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Grocery and convenience stores in Clark County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Clark County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 86 out of 100: High
Ranked #95 of 2,402 scored counties
#8 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 75
- 38 chain locations (51%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $306.4M
- On groceries · $5,979 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.6
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 130,451
- +7.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Clark County is 86 (high), #95 of 2,402 scored counties and #8 of 86 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery and convenience stores.
At $5,979 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Clark County spend about $306.4M a year on groceries. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 21% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 75 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Clark County as of September 2026. 38 of them (51%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 14.6 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Clark County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 4,658 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Clark County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Clark County compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | Clark County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.6 | 14.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $4.1M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,658 | 2,162 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.6% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.5% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,979 | $5,959 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $74,214 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 86 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 420
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7538 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 90The 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 Clark 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 Clark County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 130,451+7.5% since 2020
- Households
- 51,242
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 373 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 334
- Median household income
- $74,214+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,593
- Median home value
- $222,900
- Jobs located here
- 57,028
- Daytime population
- 116,702Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Clark County marked.
Top counties in Indiana
| 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 |
Other business types in Clark County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores86
- Grocery stores83
- Convenience stores75
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 Clark County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 75 grocery and convenience stores in Clark County. 38 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Clark County, IN spend on groceries?
About $306.4M a year, or $5,979 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 51,242 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clark County, IN compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Clark County has 14.6 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $4.1M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Clark County would have about 90, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,658 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is Clark County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Clark County at 130,451 people in 2025, up 7.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,242 households. The median household income in Clark County is $74,214 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. Clark County scores 86 for grocery and convenience stores (high), #95 of 2,402 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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