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Convenience stores in Tippecanoe County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #669 of 2,261 scored counties
#40 of 78 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
43
34 chain locations (79%)
Official establishments
23
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$430.4M
On groceries · $5,677 a household
Spending per listing
$10M
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.7
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
190,456
+2.2% 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 43 convenience stores in Tippecanoe County. Of those, 34 are chain locations, or 79%, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 5.7 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $5,677 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Tippecanoe County spend about $430.4M a year on groceries. That works out to $10M per store, 27% 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 23 businesses with payroll in Tippecanoe County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 3,296 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tippecanoe County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Tippecanoe County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #669 of 2,261 scored counties and #40 of 78 scored counties in Indiana.

How Tippecanoe 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 Tippecanoe County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureTippecanoe CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.75.98.0
Spending per listing$10M$10.1M$7.9M
Households per official establishment3,2968,9933,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+30.2%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,677$5,959$6,319
Median household income$60,636$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6265

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 23
Employees, 2023
90
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4334 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
55The 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 Tippecanoe 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 Tippecanoe County

Population, 2025 estimate
190,456+2.2% since 2020
Households
75,808
Median age
33.6
Homes lived in by their owners
53%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
499 sq. mi.
People per square mile
379
Median household income
$60,636+14.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,483
Median home value
$239,300
Jobs located here
96,546
Daytime population
205,195Residents 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 Tippecanoe 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
40Tippecanoe County, IN62435.7$10M+2.2%#669 of 2,261

Other business types in Tippecanoe County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Tippecanoe County, IN?

There are 43 convenience stores on map listings in Tippecanoe County as of September 2026. 34 of them (79%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

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

About $430.4M a year, or $5,677 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $10M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 75,808 households in Tippecanoe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tippecanoe County has 5.7 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $10M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Tippecanoe County would have about 55, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,296 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is Tippecanoe County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Tippecanoe County at 190,456 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 75,808 households. Median household income in Tippecanoe County is $60,636, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.1%, 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. Tippecanoe County scores 62 for convenience stores (upper middle), #669 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 Tippecanoe County

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