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Groceries and convenience · Metro area · Indiana

Grocery stores in the Terre Haute, IN metro area

How the Terre Haute, IN metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #188 of 387 scored metro areas
#10 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana

Listings
32
14 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
22
−16.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$372.2M
On groceries · $5,524 a household
Spending per listing
$11.6M
25% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.7
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
169,241
+0.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 grocery stores in the Terre Haute metro area. 14 of them (44%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 4.7 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.

At $5,524 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Terre Haute metro area spend about $372.2M a year on groceries. That is about $11.6M of household spending for each store on map listings, 25% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in the Terre Haute metro area classed as supermarkets and grocery stores, down 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 3,062 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Terre Haute metro area grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in the Terre Haute metro area is 52 (upper middle), #188 of 387 scored metro areas and #10 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana.

How the Terre Haute 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.

Grocery stores in Terre Haute, IN metro area compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureTerre Haute metro areaIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.75.26.8
Spending per listing$11.6M$11.5M$9.3M
Households per official establishment3,0622,8472,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−16.7%−0.4%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,524$5,959$6,319
Median household income$56,594$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5269

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22−16.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
947
Annual payroll, 2023
$24.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
3214 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
40The 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 Terre Haute 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 Terre Haute metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
169,241+0.3% since 2020
Households
67,374
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,465 sq. mi.
People per square mile
115
Median household income
$56,594
Average household income
$78,125
Median home value
$143,500
Jobs located here
62,390
Daytime population
165,337Residents 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 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 Terre Haute metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Indiana

Metro areas in Indiana ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN774185.0$12.5M+5.4%#26 of 387
2Columbus, IN70195.7$10.8M+4.3%#61 of 387
3Kokomo, IN66133.7$15.6M+0.4%#78 of 387
4Fort Wayne, IN651065.8$10.2M+3.9%#87 of 387
5Muncie, IN64112.4$23M+1.2%#88 of 387
6Bloomington, IN64304.4$13.1M+2.0%#89 of 387
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN635165.7$10.9M+2.7%#95 of 387
7Evansville, IN62564.9$12M+1.6%#101 of 387
8Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN61384.2$13.6M+2.1%#111 of 387
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN563406.1$9.9M+2.9%#154 of 387
10Terre Haute, IN52324.7$11.6M+0.3%#188 of 387

Other business types in the Terre Haute metro area

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in the Terre Haute, IN metro area?

There are 32 grocery stores on map listings in the Terre Haute metro area as of September 2026. 14 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, down 16.7% from 2019.

How much do households in the Terre Haute, IN metro area spend on groceries?

About $372.2M a year, or $5,524 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $11.6M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,374 households in the Terre Haute metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Terre Haute, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

The Terre Haute metro area has 4.7 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $11.6M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, the Terre Haute metro area would have about 40, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,062 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Terre Haute, IN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Terre Haute metro area at 169,241 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,374 households. Median household income in the Terre Haute metro area is $56,594, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Terre Haute metro area scores 52 for grocery stores (upper middle), #188 of 387 scored metro areas.

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