Groceries and convenience · County · Indiana
Grocery and convenience stores in Elkhart County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Elkhart County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #978 of 2,402 scored counties
#65 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 136
- 56 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- +9.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $424.1M
- On groceries · $5,866 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 208,774
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Elkhart County comes to about $424.1M a year: $5,866 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per store, 8% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Elkhart County has 136 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 56 are chain locations, or 41%, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.8, in line with the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Elkhart County in 2023, up 9.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,538 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 31 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Elkhart County grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Elkhart County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #978 of 2,402 scored counties and #65 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.
How Elkhart 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 | Elkhart County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.8 | 14.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $4.1M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,538 | 2,162 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.3% | +5.6% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,866 | $5,959 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $68,561 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43 → 47+9.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,671
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $39.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 31Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13656 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 125The 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 Elkhart 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 Elkhart County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 208,774+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 72,309
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 463 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 447
- Median household income
- $68,561+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,471
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 133,676
- Daytime population
- 244,683Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 65Elkhart County, IN | 55 | 136 | 18.8 | $3.1M | +0.9% | #978 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Elkhart County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores55
- Grocery stores47
- Convenience stores65
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 Elkhart County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 136 grocery and convenience stores in Elkhart County. 56 of them (41%) 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, up 9.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 31 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Elkhart County, IN spend on groceries?
About $424.1M a year, or $5,866 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 136 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 72,309 households in Elkhart County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elkhart County, IN compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Elkhart County has 18.8 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.1M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Elkhart County would have about 125, against 136 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,538 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Elkhart County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Elkhart County at 208,774 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,309 households. The median household income in Elkhart County is $68,561 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% 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. Elkhart County scores 55 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #978 of 2,402 scored counties.
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