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Convenience stores in Ohio County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Ohio County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,888 of 2,261 scored counties
#63 of 89 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
13
4 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$50.1M
On groceries · $5,499 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
51% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.3
79% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,934
+0.8% 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

For convenience stores, Ohio County has a Groundwork market score of 27 (lower middle): #1,888 of 2,261 scored counties and #63 of 89 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on groceries in Ohio County comes to about $50.1M a year: $5,499 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 51% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

There are 13 convenience stores on map listings in Ohio County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 31%, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.3, 79% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Ohio County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 2,277 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ohio County grew 0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Ohio 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 Ohio County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureOhio CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.38.58.0
Spending per listing$3.9M$6.8M$7.9M
Households per official establishment2,2775,5153,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+44.9%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.8%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,499$5,746$6,319
Median household income$57,798$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score2738

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$228K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
134 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Ohio 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 Ohio County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,934+0.8% since 2020
Households
9,107
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
587 sq. mi.
People per square mile
40
Median household income
$57,798+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,240
Median home value
$121,400
Jobs located here
7,171
Daytime population
21,627Residents 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 Ohio 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
63Ohio County, KY271314.3$3.9M+0.8%#1,888 of 2,261

Other business types in Ohio County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Ohio County, KY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 convenience stores in Ohio County. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

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

About $50.1M a year, or $5,499 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 9,107 households in Ohio County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ohio County has 14.3 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $3.9M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Ohio County would have about 6, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,277 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is Ohio County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Ohio County at 23,934 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,107 households. The median household income in Ohio County is $57,798 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.9% 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. Ohio County scores 27 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,888 of 2,261 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for convenience stores · All 56 business types in Ohio County

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