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Grocery and convenience stores in Parke County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #942 of 2,402 scored counties
#62 of 86 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
12
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$35.1M
On groceries · $5,717 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.5
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,642
+3.0% 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

At $5,717 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Parke County spend about $35.1M a year on groceries. Spread across 12 grocery and convenience stores, that is $2.9M per store, 14% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There are 12 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Parke County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 19.5 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for grocery and convenience stores in Parke County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Parke County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Parke County is 56 (upper middle), #942 of 2,402 scored counties and #62 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.

How Parke 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 Parke County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureParke CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.514.418.7
Spending per listing$2.9M$4.1M$3.4M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,1621,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.6%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,717$5,959$6,319
Median household income$68,485$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5670

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
121 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 Parke 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 Parke County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,642+3.0% since 2020
Households
6,147
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
445 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$68,485+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,742
Median home value
$151,200
Jobs located here
3,269
Daytime population
13,458Residents 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 Parke 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
62Parke County, IN561219.5$2.9M+3.0%#942 of 2,402

Other business types in Parke County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 grocery and convenience stores in Parke County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. No official count is published for grocery and convenience stores in Parke County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $35.1M a year, or $5,717 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,147 households in Parke County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Parke County has 19.5 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.9M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Parke County would have about 10, against 12 on map listings.

How fast is Parke County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Parke County at 16,642 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,147 households. The median household income in Parke County is $68,485 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Parke County scores 56 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #942 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 Parke County

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