Groceries and convenience · County · Kentucky
Convenience stores in McCreary County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in McCreary County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,111 of 2,261 scored counties
#79 of 89 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $27.6M
- On groceries · $4,712 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 65% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.1
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,124
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in McCreary County is 16 (low), #2,111 of 2,261 scored counties and #79 of 89 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $4,712 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in McCreary County spend about $27.6M a year on groceries. Spread across 10 convenience stores, that is $2.8M per store, 65% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 10 convenience stores on map listings in McCreary County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 20%, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.1, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in McCreary County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show McCreary County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How McCreary 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 | McCreary County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.1 | 8.5 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $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 | +1.7% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $4,712 | $5,746 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $33,750 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 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
- 102 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 McCreary 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 McCreary County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,124+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 5,861
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 427 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $33,750+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $46,528
- Median home value
- $85,300
- Jobs located here
- 2,342
- Daytime population
- 14,241Residents 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 |
| 79McCreary County, KY | 16 | 10 | 17.1 | $2.8M | +1.7% | #2,111 of 2,261 |
Other business types in McCreary County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores23
- Grocery stores21
- Convenience stores16
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 McCreary County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 convenience stores in McCreary County. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in McCreary County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in McCreary County, KY spend on groceries?
About $27.6M a year, or $4,712 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 5,861 households in McCreary County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McCreary County, KY compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
McCreary County has 17.1 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $2.8M, 65% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, McCreary County would have about 4, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is McCreary County, KY growing?
Population estimates put McCreary County at 17,124 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,861 households. The median household income in McCreary County is $33,750 a year, 58% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.1% 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. McCreary County scores 16 for convenience stores (low), #2,111 of 2,261 scored counties.
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