Market rankings · Indiana
Grocery and convenience stores in Indiana
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Indiana, ranked by the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 3,908
- 1,589 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 1,256
- +5.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $16.2B
- On groceries
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.4
- 23% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #4 of 51
- Market score 70 · Upper middle
A site report maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings around any address in Indiana by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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
Indiana has 3,908 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 1,589 are chain locations, or 41%, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.4, 23% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
At $5,959 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Indiana spend about $16.2B a year on groceries. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 22% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Official counts show 1,256 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Indiana in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,162 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, 32 SBA-backed loans worth $10.5M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Indiana.
Among the 50 states and DC, Indiana ranks #4 for grocery and convenience stores, with a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Indiana, the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area scores highest (85). Of the 25 scored small-town markets in or partly in Indiana, the Greencastle area scores highest (91).
Every market in Indiana for grocery and convenience stores
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Indiana, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 85 | 1,015 | 12.0 | $5.2M | +5.4% | #8 of 387 |
| 2Fort Wayne, IN | 76 | 256 | 14.1 | $4.2M | +3.9% | #27 of 387 |
| 3Columbus, IN | 72 | 54 | 16.2 | $3.8M | +4.3% | #50 of 387 |
| 4Evansville, IN | 69 | 163 | 14.3 | $4.1M | +1.6% | #62 of 387 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 67 | 1,323 | 14.6 | $4.3M | +2.7% | #72 of 387 |
| 5Bloomington, IN | 66 | 86 | 12.7 | $4.6M | +2.0% | #81 of 387 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 65 | 891 | 16.0 | $3.8M | +2.9% | #93 of 387 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 62 | 5,121 | 14.1 | $4.6M | 0.0% | #111 of 387 |
| 6Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 60 | 64 | 14.7 | $4M | −0.9% | #125 of 387 |
| 7Muncie, IN | 59 | 51 | 11.0 | $5M | +1.2% | #131 of 387 |
| 8Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 59 | 107 | 11.8 | $4.8M | +2.1% | #132 of 387 |
| 9South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 56 | 186 | 14.5 | $4M | +0.1% | #155 of 387 |
| 10Terre Haute, IN | 54 | 98 | 14.5 | $3.8M | +0.3% | #173 of 387 |
| 11Kokomo, IN | 50 | 46 | 12.9 | $4.4M | +0.4% | #197 of 387 |
| 12Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 39 | 136 | 18.8 | $3.1M | +0.9% | #269 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Greencastle, IN | 91 | 10 | 7.1 | $8.4M | +3.2% | #1 of 538 |
| 2Auburn, IN | 88 | 22 | 12.9 | $4.6M | +2.9% | #4 of 538 |
| 3Kendallville, IN | 78 | 26 | 14.3 | $4.1M | +1.0% | #23 of 538 |
| 4Angola, IN | 78 | 24 | 17.1 | $3.5M | +1.0% | #24 of 538 |
| 5Decatur, IN | 78 | 21 | 16.9 | $3.4M | +2.2% | #25 of 538 |
| 6Bedford, IN | 77 | 26 | 13.6 | $4.2M | +1.2% | #29 of 538 |
| 7Monticello, IN | 75 | 17 | 16.6 | $3.5M | +2.0% | #38 of 538 |
| 8Frankfort, IN | 74 | 21 | 16.8 | $3.4M | +0.4% | #45 of 538 |
| 9Greensburg, IN | 72 | 20 | 18.7 | $3.2M | +0.4% | #58 of 538 |
| 10Plymouth, IN | 71 | 30 | 16.9 | $3.5M | +1.2% | #66 of 538 |
| 11Warsaw, IN | 71 | 68 | 21.3 | $2.8M | +0.9% | #70 of 538 |
| 12Connersville, IN | 70 | 14 | 14.9 | $3.7M | +0.7% | #75 of 538 |
| 13Crawfordsville, IN | 70 | 35 | 22.4 | $2.6M | +2.7% | #85 of 538 |
| 14New Castle, IN | 68 | 27 | 14.5 | $3.9M | +0.5% | #96 of 538 |
| 15Huntington, IN | 68 | 35 | 22.7 | $2.5M | +1.6% | #104 of 538 |
| 16Wabash, IN | 67 | 22 | 17.4 | $3.3M | −0.7% | #107 of 538 |
| 17Vincennes, IN | 63 | 28 | 18.5 | $3.1M | −1.7% | #146 of 538 |
| 18Seymour, IN | 63 | 40 | 22.1 | $2.7M | +1.9% | #151 of 538 |
| 19Jasper, IN | 62 | 39 | 22.2 | $2.7M | +0.9% | #160 of 538 |
| 20Marion, IN | 61 | 42 | 15.7 | $3.4M | 0.0% | #164 of 538 |
| 21Richmond, IN | 58 | 38 | 14.1 | $3.9M | −0.5% | #194 of 538 |
| 22Madison, IN | 58 | 29 | 22.7 | $2.5M | +0.6% | #204 of 538 |
| 23Washington, IN | 57 | 25 | 21.2 | $2.7M | +2.5% | #215 of 538 |
| 24Peru, IN | 50 | 24 | 18.0 | $3.1M | −3.9% | #281 of 538 |
| 25Logansport, IN | 49 | 27 | 18.0 | $3.1M | +0.1% | #287 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hamilton County, IN | 98 | 119 | 8.7 | $8.2M | +10.9% | #1 of 2,402 |
| 2Hendricks County, IN | 97 | 46 | 6.9 | $9.7M | +10.2% | #4 of 2,402 |
| 3Hancock County, IN | 96 | 38 | 11.4 | $5.8M | +13.5% | #6 of 2,402 |
| 4Boone County, IN | 96 | 39 | 13.6 | $5.1M | +13.5% | #7 of 2,402 |
| 5Johnson County, IN | 94 | 63 | 10.1 | $6.4M | +7.4% | #17 of 2,402 |
| 6Warrick County, IN | 89 | 25 | 9.9 | $6.5M | +4.4% | #51 of 2,402 |
| 7Morgan County, IN | 87 | 40 | 14.1 | $4.4M | +4.4% | #79 of 2,402 |
| 8Clark County, IN | 86 | 75 | 14.6 | $4.1M | +7.5% | #95 of 2,402 |
| 9Putnam County, IN | 85 | 10 | 7.1 | $8.4M | +3.2% | #96 of 2,402 |
| 10Dearborn County, IN | 84 | 24 | 11.8 | $5.2M | +1.7% | #110 of 2,402 |
| 11Floyd County, IN | 82 | 46 | 14.4 | $4.3M | +2.0% | #146 of 2,402 |
| 12Porter County, IN | 81 | 85 | 12.4 | $5.1M | +1.6% | #157 of 2,402 |
| 13DeKalb County, IN | 81 | 22 | 12.9 | $4.6M | +2.9% | #160 of 2,402 |
| 14Allen County, IN | 81 | 217 | 13.9 | $4.3M | +4.2% | #164 of 2,402 |
| 15Bartholomew County, IN | 79 | 54 | 16.2 | $3.8M | +4.3% | #208 of 2,402 |
| 16Shelby County, IN | 77 | 26 | 14.1 | $4.2M | +1.8% | #241 of 2,402 |
| 17Whitley County, IN | 76 | 23 | 16.4 | $3.7M | +2.1% | #274 of 2,402 |
| 18Posey County, IN | 75 | 13 | 12.3 | $5M | −0.8% | #285 of 2,402 |
| 19Clay County, IN | 74 | 11 | 10.4 | $5.6M | −0.1% | #305 of 2,402 |
| 20Greene County, IN | 74 | 13 | 9.9 | $5.6M | +1.2% | #306 of 2,402 |
| 21Madison County, IN | 74 | 72 | 13.5 | $4.2M | +3.8% | #316 of 2,402 |
| 22Monroe County, IN | 73 | 69 | 11.6 | $5M | +1.9% | #343 of 2,402 |
| 23Wells County, IN | 72 | 16 | 13.9 | $4.2M | +2.6% | #385 of 2,402 |
| 24Harrison County, IN | 72 | 27 | 17.4 | $3.4M | +1.9% | #394 of 2,402 |
| 25Noble County, IN | 71 | 26 | 14.3 | $4.1M | +1.0% | #408 of 2,402 |
Show all 92 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Lawrence County, IN | 70 | 26 | 13.6 | $4.2M | +1.2% | #434 of 2,402 |
| 27Washington County, IN | 69 | 16 | 14.2 | $4M | +0.5% | #463 of 2,402 |
| 28Steuben County, IN | 69 | 24 | 17.1 | $3.5M | +1.0% | #469 of 2,402 |
| 29Gibson County, IN | 68 | 17 | 12.7 | $4.6M | +0.1% | #487 of 2,402 |
| 30Lake County, IN | 68 | 287 | 14.7 | $4M | +1.1% | #492 of 2,402 |
| 31LaPorte County, IN | 68 | 64 | 14.7 | $4M | −0.9% | #493 of 2,402 |
| 32Adams County, IN | 68 | 21 | 16.9 | $3.4M | +2.2% | #506 of 2,402 |
| 33Marion County, IN | 67 | 549 | 13.7 | $4.3M | +1.6% | #517 of 2,402 |
| 34Tipton County, IN | 67 | 9 | 14.4 | $4.2M | −0.4% | #518 of 2,402 |
| 35Tippecanoe County, IN | 66 | 84 | 11.1 | $5.1M | +2.2% | #549 of 2,402 |
| 36Newton County, IN | 66 | 9 | 15.7 | $3.7M | +2.9% | #558 of 2,402 |
| 37White County, IN | 66 | 17 | 16.6 | $3.5M | +2.0% | #561 of 2,402 |
| 38Brown County, IN | 66 | 14 | 20.6 | $2.9M | +1.9% | #570 of 2,402 |
| 39Clinton County, IN | 65 | 21 | 16.8 | $3.4M | +0.4% | #593 of 2,402 |
| 40Jennings County, IN | 64 | 11 | 10.1 | $5.7M | +0.1% | #615 of 2,402 |
| 41Delaware County, IN | 64 | 51 | 11.0 | $5M | +1.2% | #616 of 2,402 |
| 42Franklin County, IN | 64 | 16 | 17.4 | $3.5M | +2.2% | #631 of 2,402 |
| 43St. Joseph County, IN | 63 | 154 | 14.4 | $4.1M | +0.1% | #651 of 2,402 |
| 44Fayette County, IN | 63 | 14 | 14.9 | $3.7M | +0.7% | #657 of 2,402 |
| 45Spencer County, IN | 63 | 13 | 16.1 | $3.7M | +1.2% | #658 of 2,402 |
| 46Vigo County, IN | 62 | 59 | 13.9 | $3.9M | +0.4% | #698 of 2,402 |
| 47Henry County, IN | 62 | 27 | 14.5 | $3.9M | +0.5% | #699 of 2,402 |
| 48Vanderburgh County, IN | 62 | 125 | 16.0 | $3.6M | +0.9% | #705 of 2,402 |
| 49Marshall County, IN | 62 | 30 | 16.9 | $3.5M | +1.2% | #708 of 2,402 |
| 50Decatur County, IN | 62 | 20 | 18.7 | $3.2M | +0.4% | #714 of 2,402 |
| 51Owen County, IN | 62 | 17 | 19.7 | $2.9M | +2.6% | #729 of 2,402 |
| 52Kosciusko County, IN | 62 | 68 | 21.3 | $2.8M | +0.9% | #733 of 2,402 |
| 53Montgomery County, IN | 62 | 35 | 22.4 | $2.6M | +2.7% | #738 of 2,402 |
| 54Carroll County, IN | 60 | 11 | 13.6 | $4.2M | +1.6% | #786 of 2,402 |
| 55Orange County, IN | 60 | 14 | 17.6 | $3.2M | −0.1% | #801 of 2,402 |
| 56Huntington County, IN | 60 | 35 | 22.7 | $2.5M | +1.6% | #815 of 2,402 |
| 57Wabash County, IN | 59 | 22 | 17.4 | $3.3M | −0.7% | #830 of 2,402 |
| 58Howard County, IN | 58 | 46 | 12.9 | $4.4M | +0.4% | #851 of 2,402 |
| 59Scott County, IN | 58 | 15 | 15.2 | $3.6M | +2.8% | #860 of 2,402 |
| 60LaGrange County, IN | 58 | 35 | 27.1 | $2.3M | +1.9% | #886 of 2,402 |
| 61Knox County, IN | 56 | 28 | 18.5 | $3.1M | −1.7% | #937 of 2,402 |
| 62Parke County, IN | 56 | 12 | 19.5 | $2.9M | +3.0% | #942 of 2,402 |
| 63Sullivan County, IN | 55 | 11 | 14.0 | $3.9M | +0.1% | #967 of 2,402 |
| 64Grant County, IN | 55 | 42 | 15.7 | $3.4M | 0.0% | #972 of 2,402 |
| 65Elkhart County, IN | 55 | 136 | 18.8 | $3.1M | +0.9% | #978 of 2,402 |
| 66Jackson County, IN | 55 | 40 | 22.1 | $2.7M | +1.9% | #991 of 2,402 |
| 67Wayne County, IN | 54 | 38 | 14.1 | $3.9M | −0.5% | #1,008 of 2,402 |
| 68Dubois County, IN | 54 | 39 | 22.2 | $2.7M | +0.9% | #1,036 of 2,402 |
| 69Perry County, IN | 52 | 17 | 21.9 | $2.5M | +1.2% | #1,135 of 2,402 |
| 70Jefferson County, IN | 51 | 29 | 22.7 | $2.5M | +0.6% | #1,177 of 2,402 |
| 71Jasper County, IN | 50 | 30 | 23.5 | $2.5M | +3.0% | #1,212 of 2,402 |
| 72Randolph County, IN | 49 | 19 | 18.3 | $3M | +0.1% | #1,238 of 2,402 |
| 73Daviess County, IN | 49 | 25 | 21.2 | $2.7M | +2.5% | #1,247 of 2,402 |
| 74Pike County, IN | 46 | 10 | 19.9 | $2.9M | −2.0% | #1,354 of 2,402 |
| 75Miami County, IN | 45 | 24 | 18.0 | $3.1M | −3.9% | #1,380 of 2,402 |
| 76Vermillion County, IN | 44 | 17 | 25.8 | $2.2M | +0.6% | #1,451 of 2,402 |
| 77Cass County, IN | 43 | 27 | 18.0 | $3.1M | +0.1% | #1,468 of 2,402 |
| 78Ripley County, IN | 43 | 28 | 24.3 | $2.4M | +1.6% | #1,481 of 2,402 |
| 79Starke County, IN | 41 | 19 | 21.2 | $2.6M | +0.1% | #1,543 of 2,402 |
| 80Fountain County, IN | 36 | 17 | 24.5 | $2.3M | +3.2% | #1,744 of 2,402 |
| 81Blackford County, IN | 34 | 8 | 15.5 | $3.5M | −3.1% | #1,805 of 2,402 |
| 82Rush County, IN | 32 | 16 | 23.7 | $2.4M | 0.0% | #1,889 of 2,402 |
| 83Pulaski County, IN | 31 | 14 | 28.3 | $2M | −0.4% | #1,924 of 2,402 |
| 84Fulton County, IN | 30 | 18 | 22.4 | $2.6M | −1.9% | #1,941 of 2,402 |
| 85Crawford County, IN | 30 | 10 | 21.8 | $2.4M | −0.2% | #1,945 of 2,402 |
| 86Jay County, IN | 28 | 18 | 23.1 | $2.4M | −1.8% | #2,003 of 2,402 |
| Switzerland County, IN | Not scored | 15 | 38.7 | $1.5M | +3.1% | |
| Martin County, IN | Not scored | 6 | 15.4 | $3.7M | +0.5% | |
| Benton County, IN | Not scored | 7 | 20.3 | $2.9M | +2.0% | |
| Warren County, IN | Not scored | 5 | 14.9 | $4.1M | +0.6% | |
| Union County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 13.6 | $4.4M | −3.1% | |
| Ohio County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 15.3 | $3.8M | +1.2% |
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 Indiana?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3,908 grocery and convenience stores in Indiana. 1,589 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 1,256 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019. Official counts list 929 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Indiana spend on groceries?
About $16.2B a year, or $5,959 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3,908 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,716,009 households in Indiana and national spending patterns by income.
How does Indiana compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Indiana has 14.4 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $4.1M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Indiana would have about 4,777, against 3,908 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,162 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
Which market in Indiana has the highest market score for grocery and convenience stores?
Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Indiana, the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area scores highest, at 85 (high). Among 25 scored small-town markets in or partly in Indiana, the Greencastle area scores highest, at 91 (very high). Among 86 scored counties in Indiana, Hamilton County scores highest, at 98 (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. Indiana scores 70 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #4 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 Indiana. 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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