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Convenience stores in Indiana County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #988 of 2,261 scored counties
#47 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
34
18 chain locations (53%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$198.5M
On groceries · $6,110 a household
Spending per listing
$5.8M
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.5
31% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
82,878
−0.3% 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 Indiana County spend about $198.5M a year on groceries, or $6,110 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 34 convenience stores, that is $5.8M per store, 26% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

There are 34 convenience stores on map listings in Indiana County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 53% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 10.5 for every 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Indiana County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 4,061 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Indiana County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Indiana County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #988 of 2,261 scored counties and #47 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Indiana County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Indiana County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureIndiana CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.57.78.0
Spending per listing$5.8M$8.7M$7.9M
Households per official establishment4,0613,4823,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+27.0%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,110$6,738$6,319
Median household income$60,208$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score5455

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 8
Employees, 2023
100
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
3418 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The 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 Indiana 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 Indiana County

Population, 2025 estimate
82,878−0.3% since 2020
Households
32,487
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
827 sq. mi.
People per square mile
100
Median household income
$60,208+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,985
Median home value
$152,800
Jobs located here
28,392
Daytime population
79,217Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Indiana County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chester County, PA881236.0$13.1M+4.2%#54 of 2,261
2Cumberland County, PA88767.1$9.8M+6.5%#62 of 2,261
3Franklin County, PA86406.3$10.6M+3.0%#83 of 2,261
4Adams County, PA84276.6$10.3M+3.6%#103 of 2,261
5York County, PA841377.5$9.1M+3.6%#107 of 2,261
6Lancaster County, PA831487.0$10M+1.9%#120 of 2,261
7Butler County, PA83698.5$8.2M+3.2%#122 of 2,261
8Lebanon County, PA80356.2$10.8M+2.2%#166 of 2,261
9Northampton County, PA78927.5$9.3M+3.7%#224 of 2,261
10Montgomery County, PA762216.6$11.6M+2.4%#272 of 2,261
47Indiana County, PA543410.5$5.8M−0.3%#988 of 2,261

Other business types in Indiana County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Indiana County, PA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 34 convenience stores in Indiana County. 18 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

How much do households in Indiana County, PA spend on groceries?

About $198.5M a year, or $6,110 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5.8M 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 32,487 households in Indiana County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Indiana County, PA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Indiana County has 10.5 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $5.8M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Indiana County would have about 25, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,061 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is Indiana County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Indiana County at 82,878 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 32,487 households. The median household income in Indiana County is $60,208 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.1% 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. Indiana County scores 54 for convenience stores (upper middle), #988 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 Indiana County

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