Groceries and convenience · County · Indiana
Grocery stores in White County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in White County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #943 of 2,070 scored counties
#43 of 67 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $59.4M
- On groceries · $5,788 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.5M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,164
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $5,788 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in White County spend about $59.4M a year on groceries. That is about $8.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 9% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
White County has 7 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. That is 6.8 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in White County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 2,564 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates show White County grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery stores, White County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #943 of 2,070 scored counties and #43 of 67 scored counties in Indiana.
How White 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 | White County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 5.2 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $8.5M | $11.5M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,564 | 2,847 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.4% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,788 | $5,959 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $67,303 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 136
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 White 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 White County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,164+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 10,254
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 505 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $67,303+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,596
- Median home value
- $175,900
- Jobs located here
- 8,813
- Daytime population
- 21,324Residents 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 |
| 43White County, IN | 52 | 7 | 6.8 | $8.5M | +2.0% | #943 of 2,070 |
Other business types in White County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores66
- Grocery stores52
- Convenience stores68
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 White County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 grocery stores in White County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in White County, IN spend on groceries?
About $59.4M a year, or $5,788 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $8.5M 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 10,254 households in White County and national spending patterns by income.
How does White County, IN compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
White County has 6.8 grocery stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $8.5M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, White County would have about 6, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,564 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is White County, IN growing?
Population estimates put White County at 25,164 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,254 households. The median household income in White County is $67,303 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.3% 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. White County scores 52 for grocery stores (upper middle), #943 of 2,070 scored counties.
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