Groceries and convenience · County · Indiana
Grocery stores in Elkhart County, IN
How Elkhart County, IN 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,108 of 2,070 scored counties
#53 of 67 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 48
- 20 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- −10.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $424.1M
- On groceries · $5,866 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.8M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 208,774
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Elkhart County spend about $424.1M a year on groceries, or $5,866 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 48 grocery stores, that is $8.8M per store, 5% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
Elkhart County has 48 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 42%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.6, 3% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Elkhart County was 35 in 2023, down 10.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,066 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Elkhart County grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Elkhart County is 47 (lower middle), #1,108 of 2,070 scored counties and #53 of 67 scored counties in Indiana.
How Elkhart County compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | Elkhart County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 5.2 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $8.8M | $11.5M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,066 | 2,847 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.3% | −0.4% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,866 | $5,959 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $68,561 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39 → 35−10.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,532
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $36.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4820 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The 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 Elkhart 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 Elkhart County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 208,774+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 72,309
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 463 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 447
- Median household income
- $68,561+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,471
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 133,676
- Daytime population
- 244,683Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hancock County, IN | 97 | 7 | 2.1 | $31.2M | +13.5% | #3 of 2,070 |
| 2Hendricks County, IN | 96 | 12 | 1.8 | $37.2M | +10.2% | #5 of 2,070 |
| 3Hamilton County, IN | 96 | 48 | 3.5 | $20.4M | +10.9% | #6 of 2,070 |
| 4Boone County, IN | 95 | 11 | 3.8 | $18.1M | +13.5% | #14 of 2,070 |
| 5Johnson County, IN | 93 | 21 | 3.4 | $19.1M | +7.4% | #26 of 2,070 |
| 6Warrick County, IN | 88 | 7 | 2.8 | $23.1M | +4.4% | #65 of 2,070 |
| 7Floyd County, IN | 84 | 9 | 2.8 | $21.9M | +2.0% | #114 of 2,070 |
| 8Morgan County, IN | 84 | 14 | 5.0 | $12.4M | +4.4% | #124 of 2,070 |
| 9Clark County, IN | 83 | 25 | 4.9 | $12.3M | +7.5% | #142 of 2,070 |
| 10Dearborn County, IN | 81 | 7 | 3.5 | $17.8M | +1.7% | #161 of 2,070 |
| 53Elkhart County, IN | 47 | 48 | 6.6 | $8.8M | +0.9% | #1,108 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Elkhart County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores55
- Grocery stores47
- 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 Elkhart County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 grocery stores in Elkhart County. 20 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, down 10.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Elkhart County, IN spend on groceries?
About $424.1M a year, or $5,866 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $8.8M 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 72,309 households in Elkhart County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elkhart County, IN compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Elkhart County has 6.6 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $8.8M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Elkhart County would have about 46, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,066 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.3% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Elkhart County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Elkhart County at 208,774 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,309 households. The median household income in Elkhart County is $68,561 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% 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. Elkhart County scores 47 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,108 of 2,070 scored counties.
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