Groceries and convenience · County · Michigan
Convenience stores in Hillsdale County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Hillsdale County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,008 of 2,261 scored counties
#28 of 75 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 14
- 4 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $101.9M
- On groceries · $5,704 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.3M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,738
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 convenience stores in Hillsdale County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 29%, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.8, 2% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
At $5,704 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Hillsdale County spend about $101.9M a year on groceries. That works out to $7.3M per store, 8% 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 Hillsdale County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Hillsdale County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Hillsdale County is 53 (upper middle), #1,008 of 2,261 scored counties and #28 of 75 scored counties in Michigan.
How Hillsdale County compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Hillsdale County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 6.9 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $7.3M | $8.8M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,841 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.9% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,704 | $6,009 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $64,242 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 51 |
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
- 144 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,7380.0% since 2020
- Households
- 17,860
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 598 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $64,242+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,816
- Median home value
- $176,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,372
- Daytime population
- 39,069Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ottawa County, MI | 87 | 62 | 5.6 | $11.5M | +3.9% | #69 of 2,261 |
| 2Livingston County, MI | 86 | 30 | 3.9 | $17.2M | +1.7% | #78 of 2,261 |
| 3Kent County, MI | 83 | 125 | 4.9 | $12.8M | +2.5% | #115 of 2,261 |
| 4Oakland County, MI | 82 | 193 | 3.6 | $18.3M | +1.2% | #125 of 2,261 |
| 5Washtenaw County, MI | 80 | 50 | 3.3 | $19.4M | −0.4% | #158 of 2,261 |
| 6Monroe County, MI | 80 | 25 | 4.0 | $15.4M | +0.7% | #159 of 2,261 |
| 7Leelanau County, MI | 77 | 8 | 8.3 | $8M | +3.0% | #257 of 2,261 |
| 8Clinton County, MI | 76 | 14 | 4.4 | $14.4M | +1.6% | #268 of 2,261 |
| 9Macomb County, MI | 73 | 167 | 4.7 | $13.1M | +0.7% | #339 of 2,261 |
| 10Lapeer County, MI | 73 | 25 | 7.2 | $8.5M | +1.0% | #349 of 2,261 |
| 28Hillsdale County, MI | 53 | 14 | 7.8 | $7.3M | 0.0% | #1,008 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Hillsdale County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores64
- Grocery stores56
- Convenience stores53
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 Hillsdale County, MI?
Hillsdale County has 14 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Hillsdale County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Hillsdale County, MI spend on groceries?
About $101.9M a year, or $5,704 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.3M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,860 households in Hillsdale County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hillsdale County, MI compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Hillsdale County has 7.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.3M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Hillsdale County would have about 13, against 14 on map listings.
How fast is Hillsdale County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Hillsdale County at 45,738 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,860 households. Median household income in Hillsdale County is $64,242, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.5%, 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. Hillsdale County scores 53 for convenience stores (upper middle), #1,008 of 2,261 scored counties.
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