Groceries and convenience · County · Kentucky
Convenience stores in Greenup County, KY
How Greenup County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,849 of 2,261 scored counties
#60 of 89 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 18
- 13 chain locations (72%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $82.7M
- On groceries · $5,610 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.2
- 53% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,213
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Greenup County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #1,849 of 2,261 scored counties and #60 of 89 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 convenience stores in Greenup County. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 72%, against 60% across the U.S. That is 12.2 per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
At $5,610 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Greenup County spend about $82.7M a year on groceries. Spread across 18 convenience stores, that is $4.6M per store, 42% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Greenup County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Greenup County declined 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Greenup 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.
| Measure | Greenup County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.2 | 8.5 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $6.8M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,515 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +44.9% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,610 | $5,746 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $60,751 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 38 |
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
- 1813 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Greenup 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 Greenup County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,213−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 14,739
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 345 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 103
- Median household income
- $60,751+17.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,210
- Median home value
- $134,000
- Jobs located here
- 7,184
- Daytime population
- 29,196Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oldham County, KY | 92 | 11 | 4.8 | $14.9M | +4.9% | #18 of 2,261 |
| 2Boone County, KY | 91 | 23 | 4.5 | $14.6M | +6.5% | #25 of 2,261 |
| 3Bullitt County, KY | 83 | 20 | 6.3 | $9.8M | +5.0% | #121 of 2,261 |
| 4Shelby County, KY | 81 | 13 | 7.0 | $8.8M | +6.2% | #148 of 2,261 |
| 5Kenton County, KY | 79 | 30 | 4.5 | $14M | +3.9% | #184 of 2,261 |
| 6Fayette County, KY | 79 | 73 | 5.2 | $11.5M | +2.2% | #186 of 2,261 |
| 7Scott County, KY | 79 | 21 | 9.3 | $6.8M | +8.2% | #206 of 2,261 |
| 8Meade County, KY | 78 | 5 | 4.5 | $13.3M | +2.2% | #213 of 2,261 |
| 9Warren County, KY | 78 | 41 | 7.4 | $7.8M | +10.6% | #234 of 2,261 |
| 10Campbell County, KY | 75 | 20 | 5.1 | $12.1M | +2.5% | #289 of 2,261 |
| 60Greenup County, KY | 28 | 18 | 12.2 | $4.6M | −1.9% | #1,849 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Greenup County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores45
- Grocery stores51
- Convenience stores28
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many convenience stores are in Greenup County, KY?
There are 18 convenience stores on map listings in Greenup County as of September 2026. 13 of them (72%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Greenup County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Greenup County, KY spend on groceries?
About $82.7M a year, or $5,610 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.6M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,739 households in Greenup County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Greenup County, KY compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Greenup County has 12.2 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $4.6M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Greenup County would have about 11, against 18 on map listings.
How fast is Greenup County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Greenup County at 35,213 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,739 households. Median household income in Greenup County is $60,751, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.6%, 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. Greenup County scores 28 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,849 of 2,261 scored counties.
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