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Convenience stores in Daviess County, KY

The convenience stores in Daviess County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #692 of 2,261 scored counties
#21 of 89 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
39
14 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$241.1M
On groceries · $5,789 a household
Spending per listing
$6.2M
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.4
18% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
104,898
+1.5% 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

At $5,789 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Daviess County spend about $241.1M a year on groceries. That is about $6.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

There are 39 convenience stores on map listings in Daviess County as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 36%, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 9.4 for every 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Daviess County in 2023. That is one for every 10,410 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Daviess County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, Daviess County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #692 of 2,261 scored counties and #21 of 89 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Daviess 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 Daviess County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureDaviess CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.48.58.0
Spending per listing$6.2M$6.8M$7.9M
Households per official establishment10,4105,5153,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+44.9%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,789$5,746$6,319
Median household income$68,214$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score6238

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$191K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
3914 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The 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 Daviess 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 Daviess County

Population, 2025 estimate
104,898+1.5% since 2020
Households
41,639
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
458 sq. mi.
People per square mile
226
Median household income
$68,214+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,502
Median home value
$199,900
Jobs located here
46,939
Daytime population
106,028Residents 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 Daviess 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
21Daviess County, KY62399.4$6.2M+1.5%#692 of 2,261

Other business types in Daviess County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Daviess County, KY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 39 convenience stores in Daviess County. 14 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

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

About $241.1M a year, or $5,789 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $6.2M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,639 households in Daviess County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Daviess County has 9.4 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $6.2M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Daviess County would have about 31, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,410 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is Daviess County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Daviess County at 104,898 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 41,639 households. The median household income in Daviess County is $68,214 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.0% 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. Daviess County scores 62 for convenience stores (upper middle), #692 of 2,261 scored counties.

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