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Convenience stores in Casey County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Casey County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,019 of 2,261 scored counties
#71 of 89 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
11
2 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$33.6M
On groceries · $5,183 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
61% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.0
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,205
+1.8% 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

For convenience stores, Casey County has a Groundwork market score of 21 (low): #2,019 of 2,261 scored counties and #71 of 89 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 convenience stores in Casey County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That is 17.0 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $5,183 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Casey County spend about $33.6M a year on groceries. Spread across 11 convenience stores, that is $3.1M per store, 61% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Casey County in 2023. That is one for every 2,161 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Casey County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Casey County compares

The same measures for Kentucky and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the convenience 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.

Convenience stores in Casey County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureCasey CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.08.58.0
Spending per listing$3.1M$6.8M$7.9M
Households per official establishment2,1615,5153,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+44.9%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,183$5,746$6,319
Median household income$45,510$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score2138

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
2
Annual payroll, 2023
$78K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
112 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 convenience stores in Casey 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 Casey County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,205+1.8% since 2020
Households
6,482
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
444 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$45,510+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,090
Median home value
$136,300
Jobs located here
3,825
Daytime population
14,095Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Casey County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oldham County, KY92114.8$14.9M+4.9%#18 of 2,261
2Boone County, KY91234.5$14.6M+6.5%#25 of 2,261
3Bullitt County, KY83206.3$9.8M+5.0%#121 of 2,261
4Shelby County, KY81137.0$8.8M+6.2%#148 of 2,261
5Kenton County, KY79304.5$14M+3.9%#184 of 2,261
6Fayette County, KY79735.2$11.5M+2.2%#186 of 2,261
7Scott County, KY79219.3$6.8M+8.2%#206 of 2,261
8Meade County, KY7854.5$13.3M+2.2%#213 of 2,261
9Warren County, KY78417.4$7.8M+10.6%#234 of 2,261
10Campbell County, KY75205.1$12.1M+2.5%#289 of 2,261
71Casey County, KY211117.0$3.1M+1.8%#2,019 of 2,261

Other business types in Casey County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Casey County, KY?

There are 11 convenience stores on map listings in Casey County as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

How much do households in Casey County, KY spend on groceries?

About $33.6M a year, or $5,183 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,482 households in Casey County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Casey County, KY compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Casey County has 17.0 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $3.1M, 61% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Casey County would have about 4, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,161 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is Casey County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Casey County at 16,205 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,482 households. Median household income in Casey County is $45,510, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.7%, 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. Casey County scores 21 for convenience stores (low), #2,019 of 2,261 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for convenience stores · All 56 business types in Casey County

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