | 5.7 | $10.6M | +2.1% | #292 of 2,261 |
| 16Clark County, IN | 75 | 40 | 7.8 | $7.7M | +7.5% | #303 of 2,261 |
| 17Monroe County, IN | 74 | 26 | 4.4 | $13.2M | +1.9% | #311 of 2,261 |
| 18Wells County, IN | 74 | 6 | 5.2 | $11.2M | +2.6% | #312 of 2,261 |
| 19DeKalb County, IN | 74 | 10 | 5.8 | $10.1M | +2.9% | #316 of 2,261 |
| 20Shelby County, IN | 72 | 10 | 5.4 | $10.9M | +1.8% | #361 of 2,261 |
| 21Dubois County, IN | 71 | 10 | 5.7 | $10.7M | +0.9% | #398 of 2,261 |
| 22Steuben County, IN | 71 | 8 | 5.7 | $10.5M | +1.0% | #399 of 2,261 |
| 23Floyd County, IN | 71 | 24 | 7.5 | $8.2M | +2.0% | #405 of 2,261 |
| 24St. Joseph County, IN | 70 | 65 | 6.1 | $9.6M | +0.1% | #423 of 2,261 |
| 25Adams County, IN | 69 | 7 | 5.6 | $10.2M | +2.2% | #454 of 2,261 |
Show all 92 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Posey County, IN | 68 | 6 | 5.7 | $10.8M | −0.8% | #477 of 2,261 |
| 27Marshall County, IN | 68 | 10 | 5.6 | $10.4M | +1.2% | #479 of 2,261 |
| 28White County, IN | 68 | 6 | 5.9 | $9.9M | +2.0% | #480 of 2,261 |
| 29Kosciusko County, IN | 68 | 27 | 8.5 | $7.1M | +0.9% | #492 of 2,261 |
| 30Harrison County, IN | 67 | 11 | 7.1 | $8.4M | +1.9% | #522 of 2,261 |
| 31Vanderburgh County, IN | 66 | 60 | 7.7 | $7.4M | +0.9% | #555 of 2,261 |
| 32Washington County, IN | 65 | 5 | 4.5 | $12.7M | +0.5% | #570 of 2,261 |
| 33Ripley County, IN | 65 | 8 | 6.9 | $8.4M | +1.6% | #578 of 2,261 |
| 34Jackson County, IN | 65 | 13 | 7.2 | $8.2M | +1.9% | #581 of 2,261 |
| 35Elkhart County, IN | 65 | 57 | 7.9 | $7.4M | +0.9% | #590 of 2,261 |
| 36Greene County, IN | 64 | 6 | 4.6 | $12.2M | +1.2% | #609 of 2,261 |
| 37Gibson County, IN | 64 | 8 | 6.0 | $9.8M | +0.1% | #615 of 2,261 |
| 38Spencer County, IN | 63 | 6 | 7.4 | $8M | +1.2% | #651 of 2,261 |
| 39LaGrange County, IN | 63 | 12 | 9.3 | $6.6M | +1.9% | #658 of 2,261 |
| 40Tippecanoe County, IN | 62 | 43 | 5.7 | $10M | +2.2% | #669 of 2,261 |
| 41LaPorte County, IN | 62 | 26 | 6.0 | $9.9M | −0.9% | #670 of 2,261 |
| 42Clinton County, IN | 62 | 8 | 6.4 | $9M | +0.4% | #672 of 2,261 |
| 43Owen County, IN | 62 | 6 | 7.0 | $8.2M | +2.6% | #676 of 2,261 |
| 44Decatur County, IN | 62 | 8 | 7.5 | $8M | +0.4% | #678 of 2,261 |
| 45Montgomery County, IN | 62 | 13 | 8.3 | $7.1M | +2.7% | #687 of 2,261 |
| 46Lawrence County, IN | 61 | 13 | 6.8 | $8.4M | +1.2% | #708 of 2,261 |
| 47Randolph County, IN | 60 | 5 | 4.8 | $11.5M | +0.1% | #743 of 2,261 |
| 48Jennings County, IN | 60 | 7 | 6.4 | $9M | +0.1% | #748 of 2,261 |
| 49Daviess County, IN | 60 | 8 | 6.8 | $8.6M | +2.5% | #750 of 2,261 |
| 50Henry County, IN | 60 | 13 | 7.0 | $8.1M | +0.5% | #752 of 2,261 |
| 51Noble County, IN | 60 | 14 | 7.7 | $7.6M | +1.0% | #757 of 2,261 |
| 52Cass County, IN | 57 | 10 | 6.7 | $8.3M | +0.1% | #850 of 2,261 |
| 53Newton County, IN | 57 | 5 | 8.7 | $6.6M | +2.9% | #871 of 2,261 |
| 54Wayne County, IN | 54 | 14 | 5.2 | $10.6M | −0.5% | #965 of 2,261 |
| 55Sullivan County, IN | 54 | 5 | 6.4 | $8.7M | +0.1% | #968 of 2,261 |
| 56Delaware County, IN | 54 | 35 | 7.6 | $7.2M | +1.2% | #975 of 2,261 |
| 57Vigo County, IN | 53 | 26 | 6.1 | $8.9M | +0.4% | #1,002 of 2,261 |
| 58Knox County, IN | 53 | 12 | 7.9 | $7.1M | −1.7% | #1,011 of 2,261 |
| 59Parke County, IN | 53 | 6 | 9.8 | $5.9M | +3.0% | #1,028 of 2,261 |
| 60Jasper County, IN | 53 | 15 | 11.8 | $5.1M | +3.0% | #1,036 of 2,261 |
| 61Orange County, IN | 52 | 6 | 7.5 | $7.5M | −0.1% | #1,048 of 2,261 |
| 62Wabash County, IN | 49 | 11 | 8.7 | $6.6M | −0.7% | #1,152 of 2,261 |
| 63Jefferson County, IN | 48 | 12 | 9.4 | $6.1M | +0.6% | #1,194 of 2,261 |
| 64Scott County, IN | 47 | 9 | 9.1 | $6M | +2.8% | #1,232 of 2,261 |
| 65Howard County, IN | 46 | 28 | 7.9 | $7.2M | +0.4% | #1,254 of 2,261 |
| 66Grant County, IN | 46 | 26 | 9.7 | $5.6M | 0.0% | #1,269 of 2,261 |
| 67Miami County, IN | 43 | 10 | 7.5 | $7.5M | −3.9% | #1,355 of 2,261 |
| 68Starke County, IN | 43 | 8 | 8.9 | $6.2M | +0.1% | #1,361 of 2,261 |
| 69Fulton County, IN | 42 | 7 | 8.7 | $6.6M | −1.9% | #1,395 of 2,261 |
| 70Fayette County, IN | 42 | 9 | 9.6 | $5.8M | +0.7% | #1,398 of 2,261 |
| 71Pulaski County, IN | 42 | 5 | 10.1 | $5.7M | −0.4% | #1,400 of 2,261 |
| 72Huntington County, IN | 42 | 19 | 12.3 | $4.7M | +1.6% | #1,418 of 2,261 |
| 73Vermillion County, IN | 33 | 8 | 12.1 | $4.6M | +0.6% | #1,713 of 2,261 |
| 74Rush County, IN | 27 | 9 | 13.3 | $4.2M | 0.0% | #1,885 of 2,261 |
| 75Pike County, IN | 27 | 8 | 15.9 | $3.7M | −2.0% | #1,889 of 2,261 |
| 76Perry County, IN | 27 | 12 | 15.5 | $3.6M | +1.2% | #1,890 of 2,261 |
| 77Jay County, IN | 23 | 10 | 12.8 | $4.3M | −1.8% | #1,971 of 2,261 |
| 78Crawford County, IN | 15 | 8 | 17.5 | $3M | −0.2% | #2,125 of 2,261 |
| Putnam County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 2.8 | $21M | +3.2% | |
| Clay County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 2.8 | $20.7M | −0.1% | |
| Franklin County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 4.3 | $14.1M | +2.2% | |
| Carroll County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 3.7 | $15.6M | +1.6% | |
| Fountain County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 5.8 | $9.7M | +3.2% | |
| Brown County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 2.9 | $20.6M | +1.9% | |
| Tipton County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | $37.7M | −0.4% | |
| Blackford County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 5.8 | $9.4M | −3.1% | |
| Switzerland County, IN | Not scored | 6 | 15.5 | $3.7M | +3.1% | |
| Martin County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 7.7 | $7.5M | +0.5% | |
| Benton County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 8.7 | $6.7M | +2.0% | |
| Warren County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 3.0 | $20.5M | +0.6% | |
| Union County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 3.4 | $17.5M | −3.1% | |
| Ohio County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 3.8 | $15.2M | +1.2% |
Markets with fewer than 5 convenience stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many convenience stores are in Indiana?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,607 convenience stores in Indiana. 936 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 302 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 30.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Indiana spend on groceries?
About $16.2B a year, or $5,959 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,607 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $10.1M 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 2,716,009 households in Indiana and national spending patterns by income.
How does Indiana compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Indiana has 5.9 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $10.1M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Indiana would have about 2,054, against 1,607 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,993 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
Which market in Indiana has the highest market score for convenience stores?
Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Indiana, the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area scores highest, at 86 (high). Among 24 scored small-town markets in or partly in Indiana, the Auburn area scores highest, at 84 (high). Among 78 scored counties in Indiana, Hamilton County scores highest, at 98 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Indiana scores 65 for convenience stores (upper middle), #11 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Indiana. It maps the convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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