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Grocery and convenience stores in Vanderburgh County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Vanderburgh County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #705 of 2,402 scored counties
#48 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 125
- 58 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- −13.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $445.3M
- On groceries · $5,689 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.0
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 181,995
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Vanderburgh County spend about $445.3M a year on groceries, or $5,689 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each store on map listings, 5% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Vanderburgh County has 125 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 58 of them (46%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.0, 14% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Vanderburgh County was 37 in 2023, down 13.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,115 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 22 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Vanderburgh County grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Vanderburgh County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #705 of 2,402 scored counties and #48 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.
How Vanderburgh 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 | Vanderburgh County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.0 | 14.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $4.1M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,115 | 2,162 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.9% | +5.6% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,689 | $5,959 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $61,648 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43 → 37−13.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,440
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $32.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 22Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12558 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 131The 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 Vanderburgh 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 Vanderburgh County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 181,995+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 78,270
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 233 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 772
- Median household income
- $61,648+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,065
- Median home value
- $184,000
- Jobs located here
- 109,446
- Daytime population
- 203,371Residents 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 |
| 48Vanderburgh County, IN | 62 | 125 | 16.0 | $3.6M | +0.9% | #705 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Vanderburgh County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores62
- Grocery stores51
- Convenience stores66
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 Vanderburgh County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 125 grocery and convenience stores in Vanderburgh County. 58 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, down 13.9% from 2019. Official counts list 22 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Vanderburgh County, IN spend on groceries?
About $445.3M a year, or $5,689 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 125 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 78,270 households in Vanderburgh County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Vanderburgh County, IN compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Vanderburgh County has 16.0 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.6M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Vanderburgh County would have about 131, against 125 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,115 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Vanderburgh County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Vanderburgh County at 181,995 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,270 households. The median household income in Vanderburgh County is $61,648 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Vanderburgh County scores 62 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #705 of 2,402 scored counties.
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