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Grocery and convenience stores in the Galesburg, IL area

The grocery and convenience stores in the Galesburg, IL area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #310 of 538 scored small-town markets
#19 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois

Listings
27
10 chain locations (37%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$115M
On groceries · $5,484 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
26% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.9
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,767
−4.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 grocery and convenience stores in the Galesburg area. 10 of them (37%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 12.9 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.

At $5,484 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Galesburg area spend about $115M a year on groceries. That works out to $4.3M per store, 26% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in the Galesburg area was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 1,311 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $785K has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in the Galesburg area.

Population estimates show the Galesburg area declined 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For grocery and convenience stores, the Galesburg area has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #310 of 538 scored small-town markets and #19 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois.

How the Galesburg area 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.

Grocery and convenience stores in Galesburg, IL area compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureGalesburg areaIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.915.018.7
Spending per listing$4.3M$4.2M$3.4M
Households per official establishment1,3111,4421,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.8%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,484$6,290$6,319
Median household income$57,030$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4760

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16
Employees, 2023
666
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2710 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$785K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in the Galesburg area, 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 the Galesburg area

Population, 2025 estimate
47,767−4.1% since 2020
Households
20,972
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
716 sq. mi.
People per square mile
68
Median household income
$57,030+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,560
Median home value
$111,900
Jobs located here
15,910
Daytime population
44,318Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Illinois

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Illinois for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Illinois (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Galesburg area marked.

Top small-town markets in Illinois

Small-town markets in Illinois ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Marion-Herrin, IL803712.8$4.5M+0.2%#18 of 538
2Jacksonville, IL722013.2$4.4M−3.1%#52 of 538
3Charleston-Mattoon, IL702612.5$4.4M−1.0%#72 of 538
4Lincoln, IL701715.1$3.8M−2.5%#73 of 538
5Rochelle, IL683717.8$3.4M−0.7%#99 of 538
6Dixon, IL662115.7$3.8M−3.4%#114 of 538
7Sterling, IL633414.7$3.9M−2.6%#138 of 538
8Mount Vernon, IL632617.5$3.2M−2.3%#143 of 538
Burlington, IA-IL582512.6$4.5M−2.5%#193 of 538
9Canton, IL582618.8$3M−2.0%#197 of 538
19Galesburg, IL472712.9$4.3M−4.1%#310 of 538

Other business types in the Galesburg area

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Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in the Galesburg, IL area?

There are 27 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in the Galesburg area as of September 2026. 10 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Galesburg, IL area spend on groceries?

About $115M a year, or $5,484 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.3M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,972 households in the Galesburg area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Galesburg, IL area compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?

The Galesburg area has 12.9 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $4.3M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, the Galesburg area would have about 34, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,311 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is the Galesburg, IL area growing?

Population estimates put the Galesburg area at 47,767 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,972 households. Median household income in the Galesburg area is $57,030, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.2%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Galesburg area scores 47 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #310 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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