Groceries and convenience · Metro area · Indiana
Grocery stores in the Muncie, IN metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in the Muncie, IN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #88 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana
- Listings
- 11
- 7 chain locations (64%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $253.4M
- On groceries · $5,479 a household
- Spending per listing
- $23M
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 65% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 113,106
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 grocery stores in the Muncie metro area. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 64%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Household spending on groceries in the Muncie metro area comes to about $253.4M a year: $5,479 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $23M of household spending for each store on map listings, 2.5 times 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 the Muncie metro area was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 3,304 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Muncie metro area grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in the Muncie metro area is 64 (upper middle), #88 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Muncie metro area 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 | Muncie metro area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 5.2 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $23M | $11.5M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,304 | 2,847 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.4% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,479 | $5,959 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $58,127 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14
- Employees, 2023
- 327
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 117 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 the Muncie metro area, 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 the Muncie metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 113,106+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 46,256
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 392 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 286
- Median household income
- $58,127+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,454
- Median home value
- $139,400
- Jobs located here
- 44,237
- Daytime population
- 112,299Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Indiana for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Indiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Muncie metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 77 | 418 | 5.0 | $12.5M | +5.4% | #26 of 387 |
| 2Columbus, IN | 70 | 19 | 5.7 | $10.8M | +4.3% | #61 of 387 |
| 3Kokomo, IN | 66 | 13 | 3.7 | $15.6M | +0.4% | #78 of 387 |
| 4Fort Wayne, IN | 65 | 106 | 5.8 | $10.2M | +3.9% | #87 of 387 |
| 5Muncie, IN | 64 | 11 | 2.4 | $23M | +1.2% | #88 of 387 |
| 6Bloomington, IN | 64 | 30 | 4.4 | $13.1M | +2.0% | #89 of 387 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 63 | 516 | 5.7 | $10.9M | +2.7% | #95 of 387 |
| 7Evansville, IN | 62 | 56 | 4.9 | $12M | +1.6% | #101 of 387 |
| 8Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 61 | 38 | 4.2 | $13.6M | +2.1% | #111 of 387 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 56 | 340 | 6.1 | $9.9M | +2.9% | #154 of 387 |
Other business types in the Muncie metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores59
- Grocery stores64
- Convenience stores39
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 the Muncie, IN metro area?
The Muncie metro area has 11 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (64%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in the Muncie, IN metro area spend on groceries?
About $253.4M a year, or $5,479 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $23M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 46,256 households in the Muncie metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Muncie, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
The Muncie metro area has 2.4 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $23M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, the Muncie metro area would have about 27, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,304 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is the Muncie, IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Muncie metro area at 113,106 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,256 households. Median household income in the Muncie metro area is $58,127, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.6%, 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. The Muncie metro area scores 64 for grocery stores (upper middle), #88 of 387 scored metro areas.
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