Groceries and convenience · County · Indiana
Grocery stores in Wells County, IN
How Wells 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 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #506 of 2,070 scored counties
#26 of 67 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $67.5M
- On groceries · $5,845 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.2M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,883
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 grocery stores in Wells County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. That is 5.2 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
At $5,845 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Wells County spend about $67.5M a year on groceries. Spread across 6 grocery stores, that is $11.2M per store, 21% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Wells County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Wells County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Wells County is 66 (upper middle), #506 of 2,070 scored counties and #26 of 67 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Wells 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 | Wells County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 5.2 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $11.2M | $11.5M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,847 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.4% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,845 | $5,959 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $71,957 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Wells 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 Wells County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,883+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 11,546
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 368 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 77
- Median household income
- $71,957+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,952
- Median home value
- $197,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,127
- Daytime population
- 26,173Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Wells County?
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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 |
| 26Wells County, IN | 66 | 6 | 5.2 | $11.2M | +2.6% | #506 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Wells County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores72
- Grocery stores66
- Convenience stores74
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 Wells County, IN?
There are 6 grocery stores on map listings in Wells County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Wells County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Wells County, IN spend on groceries?
About $67.5M a year, or $5,845 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $11.2M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,546 households in Wells County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wells County, IN compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Wells County has 5.2 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $11.2M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Wells County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Wells County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Wells County at 28,883 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,546 households. Median household income in Wells County is $71,957, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. Wells County scores 66 for grocery stores (upper middle), #506 of 2,070 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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