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Convenience stores in Vanderburgh County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #555 of 2,261 scored counties
#31 of 78 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
60
32 chain locations (53%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$445.3M
On groceries · $5,689 a household
Spending per listing
$7.4M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.7
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
181,995
+0.9% 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

Households in Vanderburgh County spend about $445.3M a year on groceries, or $5,689 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $7.4M per store, 6% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

Vanderburgh County has 60 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 32 of them (53%) 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Vanderburgh County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 26,090 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Vanderburgh County grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Vanderburgh County is 66 (upper middle), #555 of 2,261 scored counties and #31 of 78 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Vanderburgh 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 Vanderburgh County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureVanderburgh CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.75.98.0
Spending per listing$7.4M$10.1M$7.9M
Households per official establishment26,0908,9933,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+30.2%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,689$5,959$6,319
Median household income$61,648$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6665

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 3
Employees, 2023
5
Annual payroll, 2023
$74K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6032 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
57The 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 Vanderburgh 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 Vanderburgh County

Population, 2025 estimate
181,995+0.9% since 2020
Households
78,270
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
233 sq. mi.
People per square mile
772
Median household income
$61,648+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,065
Median home value
$184,000
Jobs located here
109,446
Daytime population
203,371Residents 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 Vanderburgh 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
31Vanderburgh County, IN66607.7$7.4M+0.9%#555 of 2,261

Other business types in Vanderburgh County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Vanderburgh County, IN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 convenience stores in Vanderburgh County. 32 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

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

About $445.3M a year, or $5,689 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.4M 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 78,270 households in Vanderburgh County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Vanderburgh County has 7.7 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.4M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Vanderburgh County would have about 57, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 26,090 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is Vanderburgh County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Vanderburgh County at 181,995 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,270 households. The median household income in Vanderburgh County is $61,648 a year, 24% 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. Vanderburgh County scores 66 for convenience stores (upper middle), #555 of 2,261 scored counties.

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

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