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Convenience stores in Knox County, KY
The convenience stores in Knox County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 12 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,168 of 2,261 scored counties
#83 of 89 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 18
- 7 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $56.3M
- On groceries · $4,811 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 60% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.4
- 93% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,532
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Knox County scores 12 (low) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #2,168 of 2,261 scored counties and #83 of 89 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on groceries in Knox County comes to about $56.3M a year: $4,811 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 18 convenience stores, that is $3.1M per store, 60% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 18 convenience stores on map listings in Knox County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 39% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That is 15.4 per 10,000 households, 93% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Knox County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 1,952 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Knox County declined 2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Knox 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 | Knox County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.4 | 8.5 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $6.8M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,952 | 5,515 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +44.9% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.2% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $4,811 | $5,746 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $32,527 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 12 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $216K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 187 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,532−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 11,711
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 386 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 77
- Median household income
- $32,527+7.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $50,707
- Median home value
- $118,700
- Jobs located here
- 8,810
- Daytime population
- 28,691Residents 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 |
| 83Knox County, KY | 12 | 18 | 15.4 | $3.1M | −2.2% | #2,168 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Knox County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores11
- Grocery stores12
- Convenience stores12
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 Knox County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 convenience stores in Knox County. 7 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Knox County, KY spend on groceries?
About $56.3M a year, or $4,811 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 11,711 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, KY compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Knox County has 15.4 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 93% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $3.1M, 60% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Knox County would have about 7, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,952 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 29,532 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,711 households. The median household income in Knox County is $32,527 a year, 60% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 7.8% 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. Knox County scores 12 for convenience stores (low), #2,168 of 2,261 scored counties.
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