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Grocery and convenience stores in Clinton County, IN
The grocery and convenience stores in Clinton County, IN, 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 #593 of 2,402 scored counties
#39 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 21
- 6 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $72.1M
- On groceries · $5,766 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.8
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,322
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 grocery and convenience stores in Clinton County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 29%, against 42% across the U.S. That is 16.8 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
At $5,766 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Clinton County spend about $72.1M a year on groceries. That works out to $3.4M per store, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Clinton County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 2,499 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Clinton County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Clinton County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #593 of 2,402 scored counties and #39 of 86 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Clinton 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 | Clinton County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.8 | 14.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $4.1M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,499 | 2,162 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.6% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,766 | $5,959 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $65,019 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 73
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 216 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Clinton 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 Clinton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,322+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,496
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 405 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $65,019+19.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,786
- Median home value
- $164,100
- Jobs located here
- 11,964
- Daytime population
- 30,915Residents 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 Clinton 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 |
| 39Clinton County, IN | 65 | 21 | 16.8 | $3.4M | +0.4% | #593 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Clinton 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 stores52
- Convenience stores62
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 Clinton County, IN?
Clinton County has 21 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Clinton County, IN spend on groceries?
About $72.1M a year, or $5,766 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,496 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clinton County, IN compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Clinton County has 16.8 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,499 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is Clinton County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Clinton County at 33,322 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,496 households. Median household income in Clinton County is $65,019, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.8%, 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. Clinton County scores 65 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #593 of 2,402 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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