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Convenience stores in Carroll County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Carroll County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $46.7M
- On groceries · $5,773 a household
- Spending per listing
- $15.6M
- 97% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 54% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,655
- +1.6% since 2020
See the convenience stores around any address in Carroll County
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Carroll County comes to about $46.7M a year: $5,773 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $15.6M of household spending for each store on map listings, 97% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 3 convenience stores on map listings in Carroll County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.7, 54% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Carroll County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Carroll County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 convenience stores on map listings, Carroll County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Carroll 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 | Carroll County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 5.9 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $15.6M | $10.1M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 8,993 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.2% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,773 | $5,959 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $65,645 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 65 |
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
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,655+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 8,085
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 372 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $65,645+19.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,202
- Median home value
- $180,900
- Jobs located here
- 5,820
- Daytime population
- 16,066Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Carroll County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the convenience stores on map listings by name and distance.
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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 |
| Carroll County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 3.7 | $15.6M | +1.6% |
Other business types in Carroll County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores60
- Grocery stores45
- Convenience stores
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 Carroll County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 convenience stores in Carroll County. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Carroll County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Carroll County, IN spend on groceries?
About $46.7M a year, or $5,773 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $15.6M 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 8,085 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carroll County, IN compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Carroll County has 3.7 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $15.6M, 97% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Carroll County would have about 6, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Carroll County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Carroll County at 20,655 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,085 households. The median household income in Carroll County is $65,645 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.8% 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. Carroll County has no market score for convenience stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Carroll County. 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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