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Convenience stores in Lawrence County, IN
The convenience stores in Lawrence County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #708 of 2,261 scored counties
#46 of 78 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 13
- 3 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $109.6M
- On groceries · $5,728 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.4M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,568
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $5,728 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Lawrence County spend about $109.6M a year on groceries. That is about $8.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 7% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
Lawrence County has 13 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 23%, against 60% across the U.S. That is 6.8 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Lawrence County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lawrence County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, Lawrence County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #708 of 2,261 scored counties and #46 of 78 scored counties in Indiana.
How Lawrence 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 | Lawrence County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 5.9 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $8.4M | $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 | +1.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,728 | $5,959 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $66,468 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 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
- 133 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,568+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 19,135
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 449 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 100
- Median household income
- $66,468+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,010
- Median home value
- $175,000
- Jobs located here
- 12,745
- Daytime population
- 38,519Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Lawrence County?
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Lawrence County marked.
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 |
| 46Lawrence County, IN | 61 | 13 | 6.8 | $8.4M | +1.2% | #708 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Lawrence County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores70
- Grocery stores54
- Convenience stores61
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 Lawrence County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 convenience stores in Lawrence County. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Lawrence County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Lawrence County, IN spend on groceries?
About $109.6M a year, or $5,728 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $8.4M 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 19,135 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lawrence County, IN compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Lawrence County has 6.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $8.4M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 14, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is Lawrence County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Lawrence County at 45,568 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,135 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $66,468 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Lawrence County scores 61 for convenience stores (upper middle), #708 of 2,261 scored counties.
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