Groceries and convenience · County · Indiana
Convenience stores in Bartholomew County, IN
How Bartholomew County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #261 of 2,261 scored counties
#12 of 78 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 27
- 21 chain locations (78%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $204.5M
- On groceries · $6,130 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.6M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,729
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 convenience stores in Bartholomew County. Of those, 21 are chain locations, or 78%, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.1, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in Bartholomew County spend about $204.5M a year on groceries, or $6,130 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $7.6M per store, 4% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Bartholomew County in 2023. That is one for every 8,340 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bartholomew County grew 4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Bartholomew County scores 77 (high) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #261 of 2,261 scored counties and #12 of 78 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Bartholomew County compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | Bartholomew County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.1 | 5.9 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $7.6M | $10.1M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,340 | 8,993 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.2% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,130 | $5,959 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $79,901 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $405K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2721 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 Bartholomew 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 Bartholomew County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,729+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 33,359
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 407 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 205
- Median household income
- $79,901+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,124
- Median home value
- $232,800
- Jobs located here
- 52,041
- Daytime population
- 94,547Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Indiana
| 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 |
| 12Bartholomew County, IN | 77 | 27 | 8.1 | $7.6M | +4.3% | #261 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Bartholomew County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores79
- Grocery stores75
- Convenience stores77
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 Bartholomew County, IN?
There are 27 convenience stores on map listings in Bartholomew County as of September 2026. 21 of them (78%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Bartholomew County, IN spend on groceries?
About $204.5M a year, or $6,130 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.6M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,359 households in Bartholomew County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bartholomew County, IN compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Bartholomew County has 8.1 convenience stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.6M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Bartholomew County would have about 26, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,340 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Bartholomew County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Bartholomew County at 85,729 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,359 households. Median household income in Bartholomew County is $79,901, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. Bartholomew County scores 77 for convenience stores (high), #261 of 2,261 scored counties.
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