Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Indiana
Grocery and convenience stores in the Washington, IN area
The grocery and convenience stores in the Washington, IN area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #215 of 538 scored small-town markets
#23 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Indiana
- Listings
- 25
- 8 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $68.7M
- On groceries · $5,816 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.2
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,209
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in the Washington area comes to about $68.7M a year: $5,816 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 25 grocery and convenience stores, that is $2.7M per store, 19% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 25 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in the Washington area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That is 21.2 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in the Washington area classed as grocery and convenience stores. That is one for every 1,313 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in the Washington area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Washington area scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #215 of 538 scored small-town markets and #23 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Indiana.
How the Washington area 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 | Washington area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.2 | 14.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $4.1M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,313 | 2,162 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.6% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,816 | $5,959 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $68,503 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 143
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 258 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 the Washington area, 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 the Washington area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,209+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 11,814
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 430 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 78
- Median household income
- $68,503+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,976
- Median home value
- $197,200
- Jobs located here
- 12,604
- Daytime population
- 31,688Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Indiana for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Indiana, with the Washington area marked.
Top small-town markets in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Greencastle, IN | 91 | 10 | 7.1 | $8.4M | +3.2% | #1 of 538 |
| 2Auburn, IN | 88 | 22 | 12.9 | $4.6M | +2.9% | #4 of 538 |
| 3Kendallville, IN | 78 | 26 | 14.3 | $4.1M | +1.0% | #23 of 538 |
| 4Angola, IN | 78 | 24 | 17.1 | $3.5M | +1.0% | #24 of 538 |
| 5Decatur, IN | 78 | 21 | 16.9 | $3.4M | +2.2% | #25 of 538 |
| 6Bedford, IN | 77 | 26 | 13.6 | $4.2M | +1.2% | #29 of 538 |
| 7Monticello, IN | 75 | 17 | 16.6 | $3.5M | +2.0% | #38 of 538 |
| 8Frankfort, IN | 74 | 21 | 16.8 | $3.4M | +0.4% | #45 of 538 |
| 9Greensburg, IN | 72 | 20 | 18.7 | $3.2M | +0.4% | #58 of 538 |
| 10Plymouth, IN | 71 | 30 | 16.9 | $3.5M | +1.2% | #66 of 538 |
| 23Washington, IN | 57 | 25 | 21.2 | $2.7M | +2.5% | #215 of 538 |
Other business types in the Washington area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores57
- Grocery stores56
- Convenience stores68
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 the Washington, IN area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 grocery and convenience stores in the Washington area. 8 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Washington, IN area spend on groceries?
About $68.7M a year, or $5,816 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,814 households in the Washington area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Washington, IN area compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
The Washington area has 21.2 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.7M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, the Washington area would have about 20, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,313 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is the Washington, IN area growing?
Population estimates put the Washington area at 34,209 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,814 households. The median household income in the Washington area is $68,503 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Washington area scores 57 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #215 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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