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Grocery stores in Scott County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Scott County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$11.7M
On groceries · $5,738 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
4,866
−4.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $5,738 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Scott County spend about $11.7M a year on groceries. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no grocery stores in Scott County. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Scott County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for supermarkets and grocery stores in Scott County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Scott County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Scott 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.

Grocery stores in Scott County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureScott CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.06.16.8
Spending per listingn/a$10.4M$9.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,9032,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.4%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,738$6,290$6,319
Median household income$66,705$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

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
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Scott 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 Scott County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,866−4.0% since 2020
Households
2,046
Median age
45.4
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
251 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$66,705
Average household income
$86,253
Median home value
$96,400
Jobs located here
921
Daytime population
3,545Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Scott County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kendall County, IL92153.3$20.8M+9.9%#34 of 2,070
2Grundy County, IL8394.4$14.8M+2.9%#133 of 2,070
3Monroe County, IL7953.6$18.5M−0.3%#208 of 2,070
4Boone County, IL7773.6$17.5M+0.4%#239 of 2,070
5McHenry County, IL76484.1$16.5M+2.5%#264 of 2,070
6Williamson County, IL7593.1$18.6M+0.2%#285 of 2,070
7Will County, IL741204.9$13.9M+2.2%#310 of 2,070
8Tazewell County, IL71254.6$13.2M−0.9%#369 of 2,070
9DeKalb County, IL68194.8$12.4M+1.5%#452 of 2,070
10Kane County, IL671045.6$12M+1.8%#479 of 2,070
Scott County, ILNot scored00.0n/a−4.0%

Other business types in Scott County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Scott County, IL?

There are no grocery stores on map listings in Scott County as of September 2026. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Scott County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Scott County, IL spend on groceries?

About $11.7M a year, or $5,738 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,046 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Scott County, IL compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Scott County has no grocery stores on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Scott County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

How fast is Scott County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Scott County at 4,866 people in 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,046 households. The median household income in Scott County is $66,705 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery stores · All 56 business types in Scott County

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