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Grocery stores in Kendall County, IL
How Kendall County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 92 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #34 of 2,070 scored counties
#1 of 67 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 15
- 11 chain locations (73%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $312.3M
- On groceries · $6,883 a household
- Spending per listing
- $20.8M
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 51% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 145,470
- +9.9% since 2020
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What this means
For grocery stores, Kendall County has a Groundwork market score of 92 (very high): #34 of 2,070 scored counties and #1 of 67 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery stores.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 grocery stores in Kendall County. 11 of them (73%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 51% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in Kendall County spend about $312.3M a year on groceries, or $6,883 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $20.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Kendall County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 3,241 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Population estimates show Kendall County grew 9.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Kendall 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 | Kendall County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 6.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $20.8M | $10.4M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,241 | 1,903 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.4% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,883 | $6,290 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $111,601 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 92 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 579
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1511 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 Kendall 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 Kendall County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 145,470+9.9% since 2020
- Households
- 45,372
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 320 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 430
- Median household income
- $111,601+15.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $129,379
- Median home value
- $322,400
- Jobs located here
- 30,568
- Daytime population
- 86,410Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in Kendall County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores94
- Grocery stores92
- Convenience stores96
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 Kendall County, IL?
There are 15 grocery stores on map listings in Kendall County as of September 2026. 11 of them (73%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Kendall County, IL spend on groceries?
About $312.3M a year, or $6,883 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $20.8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,372 households in Kendall County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kendall County, IL compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Kendall County has 3.3 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $20.8M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Kendall County would have about 34, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,241 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Kendall County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Kendall County at 145,470 people in 2025, up 9.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,372 households. Median household income in Kendall County is $111,601, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.6%, 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. Kendall County scores 92 for grocery stores (very high), #34 of 2,070 scored counties.
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