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Grocery and convenience stores in Hamilton County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Hamilton County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 98 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #1 of 2,402 scored counties
#1 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 119
- 62 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +3.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $978.7M
- On groceries · $7,130 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.2M
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.7
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 387,036
- +10.9% since 2020
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What this means
For grocery and convenience stores, Hamilton County has a Groundwork market score of 98 (very high): #1 of 2,402 scored counties and #1 of 86 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery and convenience stores.
Household spending on groceries in Hamilton County comes to about $978.7M a year: $7,130 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $8.2M per store, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Hamilton County has 119 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 52% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 8.7 for every 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 34 businesses with payroll in Hamilton County classed as grocery and convenience stores, up 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,037 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $250K have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Hamilton County. Population estimates show Hamilton County grew 10.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hamilton 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 | Hamilton County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.7 | 14.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $8.2M | $4.1M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,037 | 2,162 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.0% | +5.6% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $7,130 | $5,959 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $121,530 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 98 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 34+3.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,367
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $70.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 65Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11962 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 289The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $250K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 387,036+10.9% since 2020
- Households
- 137,252
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 394 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 926
- Median household income
- $121,530+23.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $158,610
- Median home value
- $405,500
- Jobs located here
- 177,508
- Daytime population
- 354,187Residents 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores98
- Grocery stores96
- Convenience stores98
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 Hamilton County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 119 grocery and convenience stores in Hamilton County. 62 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 3.0% from 2019. Official counts list 65 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hamilton County, IN spend on groceries?
About $978.7M a year, or $7,130 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 119 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $8.2M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 137,252 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hamilton County, IN compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Hamilton County has 8.7 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $8.2M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 289, against 119 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,037 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Hamilton County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Hamilton County at 387,036 people in 2025, up 10.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 137,252 households. The median household income in Hamilton County is $121,530 a year, 51% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.8% 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. Hamilton County scores 98 for grocery and convenience stores (very high), #1 of 2,402 scored counties.
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