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Convenience stores in Johnson County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Johnson County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 92 out of 100: Very high

Ranked #19 of 2,261 scored counties
#5 of 78 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
28
25 chain locations (89%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$400.4M
On groceries · $6,401 a household
Spending per listing
$14.3M
82% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
44% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
174,262
+7.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For convenience stores, Johnson County has a Groundwork market score of 92 (very high): #19 of 2,261 scored counties and #5 of 78 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for convenience stores.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 convenience stores in Johnson County. Chain locations make up 89% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on groceries in Johnson County comes to about $400.4M a year: $6,401 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $14.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 82% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Johnson County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 12,511 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Population estimates show Johnson County grew 7.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Johnson 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.

Convenience stores in Johnson County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureJohnson CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.55.98.0
Spending per listing$14.3M$10.1M$7.9M
Households per official establishment12,5118,9933,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+30.2%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.4%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,401$5,959$6,319
Median household income$90,454$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score9265

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5
Employees, 2023
18
Annual payroll, 2023
$580K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2825 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
51The 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 Johnson 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 Johnson County

Population, 2025 estimate
174,262+7.4% since 2020
Households
62,554
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
320 sq. mi.
People per square mile
519
Median household income
$90,454+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,915
Median home value
$284,600
Jobs located here
66,910
Daytime population
152,891Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Johnson County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hamilton County, IN98453.3$21.7M+10.9%#1 of 2,261
2Hendricks County, IN96223.3$20.3M+10.2%#3 of 2,261
3Boone County, IN94186.3$11M+13.5%#11 of 2,261
4Hancock County, IN93195.7$11.5M+13.5%#16 of 2,261
5Johnson County, IN92284.5$14.3M+7.4%#19 of 2,261
6Warrick County, IN88124.8$13.5M+4.4%#53 of 2,261
7Allen County, IN84734.7$12.7M+4.2%#98 of 2,261
8Morgan County, IN83155.3$11.6M+4.4%#118 of 2,261
9Porter County, IN81405.8$10.8M+1.6%#143 of 2,261
10Dearborn County, IN7894.4$13.8M+1.7%#211 of 2,261

Other business types in Johnson County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Johnson County, IN?

There are 28 convenience stores on map listings in Johnson County as of September 2026. 25 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

How much do households in Johnson County, IN spend on groceries?

About $400.4M a year, or $6,401 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $14.3M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 62,554 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Johnson County, IN compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Johnson County has 4.5 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $14.3M, 82% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Johnson County would have about 51, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,511 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is Johnson County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Johnson County at 174,262 people in 2025, up 7.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 62,554 households. Median household income in Johnson County is $90,454, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.9%, 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. Johnson County scores 92 for convenience stores (very high), #19 of 2,261 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for convenience stores · All 56 business types in Johnson County

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