Market rankings · Illinois
Grocery and convenience stores in Illinois
Markets across Illinois ranked by the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 7,544
- 2,968 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 3,492
- +4.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $31.7B
- On groceries
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.0
- 20% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- 24% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #13 of 51
- Market score 60 · Upper middle
A site report maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings around any address in Illinois by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7,544 grocery and convenience stores in Illinois. Of those, 2,968 are chain locations, or 39%, against 42% across the U.S. That is 15.0 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Household spending on groceries in Illinois comes to about $31.7B a year: $6,290 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 7,544 grocery and convenience stores, that is $4.2M per store, 24% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 3,492 businesses with payroll in Illinois classed as grocery and convenience stores, up 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,442 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 7.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 130 SBA-backed loans worth $91.5M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Illinois.
Among the 50 states and DC, Illinois ranks #13 for grocery and convenience stores, with a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle). Of the 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the Bloomington metro area scores highest (64). Of the 21 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Marion-Herrin area scores highest (80).
Every market in Illinois for grocery and convenience stores
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Illinois, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bloomington, IL | 64 | 103 | 14.7 | $4.2M | +0.1% | #97 of 387 |
| 2Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 62 | 5,121 | 14.1 | $4.6M | 0.0% | #111 of 387 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 62 | 1,871 | 16.1 | $3.9M | −0.2% | #117 of 387 |
| 3Springfield, IL | 60 | 130 | 14.4 | $4.2M | −1.2% | #123 of 387 |
| 4Peoria, IL | 58 | 223 | 14.5 | $4.1M | −1.3% | #138 of 387 |
| 5Champaign-Urbana, IL | 56 | 155 | 15.8 | $3.7M | +1.5% | #157 of 387 |
| 6Rockford, IL | 51 | 201 | 14.8 | $3.9M | −0.3% | #192 of 387 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 49 | 274 | 16.9 | $3.5M | −0.9% | #207 of 387 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 43 | 71 | 18.5 | $3.1M | +1.7% | #245 of 387 |
| 7Kankakee, IL | 39 | 80 | 19.5 | $3.1M | −1.7% | #270 of 387 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 32 | 82 | 19.6 | $2.9M | −1.2% | #313 of 387 |
| 8Decatur, IL | 30 | 74 | 17.0 | $3.3M | −4.3% | #322 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marion-Herrin, IL | 80 | 37 | 12.8 | $4.5M | +0.2% | #18 of 538 |
| 2Jacksonville, IL | 72 | 20 | 13.2 | $4.4M | −3.1% | #52 of 538 |
| 3Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 70 | 26 | 12.5 | $4.4M | −1.0% | #72 of 538 |
| 4Lincoln, IL | 70 | 17 | 15.1 | $3.8M | −2.5% | #73 of 538 |
| 5Rochelle, IL | 68 | 37 | 17.8 | $3.4M | −0.7% | #99 of 538 |
| 6Dixon, IL | 66 | 21 | 15.7 | $3.8M | −3.4% | #114 of 538 |
| 7Sterling, IL | 63 | 34 | 14.7 | $3.9M | −2.6% | #138 of 538 |
| 8Mount Vernon, IL | 63 | 26 | 17.5 | $3.2M | −2.3% | #143 of 538 |
| Burlington, IA-IL | 58 | 25 | 12.6 | $4.5M | −2.5% | #193 of 538 |
| 9Canton, IL | 58 | 26 | 18.8 | $3M | −2.0% | #197 of 538 |
| 10Quincy, IL-MO | 58 | 64 | 20.6 | $2.8M | −2.0% | #200 of 538 |
| 11Centralia, IL | 57 | 31 | 20.0 | $2.8M | −3.4% | #213 of 538 |
| 12Carbondale, IL | 56 | 30 | 13.1 | $4.1M | −1.5% | #222 of 538 |
| 13Taylorville, IL | 56 | 24 | 17.7 | $3.2M | −1.5% | #225 of 538 |
| 14Ottawa, IL | 56 | 122 | 19.7 | $3M | −1.6% | #227 of 538 |
| 15Danville, IL | 54 | 57 | 18.9 | $2.9M | −3.7% | #246 of 538 |
| 16Effingham, IL | 54 | 48 | 26.5 | $2.3M | −0.9% | #251 of 538 |
| 17Pontiac, IL | 52 | 28 | 19.2 | $3.1M | −2.1% | #264 of 538 |
| 18Freeport, IL | 48 | 35 | 18.1 | $3.1M | −3.0% | #299 of 538 |
| 19Galesburg, IL | 47 | 27 | 12.9 | $4.3M | −4.1% | #310 of 538 |
| 20Macomb, IL | 43 | 17 | 14.3 | $3.8M | −4.5% | #350 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kendall County, IL | 94 | 46 | 10.1 | $6.8M | +9.9% | #14 of 2,402 |
| 2Grundy County, IL | 83 | 33 | 16.0 | $4M | +2.9% | #135 of 2,402 |
| 3Will County, IL | 81 | 307 | 12.6 | $5.4M | +2.2% | #156 of 2,402 |
| 4McHenry County, IL | 80 | 142 | 12.1 | $5.6M | +2.5% | #176 of 2,402 |
| 5Monroe County, IL | 79 | 22 | 15.9 | $4.2M | −0.3% | #204 of 2,402 |
| 6Boone County, IL | 77 | 18 | 9.2 | $6.8M | +0.4% | #234 of 2,402 |
| 7Kane County, IL | 76 | 260 | 14.1 | $4.8M | +1.8% | #261 of 2,402 |
| 8Tazewell County, IL | 75 | 72 | 13.3 | $4.6M | −0.9% | #287 of 2,402 |
| 9DeKalb County, IL | 75 | 56 | 14.2 | $4.2M | +1.5% | #292 of 2,402 |
| 10Lake County, IL | 74 | 339 | 13.1 | $5.3M | +0.8% | #309 of 2,402 |
| 11Williamson County, IL | 74 | 37 | 12.8 | $4.5M | +0.2% | #315 of 2,402 |
| 12Piatt County, IL | 73 | 10 | 14.4 | $4.4M | +0.6% | #346 of 2,402 |
| 13Woodford County, IL | 72 | 20 | 13.6 | $4.7M | −0.8% | #378 of 2,402 |
| 14DuPage County, IL | 69 | 509 | 14.5 | $4.8M | +0.3% | #455 of 2,402 |
| 15McLean County, IL | 69 | 103 | 14.7 | $4.2M | +0.1% | #457 of 2,402 |
| 16Morgan County, IL | 68 | 17 | 13.0 | $4.4M | −2.9% | #488 of 2,402 |
| 17Champaign County, IL | 67 | 131 | 15.3 | $3.8M | +1.8% | #526 of 2,402 |
| 18Coles County, IL | 66 | 26 | 12.5 | $4.4M | −1.0% | #551 of 2,402 |
| 19Sangamon County, IL | 65 | 126 | 14.9 | $4.1M | −1.0% | #582 of 2,402 |
| 20Logan County, IL | 64 | 17 | 15.1 | $3.8M | −2.5% | #621 of 2,402 |
| 21Mercer County, IL | 61 | 10 | 15.2 | $3.9M | −2.6% | #747 of 2,402 |
| 22Ogle County, IL | 61 | 37 | 17.8 | $3.4M | −0.7% | #757 of 2,402 |
| 23Macoupin County, IL | 61 | 32 | 18.2 | $3.3M | −2.6% | #762 of 2,402 |
| 24Montgomery County, IL | 60 | 16 | 14.1 | $4M | −0.6% | #788 of 2,402 |
| 25St. Clair County, IL | 60 | 163 | 16.2 | $3.7M | −2.5% | #789 of 2,402 |
Show all 102 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Madison County, IL | 60 | 180 | 16.3 | $3.7M | −1.0% | #790 of 2,402 |
| 27Henry County, IL | 60 | 37 | 18.3 | $3.3M | −2.2% | #799 of 2,402 |
| 28Cook County, IL | 59 | 3,018 | 14.4 | $4.4M | −1.3% | #819 of 2,402 |
| 29Lee County, IL | 59 | 21 | 15.7 | $3.8M | −3.4% | #821 of 2,402 |
| 30Jersey County, IL | 59 | 14 | 17.6 | $3.5M | −1.5% | #825 of 2,402 |
| 31Franklin County, IL | 58 | 22 | 13.6 | $4M | −2.1% | #852 of 2,402 |
| 32Whiteside County, IL | 58 | 34 | 14.7 | $3.9M | −2.6% | #855 of 2,402 |
| 33De Witt County, IL | 57 | 10 | 15.2 | $3.9M | −2.1% | #893 of 2,402 |
| 34Wabash County, IL | 56 | 5 | 10.5 | $5.3M | −3.6% | #915 of 2,402 |
| 35Winnebago County, IL | 56 | 183 | 15.8 | $3.7M | −0.4% | #924 of 2,402 |
| 36Hancock County, IL | 56 | 13 | 17.1 | $3.3M | −4.4% | #928 of 2,402 |
| 37Edgar County, IL | 55 | 9 | 11.9 | $4.7M | −2.9% | #963 of 2,402 |
| 38Richland County, IL | 55 | 10 | 15.5 | $3.6M | −3.7% | #969 of 2,402 |
| 39Jefferson County, IL | 55 | 26 | 17.5 | $3.2M | −2.3% | #976 of 2,402 |
| 40Wayne County, IL | 54 | 8 | 11.7 | $4.7M | −1.6% | #1,007 of 2,402 |
| 41Peoria County, IL | 54 | 120 | 15.4 | $3.8M | −1.6% | #1,009 of 2,402 |
| 42Perry County, IL | 54 | 13 | 16.5 | $3.5M | −3.5% | #1,015 of 2,402 |
| 43Clay County, IL | 53 | 6 | 11.3 | $4.9M | −3.6% | #1,052 of 2,402 |
| 44Jackson County, IL | 53 | 30 | 13.1 | $4.1M | −1.5% | #1,054 of 2,402 |
| 45Cumberland County, IL | 53 | 7 | 16.8 | $3.5M | −2.1% | #1,056 of 2,402 |
| 46Bureau County, IL | 53 | 26 | 18.5 | $3.2M | −2.1% | #1,063 of 2,402 |
| 47Kankakee County, IL | 53 | 80 | 19.5 | $3.1M | −1.7% | #1,064 of 2,402 |
| 48Bond County, IL | 53 | 12 | 19.5 | $3M | +0.6% | #1,065 of 2,402 |
| 49Adams County, IL | 53 | 55 | 19.7 | $2.9M | −2.1% | #1,071 of 2,402 |
| 50Johnson County, IL | 52 | 7 | 17.1 | $3.3M | +0.4% | #1,108 of 2,402 |
| 51Fulton County, IL | 52 | 26 | 18.8 | $3M | −2.0% | #1,116 of 2,402 |
| 52Rock Island County, IL | 51 | 100 | 16.2 | $3.6M | −1.7% | #1,153 of 2,402 |
| 53Marion County, IL | 51 | 31 | 20.0 | $2.8M | −3.4% | #1,167 of 2,402 |
| 54Christian County, IL | 50 | 24 | 17.7 | $3.2M | −1.5% | #1,198 of 2,402 |
| 55Crawford County, IL | 50 | 15 | 20.0 | $2.9M | +0.1% | #1,206 of 2,402 |
| 56LaSalle County, IL | 49 | 91 | 20.1 | $3M | −1.5% | #1,240 of 2,402 |
| 57Vermilion County, IL | 49 | 57 | 18.9 | $2.9M | −3.7% | #1,242 of 2,402 |
| 58Clinton County, IL | 49 | 34 | 23.3 | $2.7M | +0.6% | #1,251 of 2,402 |
| 59Warren County, IL | 48 | 11 | 16.2 | $3.6M | −3.6% | #1,273 of 2,402 |
| 60Knox County, IL | 46 | 27 | 12.9 | $4.3M | −4.1% | #1,349 of 2,402 |
| 61Effingham County, IL | 45 | 41 | 29.4 | $2.1M | −0.5% | #1,407 of 2,402 |
| 62Macon County, IL | 44 | 74 | 17.0 | $3.3M | −4.3% | #1,423 of 2,402 |
| 63Livingston County, IL | 44 | 28 | 19.2 | $3.1M | −2.1% | #1,424 of 2,402 |
| 64Washington County, IL | 44 | 12 | 20.7 | $2.9M | −1.2% | #1,429 of 2,402 |
| 65Stephenson County, IL | 42 | 35 | 18.1 | $3.1M | −3.0% | #1,509 of 2,402 |
| 66Ford County, IL | 41 | 14 | 24.0 | $2.4M | −2.2% | #1,556 of 2,402 |
| 67Randolph County, IL | 41 | 35 | 29.3 | $2M | −0.6% | #1,567 of 2,402 |
| 68Marshall County, IL | 40 | 11 | 21.6 | $2.7M | −2.0% | #1,588 of 2,402 |
| 69Jo Daviess County, IL | 40 | 28 | 26.9 | $2.2M | −2.2% | #1,602 of 2,402 |
| 70McDonough County, IL | 39 | 17 | 14.3 | $3.8M | −4.5% | #1,623 of 2,402 |
| 71Saline County, IL | 39 | 20 | 20.0 | $2.8M | −4.1% | #1,629 of 2,402 |
| 72Clark County, IL | 39 | 15 | 22.9 | $2.6M | −2.2% | #1,633 of 2,402 |
| 73Greene County, IL | 38 | 9 | 20.2 | $2.8M | −5.1% | #1,660 of 2,402 |
| 74Douglas County, IL | 38 | 27 | 34.8 | $1.7M | +0.5% | #1,690 of 2,402 |
| 75Lawrence County, IL | 36 | 11 | 20.1 | $2.8M | −9.7% | #1,735 of 2,402 |
| 76Shelby County, IL | 32 | 25 | 28.0 | $2.1M | −1.6% | #1,896 of 2,402 |
| 77Carroll County, IL | 32 | 20 | 30.4 | $1.9M | −1.7% | #1,899 of 2,402 |
| 78Mason County, IL | 31 | 13 | 22.5 | $2.5M | −4.9% | #1,919 of 2,402 |
| 79Fayette County, IL | 31 | 22 | 28.2 | $2M | −3.2% | #1,925 of 2,402 |
| 80Massac County, IL | 30 | 12 | 22.0 | $2.5M | −4.5% | #1,943 of 2,402 |
| 81Cass County, IL | 26 | 13 | 25.4 | $2.3M | −4.0% | #2,063 of 2,402 |
| 82Iroquois County, IL | 26 | 34 | 29.7 | $1.9M | −3.0% | #2,072 of 2,402 |
| 83Pike County, IL | 24 | 16 | 26.8 | $2.1M | −2.8% | #2,124 of 2,402 |
| 84White County, IL | 24 | 20 | 35.3 | $1.5M | −4.0% | #2,137 of 2,402 |
| 85Union County, IL | 23 | 16 | 23.3 | $2.4M | −3.7% | #2,141 of 2,402 |
| Moultrie County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 6.9 | $8.6M | −0.8% | |
| Menard County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 7.7 | $7.9M | −3.3% | |
| Jasper County, IL | Not scored | 5 | 13.3 | $4.5M | −2.4% | |
| Hamilton County, IL | Not scored | 5 | 14.8 | $3.9M | −1.7% | |
| Schuyler County, IL | Not scored | 5 | 18.3 | $3.1M | −3.0% | |
| Brown County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 14.7 | $3.8M | +2.7% | |
| Henderson County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 11.1 | $5M | −5.6% | |
| Edwards County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 11.3 | $4.9M | −5.0% | |
| Putnam County, IL | Not scored | 5 | 20.3 | $3M | −0.1% | |
| Stark County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.2% | |
| Pulaski County, IL | Not scored | 6 | 30.9 | $1.6M | −6.9% | |
| Scott County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 14.7 | $3.9M | −4.0% | |
| Alexander County, IL | Not scored | 5 | 26.3 | $2M | −11.6% | |
| Gallatin County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 14.3 | $3.9M | −6.4% | |
| Calhoun County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 32.3 | $2M | −2.2% | |
| Pope County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 21.7 | $2.6M | −2.2% | |
| Hardin County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 25.9 | $2M | −1.8% |
Markets with fewer than 5 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in Illinois?
There are 7,544 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Illinois as of September 2026. 2,968 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 3,492 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019. Official counts list 2,332 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Illinois spend on groceries?
About $31.7B a year, or $6,290 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7,544 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.2M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,036,449 households in Illinois and national spending patterns by income.
How does Illinois compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Illinois has 15.0 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $4.2M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Illinois would have about 9,351, against 7,544 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,442 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
Which market in Illinois has the highest market score for grocery and convenience stores?
Among 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the Bloomington metro area scores highest, at 64 (upper middle). Among 21 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Marion-Herrin area scores highest, at 80 (high). Among 85 scored counties in Illinois, Kendall County scores highest, at 94 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Illinois scores 60 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #13 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Illinois. It maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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