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Grocery and convenience stores in Greene County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Greene County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,660 of 2,402 scored counties
#73 of 85 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $25.6M
- On groceries · $5,751 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.2
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,313
- −5.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $5,751 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Greene County spend about $25.6M a year on groceries. Spread across 9 grocery and convenience stores, that is $2.8M per store, 16% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 9 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Greene County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 42% across the U.S. That is 20.2 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for grocery and convenience stores in Greene County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Greene County from 2020 to 2025 at −5.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Greene County is 38 (lower middle), #1,660 of 2,402 scored counties and #73 of 85 scored counties in Illinois.
How Greene 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 | Greene County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.2 | 15.0 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $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 | −5.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,751 | $6,290 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $62,192 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 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
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Greene 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 Greene County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,313−5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 4,452
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 543 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $62,192+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,051
- Median home value
- $95,200
- Jobs located here
- 2,174
- Daytime population
- 8,049Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Greene 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 |
| 73Greene County, IL | 38 | 9 | 20.2 | $2.8M | −5.1% | #1,660 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Greene County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores38
- Grocery stores
- Convenience stores
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 Greene County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 grocery and convenience stores in Greene County. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. No official count is published for grocery and convenience stores in Greene County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Greene County, IL spend on groceries?
About $25.6M a year, or $5,751 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,452 households in Greene County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Greene County, IL compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Greene County has 20.2 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.8M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Greene County would have about 8, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Greene County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Greene County at 11,313 people in 2025, down 5.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,452 households. The median household income in Greene County is $62,192 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. Greene County scores 38 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,660 of 2,402 scored counties.
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