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Grocery stores in Macon County, IL
The grocery stores in Macon County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #928 of 2,070 scored counties
#29 of 67 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 22
- 6 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $247.9M
- On groceries · $5,703 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.3M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,300
- −4.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Macon County spend about $247.9M a year on groceries, or $5,703 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $11.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 21% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 22 grocery stores on map listings in Macon County as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 27%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 5.1 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Macon County in 2023. That is one for every 2,717 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Macon County declined 4.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Macon County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #928 of 2,070 scored counties and #29 of 67 scored counties in Illinois.
How Macon 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 | Macon County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 6.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $11.3M | $10.4M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,717 | 1,903 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.4% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,703 | $6,290 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $62,666 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 340
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 226 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 Macon 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 Macon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,300−4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 43,468
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 581 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 175
- Median household income
- $62,666+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,051
- Median home value
- $127,300
- Jobs located here
- 43,992
- Daytime population
- 103,405Residents 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 |
| 29Macon County, IL | 52 | 22 | 5.1 | $11.3M | −4.3% | #928 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Macon County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores44
- Grocery stores52
- Convenience stores39
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 Macon County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 grocery stores in Macon County. 6 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Macon County, IL spend on groceries?
About $247.9M a year, or $5,703 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $11.3M 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 43,468 households in Macon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Macon County, IL compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Macon County has 5.1 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $11.3M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Macon County would have about 27, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,717 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Macon County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Macon County at 99,300 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,468 households. The median household income in Macon County is $62,666 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Macon County scores 52 for grocery stores (upper middle), #928 of 2,070 scored counties.
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