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Grocery and convenience stores in Porter County, IN
The grocery and convenience stores in Porter County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #157 of 2,402 scored counties
#12 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 85
- 51 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $433.4M
- On groceries · $6,314 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 50% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.4
- 34% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 176,049
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Porter County scores 81 (high) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #157 of 2,402 scored counties and #12 of 86 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery and convenience stores.
Households in Porter County spend about $433.4M a year on groceries, or $6,314 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $5.1M per store, 50% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Porter County has 85 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 51 of them (60%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.4, 34% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Porter County was 28 in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,451 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $342K has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Porter County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Porter County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Porter 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 | Porter County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.4 | 14.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $4.1M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,451 | 2,162 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.7% | +5.6% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,314 | $5,959 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $87,972 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 28+16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 905
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8551 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 128The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $342K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Porter 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 Porter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 176,049+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 68,639
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 418 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 418
- Median household income
- $87,972+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,512
- Median home value
- $281,500
- Jobs located here
- 65,198
- Daytime population
- 160,058Residents 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 |
| 12Porter County, IN | 81 | 85 | 12.4 | $5.1M | +1.6% | #157 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Porter County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores81
- Grocery stores80
- Convenience stores81
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 Porter County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 85 grocery and convenience stores in Porter County. 51 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019. Another 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Porter County, IN spend on groceries?
About $433.4M a year, or $6,314 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 85 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 68,639 households in Porter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Porter County, IN compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Porter County has 12.4 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $5.1M, 50% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Porter County would have about 128, against 85 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,451 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Porter County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Porter County at 176,049 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,639 households. The median household income in Porter County is $87,972 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Porter County scores 81 for grocery and convenience stores (high), #157 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 Porter County
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