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Grocery stores in Jackson County, IN

The grocery stores in Jackson County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,330 of 2,070 scored counties
#62 of 67 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
16
5 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$106.3M
On groceries · $5,858 a household
Spending per listing
$6.6M
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.8
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,370
+1.9% 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

Household spending on groceries in Jackson County comes to about $106.3M a year: $5,858 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.6M per store, 29% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

Jackson County has 16 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.8, 29% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Jackson County in 2023. That is one for every 2,015 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Jackson County.

Population estimates show Jackson County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Jackson County is 41 (lower middle), #1,330 of 2,070 scored counties and #62 of 67 scored counties in Indiana.

How Jackson 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.

Grocery stores in Jackson County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.85.26.8
Spending per listing$6.6M$11.5M$9.3M
Households per official establishment2,0152,8472,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.4%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,858$5,959$6,319
Median household income$70,262$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score4169

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 9
Employees, 2023
267
Annual payroll, 2023
$7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
165 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$100K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Jackson 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 Jackson County

Population, 2025 estimate
47,370+1.9% since 2020
Households
18,138
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
510 sq. mi.
People per square mile
91
Median household income
$70,262+37.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,415
Median home value
$178,300
Jobs located here
22,359
Daytime population
46,218Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Indiana

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

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hancock County, IN9772.1$31.2M+13.5%#3 of 2,070
2Hendricks County, IN96121.8$37.2M+10.2%#5 of 2,070
3Hamilton County, IN96483.5$20.4M+10.9%#6 of 2,070
4Boone County, IN95113.8$18.1M+13.5%#14 of 2,070
5Johnson County, IN93213.4$19.1M+7.4%#26 of 2,070
6Warrick County, IN8872.8$23.1M+4.4%#65 of 2,070
7Floyd County, IN8492.8$21.9M+2.0%#114 of 2,070
8Morgan County, IN84145.0$12.4M+4.4%#124 of 2,070
9Clark County, IN83254.9$12.3M+7.5%#142 of 2,070
10Dearborn County, IN8173.5$17.8M+1.7%#161 of 2,070
62Jackson County, IN41168.8$6.6M+1.9%#1,330 of 2,070

Other business types in Jackson County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Jackson County, IN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 grocery stores in Jackson County. 5 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.

How much do households in Jackson County, IN spend on groceries?

About $106.3M a year, or $5,858 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $6.6M 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 18,138 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Jackson County, IN compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Jackson County has 8.8 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $6.6M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Jackson County would have about 11, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,015 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is Jackson County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 47,370 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,138 households. The median household income in Jackson County is $70,262 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.1% 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. Jackson County scores 41 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,330 of 2,070 scored counties.

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 Jackson County

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