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Grocery and convenience stores in Newton County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Newton County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #558 of 2,402 scored counties
#36 of 86 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
9
1 chain location (11%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$32.9M
On groceries · $5,741 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.7
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,188
+2.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 grocery and convenience stores in Newton County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 42% across the U.S. That is 15.7 per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Households in Newton County spend about $32.9M a year on groceries, or $5,741 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.7M per store, 8% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Newton County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,909 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Newton County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Newton County is 66 (upper middle), #558 of 2,402 scored counties and #36 of 86 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Newton 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.

Grocery and convenience stores in Newton County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureNewton CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.714.418.7
Spending per listing$3.7M$4.1M$3.4M
Households per official establishment1,9092,1621,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.6%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,741$5,959$6,319
Median household income$75,481$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6670

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
77
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
91 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Newton 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 Newton County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,188+2.9% since 2020
Households
5,726
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
402 sq. mi.
People per square mile
35
Median household income
$75,481+36.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,819
Median home value
$171,500
Jobs located here
3,456
Daytime population
11,088Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Newton County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hamilton County, IN981198.7$8.2M+10.9%#1 of 2,402
2Hendricks County, IN97466.9$9.7M+10.2%#4 of 2,402
3Hancock County, IN963811.4$5.8M+13.5%#6 of 2,402
4Boone County, IN963913.6$5.1M+13.5%#7 of 2,402
5Johnson County, IN946310.1$6.4M+7.4%#17 of 2,402
6Warrick County, IN89259.9$6.5M+4.4%#51 of 2,402
7Morgan County, IN874014.1$4.4M+4.4%#79 of 2,402
8Clark County, IN867514.6$4.1M+7.5%#95 of 2,402
9Putnam County, IN85107.1$8.4M+3.2%#96 of 2,402
10Dearborn County, IN842411.8$5.2M+1.7%#110 of 2,402
36Newton County, IN66915.7$3.7M+2.9%#558 of 2,402

Other business types in Newton County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Newton County, IN?

There are 9 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Newton County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Newton County, IN spend on groceries?

About $32.9M a year, or $5,741 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,726 households in Newton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Newton County, IN compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?

Newton County has 15.7 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.7M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Newton County would have about 10, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,909 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Newton County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Newton County at 14,188 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,726 households. Median household income in Newton County is $75,481, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.4%, 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. Newton County scores 66 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #558 of 2,402 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery and convenience stores · All 56 business types in Newton County

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