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Convenience stores in Montgomery County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,623 of 2,261 scored counties
#51 of 89 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
17
5 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$60.5M
On groceries · $5,501 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
55% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.4
93% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,822
+2.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 17 convenience stores in Montgomery County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 29%, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.4, 93% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Montgomery County spend about $60.5M a year on groceries, or $5,501 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 convenience stores, that is $3.6M per store, 55% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Montgomery County in 2023. That is one for every 3,668 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montgomery County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Montgomery County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #1,623 of 2,261 scored counties and #51 of 89 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.48.58.0
Spending per listing$3.6M$6.8M$7.9M
Households per official establishment3,6685,5153,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+44.9%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.5%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,501$5,746$6,319
Median household income$56,396$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score3638

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
6
Annual payroll, 2023
$87K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
175 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,822+2.5% since 2020
Households
11,005
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
197 sq. mi.
People per square mile
144
Median household income
$56,396+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,506
Median home value
$172,200
Jobs located here
10,428
Daytime population
27,104Residents 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 Montgomery 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
51Montgomery County, KY361715.4$3.6M+2.5%#1,623 of 2,261

Other business types in Montgomery County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Montgomery County, KY?

Montgomery County has 17 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

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

About $60.5M a year, or $5,501 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,005 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montgomery County has 15.4 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 93% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $3.6M, 55% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 8, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,668 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is Montgomery County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Montgomery County at 28,822 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,005 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $56,396, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Montgomery County scores 36 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,623 of 2,261 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Montgomery County. 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 Montgomery County

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