Groceries and convenience · County · Illinois
Grocery and convenience stores in De Witt County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in De Witt County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #893 of 2,402 scored counties
#33 of 85 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 10
- 7 chain locations (70%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $38.8M
- On groceries · $5,876 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.2
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,118
- −2.1% since 2020
See the grocery and convenience stores around any address in De Witt County
The site report maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of De Witt County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 grocery and convenience stores in De Witt County. Chain locations make up 70% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That is 15.2 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
At $5,876 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in De Witt County spend about $38.8M a year on groceries. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 14% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in De Witt County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of De Witt County declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For grocery and convenience stores, De Witt County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #893 of 2,402 scored counties and #33 of 85 scored counties in Illinois.
How De Witt County compares
The same measures for Illinois and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery and 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 | De Witt County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.2 | 15.0 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $4.2M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,442 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.8% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,876 | $6,290 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $71,678 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 60 |
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
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 107 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 grocery and convenience stores in De Witt 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 De Witt County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,118−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 6,595
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 398 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $71,678+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,800
- Median home value
- $130,300
- Jobs located here
- 4,957
- Daytime population
- 14,133Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in De Witt County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the grocery and convenience stores on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of De Witt County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardGrocery and convenience stores across Illinois
Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Illinois, with De Witt County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| 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 |
| 33De Witt County, IL | 57 | 10 | 15.2 | $3.9M | −2.1% | #893 of 2,402 |
Other business types in De Witt County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores57
- Grocery stores
- Convenience stores40
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in De Witt County, IL?
De Witt County has 10 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (70%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. No official count is published for grocery and convenience stores in De Witt County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in De Witt County, IL spend on groceries?
About $38.8M a year, or $5,876 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,595 households in De Witt County and national spending patterns by income.
How does De Witt County, IL compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
De Witt County has 15.2 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.9M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, De Witt County would have about 11, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is De Witt County, IL growing?
Population estimates put De Witt County at 15,118 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,595 households. Median household income in De Witt County is $71,678, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. De Witt County scores 57 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #893 of 2,402 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in De Witt County. 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.
How the score works · Top markets for grocery and convenience stores · All 56 business types in De Witt County
Screening a site or an acquisition in De Witt County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of De Witt County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.