Groceries and convenience · County · Illinois
Grocery stores in Jersey County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Jersey County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,145 of 2,070 scored counties
#38 of 67 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $48.7M
- On groceries · $6,117 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.1M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,160
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $6,117 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Jersey County spend about $48.7M a year on groceries. That works out to $8.1M per store, 13% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 6 grocery stores on map listings in Jersey County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.5, 10% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for supermarkets and grocery stores in Jersey County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Jersey County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For grocery stores, Jersey County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,145 of 2,070 scored counties and #38 of 67 scored counties in Illinois.
How Jersey County compares
The same measures for Illinois and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery 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 | Jersey County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 6.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $8.1M | $10.4M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,903 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.4% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,117 | $6,290 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $80,361 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 45 |
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
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 supermarkets and grocery stores in Jersey 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 Jersey County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,160−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 7,965
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 370 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 58
- Median household income
- $80,361+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,416
- Median home value
- $171,900
- Jobs located here
- 5,045
- Daytime population
- 16,288Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Jersey County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kendall County, IL | 92 | 15 | 3.3 | $20.8M | +9.9% | #34 of 2,070 |
| 2Grundy County, IL | 83 | 9 | 4.4 | $14.8M | +2.9% | #133 of 2,070 |
| 3Monroe County, IL | 79 | 5 | 3.6 | $18.5M | −0.3% | #208 of 2,070 |
| 4Boone County, IL | 77 | 7 | 3.6 | $17.5M | +0.4% | #239 of 2,070 |
| 5McHenry County, IL | 76 | 48 | 4.1 | $16.5M | +2.5% | #264 of 2,070 |
| 6Williamson County, IL | 75 | 9 | 3.1 | $18.6M | +0.2% | #285 of 2,070 |
| 7Will County, IL | 74 | 120 | 4.9 | $13.9M | +2.2% | #310 of 2,070 |
| 8Tazewell County, IL | 71 | 25 | 4.6 | $13.2M | −0.9% | #369 of 2,070 |
| 9DeKalb County, IL | 68 | 19 | 4.8 | $12.4M | +1.5% | #452 of 2,070 |
| 10Kane County, IL | 67 | 104 | 5.6 | $12M | +1.8% | #479 of 2,070 |
| 38Jersey County, IL | 46 | 6 | 7.5 | $8.1M | −1.5% | #1,145 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Jersey County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores59
- Grocery stores46
- Convenience stores60
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 stores are in Jersey County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 grocery stores in Jersey County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Jersey County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Jersey County, IL spend on groceries?
About $48.7M a year, or $6,117 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $8.1M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,965 households in Jersey County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jersey County, IL compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Jersey County has 7.5 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $8.1M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Jersey County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Jersey County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Jersey County at 21,160 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,965 households. The median household income in Jersey County is $80,361 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% 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. Jersey County scores 46 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,145 of 2,070 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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