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Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Kentucky

Convenience stores in the Glasgow, KY area

The convenience stores in the Glasgow, KY area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #362 of 529 scored small-town markets
#11 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky

Listings
24
10 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$118.7M
On groceries · $5,365 a household
Spending per listing
$4.9M
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.9
36% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
56,224
+2.6% since 2020

See the convenience stores around any address in the Glasgow area

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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

Households in the Glasgow area spend about $118.7M a year on groceries, or $5,365 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.9M per store, 37% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

There are 24 convenience stores on map listings in the Glasgow area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 42% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That is 10.9 per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in the Glasgow area, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Glasgow area grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Glasgow area scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #362 of 529 scored small-town markets and #11 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky.

How the Glasgow area 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 Glasgow, KY area compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureGlasgow areaKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.98.58.0
Spending per listing$4.9M$6.8M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,5153,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+44.9%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,365$5,746$6,319
Median household income$50,729$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score4238

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
2410 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 the Glasgow 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 Glasgow area

Population, 2025 estimate
56,224+2.6% since 2020
Households
22,117
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
777 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71
Median household income
$50,729+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,979
Median home value
$165,700
Jobs located here
17,233
Daytime population
50,485Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Kentucky

Every Kentucky market ranked →

The highest-scoring small-town markets in Kentucky for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with the Glasgow area marked.

Top small-town markets in Kentucky

Small-town markets in Kentucky ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Frankfort, KY78247.4$7.9M+3.1%#34 of 529
2Franklin, KY7656.2$9M+5.9%#48 of 529
3Richmond-Berea, KY72459.1$6.2M+7.0%#76 of 529
4Murray, KY7195.9$9.2M+4.9%#78 of 529
5Danville, KY63209.2$6M+3.6%#149 of 529
6Mayfield, KY59117.8$6.9M+1.4%#193 of 529
7Somerset, KY52228.4$6.4M+3.5%#264 of 529
8Henderson, KY522510.7$5.2M−0.9%#267 of 529
9Campbellsville, KY491510.2$5.3M+3.4%#292 of 529
10Mount Sterling, KY452714.9$3.7M+3.1%#334 of 529
11Glasgow, KY422410.9$4.9M+2.6%#362 of 529

Other business types in the Glasgow area

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in the Glasgow, KY area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 convenience stores in the Glasgow area. 10 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in the Glasgow area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Glasgow, KY area spend on groceries?

About $118.7M a year, or $5,365 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 22,117 households in the Glasgow area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Glasgow, KY area compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

The Glasgow area has 10.9 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $4.9M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, the Glasgow area would have about 15, against 24 on map listings.

How fast is the Glasgow, KY area growing?

Population estimates put the Glasgow area at 56,224 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,117 households. The median household income in the Glasgow area is $50,729 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Glasgow area scores 42 for convenience stores (lower middle), #362 of 529 scored small-town markets.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Glasgow area. It maps the convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for convenience stores · All 56 business types in the Glasgow area

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