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Convenience stores in Noble County, IN

The convenience stores in Noble County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #757 of 2,261 scored counties
#51 of 78 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
14
10 chain locations (71%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$106.8M
On groceries · $5,875 a household
Spending per listing
$7.6M
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.7
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,937
+1.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 convenience stores in Noble County. 10 of them (71%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That is 7.7 per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Noble County spend about $106.8M a year on groceries, or $5,875 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 convenience stores, that is $7.6M per store, 3% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Noble County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Noble County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, Noble County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #757 of 2,261 scored counties and #51 of 78 scored counties in Indiana.

How Noble 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 Noble County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureNoble CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.75.98.0
Spending per listing$7.6M$10.1M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a8,9933,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+30.2%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,875$5,959$6,319
Median household income$71,723$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6065

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
1410 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 Noble 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 Noble County

Population, 2025 estimate
47,937+1.0% since 2020
Households
18,179
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
411 sq. mi.
People per square mile
116
Median household income
$71,723+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,740
Median home value
$196,800
Jobs located here
16,886
Daytime population
42,342Residents 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 Noble 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
51Noble County, IN60147.7$7.6M+1.0%#757 of 2,261

Other business types in Noble County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Noble County, IN?

There are 14 convenience stores on map listings in Noble County as of September 2026. 10 of them (71%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Noble County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $106.8M a year, or $5,875 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 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 18,179 households in Noble County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Noble County has 7.7 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.6M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending.

How fast is Noble County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Noble County at 47,937 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,179 households. Median household income in Noble County is $71,723, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.3%, 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. Noble County scores 60 for convenience stores (upper middle), #757 of 2,261 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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