Groceries and convenience · County · Indiana
Convenience stores in Jefferson County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Jefferson County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,194 of 2,261 scored counties
#63 of 78 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 12
- 8 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $73.1M
- On groceries · $5,717 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.1M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.4
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,279
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Jefferson County comes to about $73.1M a year: $5,717 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $6.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 23% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 12 convenience stores on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. 8 of them (67%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.4, 18% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Jefferson County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Jefferson County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Jefferson County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #1,194 of 2,261 scored counties and #63 of 78 scored counties in Indiana.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.4 | 5.9 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $6.1M | $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 | +0.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,717 | $5,959 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $64,577 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 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
- 128 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,279+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 12,790
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 361 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 91
- Median household income
- $64,577+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,160
- Median home value
- $194,600
- Jobs located here
- 12,163
- Daytime population
- 31,641Residents 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 |
| 63Jefferson County, IN | 48 | 12 | 9.4 | $6.1M | +0.6% | #1,194 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Jefferson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores51
- Grocery stores55
- Convenience stores48
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 Jefferson County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 convenience stores in Jefferson County. 8 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Jefferson County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Jefferson County, IN spend on groceries?
About $73.1M a year, or $5,717 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $6.1M 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 12,790 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, IN compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Jefferson County has 9.4 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $6.1M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 9, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is Jefferson County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 33,279 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,790 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $64,577 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.5% 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. Jefferson County scores 48 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,194 of 2,261 scored counties.
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