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Grocery stores in Winnebago County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Winnebago County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,074 of 2,070 scored counties
#34 of 67 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 67
- 22 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 57
- +5.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $671.4M
- On groceries · $5,787 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 283,674
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Winnebago County comes to about $671.4M a year: $5,787 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 67 grocery stores, that is $10M per store, 8% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 67 grocery stores on map listings in Winnebago County as of September 2026. Of those, 22 are chain locations, or 33%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, 15% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 57 businesses with payroll in Winnebago County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores, up 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,035 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $510K have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Winnebago County.
Population estimates show Winnebago County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Winnebago County is 48 (lower middle), #1,074 of 2,070 scored counties and #34 of 67 scored counties in Illinois.
How Winnebago 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 | Winnebago County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $10M | $10.4M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,035 | 1,903 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.6% | +2.4% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,787 | $6,290 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $65,837 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 54 → 57+5.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,695
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $45M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6722 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $510K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Winnebago 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 Winnebago County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 283,674−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 116,014
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 513 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 552
- Median household income
- $65,837+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,474
- Median home value
- $164,500
- Jobs located here
- 121,867
- Daytime population
- 276,449Residents 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 Winnebago 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 |
| 34Winnebago County, IL | 48 | 67 | 5.8 | $10M | −0.4% | #1,074 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Winnebago County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores56
- Grocery stores48
- Convenience stores65
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 Winnebago County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 67 grocery stores in Winnebago County. 22 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Winnebago County, IL spend on groceries?
About $671.4M a year, or $5,787 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $10M 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 116,014 households in Winnebago County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Winnebago County, IL compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Winnebago County has 5.8 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $10M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Winnebago County would have about 72, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,035 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Winnebago County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Winnebago County at 283,674 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 116,014 households. The median household income in Winnebago County is $65,837 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. Winnebago County scores 48 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,074 of 2,070 scored counties.
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