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Grocery stores in Vermilion County, IL
The grocery stores in Vermilion County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,422 of 2,070 scored counties
#49 of 67 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 23
- 12 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $166.4M
- On groceries · $5,533 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.2M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,259
- −3.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 grocery stores in Vermilion County. Chain locations make up 52% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 7.6 per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
At $5,533 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Vermilion County spend about $166.4M a year on groceries. That works out to $7.2M per store, 22% below 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 Vermilion County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 3,008 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $40K has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Vermilion County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Vermilion County declined 3.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For grocery stores, Vermilion County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,422 of 2,070 scored counties and #49 of 67 scored counties in Illinois.
How Vermilion 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 | Vermilion County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 6.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $7.2M | $10.4M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,008 | 1,903 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.4% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,533 | $6,290 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $56,877 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 338
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2312 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $40K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Vermilion 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 Vermilion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,259−3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 30,084
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 898 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $56,877+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,148
- Median home value
- $97,200
- Jobs located here
- 24,379
- Daytime population
- 64,835Residents 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 Vermilion 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 |
| 49Vermilion County, IL | 38 | 23 | 7.6 | $7.2M | −3.7% | #1,422 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Vermilion County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores49
- Grocery stores38
- Convenience stores38
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 Vermilion County, IL?
Vermilion County has 23 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Vermilion County, IL spend on groceries?
About $166.4M a year, or $5,533 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $7.2M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,084 households in Vermilion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Vermilion County, IL compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Vermilion County has 7.6 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $7.2M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Vermilion County would have about 18, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,008 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Vermilion County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Vermilion County at 71,259 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 30,084 households. Median household income in Vermilion County is $56,877, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. Vermilion County scores 38 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,422 of 2,070 scored counties.
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