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Grocery and convenience stores in Sangamon County, IL
The grocery and convenience stores in Sangamon County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #582 of 2,402 scored counties
#19 of 85 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 126
- 66 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- −11.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $513.5M
- On groceries · $6,058 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.9
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 194,170
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 126 grocery and convenience stores in Sangamon County. Chain locations make up 52% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 14.9 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Household spending on groceries in Sangamon County comes to about $513.5M a year: $6,058 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.1M per store, 20% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Sangamon County was 47 in 2023, down 11.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,803 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 24 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Sangamon County.
Population estimates put the population change in Sangamon County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Sangamon County is 65 (upper middle), #582 of 2,402 scored counties and #19 of 85 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Sangamon 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 | Sangamon County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.9 | 15.0 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $4.2M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,803 | 1,442 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.3% | +4.8% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,058 | $6,290 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $75,357 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 47−11.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,676
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $40.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12666 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 152The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Sangamon 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 Sangamon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 194,170−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 84,762
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 868 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 225
- Median household income
- $75,357+21.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,226
- Median home value
- $176,300
- Jobs located here
- 128,055
- Daytime population
- 233,017Residents 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 Sangamon 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 |
| 19Sangamon County, IL | 65 | 126 | 14.9 | $4.1M | −1.0% | #582 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Sangamon County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores65
- Grocery stores63
- Convenience stores66
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 Sangamon County, IL?
Sangamon County has 126 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 66 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, down 11.3% from 2019. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sangamon County, IL spend on groceries?
About $513.5M a year, or $6,058 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 126 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 84,762 households in Sangamon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sangamon County, IL compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Sangamon County has 14.9 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $4.1M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Sangamon County would have about 152, against 126 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,803 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Sangamon County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Sangamon County at 194,170 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 84,762 households. Median household income in Sangamon County is $75,357, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.7%, 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. Sangamon County scores 65 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #582 of 2,402 scored counties.
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