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Convenience stores in Vigo County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,002 of 2,261 scored counties
#57 of 78 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
26
15 chain locations (58%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$230.2M
On groceries · $5,430 a household
Spending per listing
$8.9M
12% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.1
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
106,512
+0.4% 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

At $5,430 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Vigo County spend about $230.2M a year on groceries. That works out to $8.9M per store, 12% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

Vigo County has 26 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 58%, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 6.1 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Vigo County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $945K has gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Vigo County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Vigo County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Vigo County is 53 (upper middle), #1,002 of 2,261 scored counties and #57 of 78 scored counties in Indiana.

How Vigo 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 Vigo County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureVigo CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.15.98.0
Spending per listing$8.9M$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+0.4%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,430$5,959$6,319
Median household income$52,976$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5365

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
2615 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$945K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Vigo 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 Vigo County

Population, 2025 estimate
106,512+0.4% since 2020
Households
42,399
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
404 sq. mi.
People per square mile
263
Median household income
$52,976+17.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,677
Median home value
$148,500
Jobs located here
44,404
Daytime population
108,518Residents 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 Vigo 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
57Vigo County, IN53266.1$8.9M+0.4%#1,002 of 2,261

Other business types in Vigo County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Vigo County, IN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 convenience stores in Vigo County. 15 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Vigo County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $230.2M a year, or $5,430 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $8.9M 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 42,399 households in Vigo County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Vigo County has 6.1 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $8.9M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Vigo County would have about 29, against 26 on map listings.

How fast is Vigo County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Vigo County at 106,512 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,399 households. The median household income in Vigo County is $52,976 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.1% 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. Vigo County scores 53 for convenience stores (upper middle), #1,002 of 2,261 scored counties.

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