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Convenience stores in Butler County, OH
The convenience stores in Butler County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #516 of 2,261 scored counties
#17 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 96
- 48 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 53
- +35.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $912.2M
- On groceries · $6,213 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.5M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 400,128
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 96 convenience stores in Butler County. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 6.5 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Household spending on groceries in Butler County comes to about $912.2M a year: $6,213 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 96 convenience stores, that is $9.5M per store, 21% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 53 businesses with payroll in Butler County classed as convenience stores, up 35.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,770 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Butler County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, Butler County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #516 of 2,261 scored counties and #17 of 88 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Butler County compares
The same measures for Ohio 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 | Butler County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 7.6 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $9.5M | $7.8M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,770 | 3,185 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +35.9% | +19.9% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,213 | $5,967 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $81,590 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39 → 53+35.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 127
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9648 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 116The 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 Butler 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 Butler County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 400,128+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 146,822
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 467 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 842
- Median household income
- $81,590+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,751
- Median home value
- $258,500
- Jobs located here
- 160,654
- Daytime population
- 370,110Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Delaware County, OH | 93 | 42 | 5.1 | $14.3M | +12.5% | #15 of 2,261 |
| 2Fairfield County, OH | 92 | 30 | 5.0 | $12.8M | +6.5% | #21 of 2,261 |
| 3Union County, OH | 89 | 18 | 7.4 | $9.2M | +16.5% | #51 of 2,261 |
| 4Warren County, OH | 83 | 55 | 6.0 | $11.5M | +5.7% | #119 of 2,261 |
| 5Miami County, OH | 81 | 25 | 5.6 | $10.9M | +3.4% | #142 of 2,261 |
| 6Clermont County, OH | 80 | 44 | 5.2 | $12.1M | +3.9% | #164 of 2,261 |
| 7Madison County, OH | 78 | 11 | 7.0 | $8.9M | +7.1% | #227 of 2,261 |
| 8Greene County, OH | 77 | 29 | 4.3 | $15M | +3.7% | #240 of 2,261 |
| 9Pickaway County, OH | 74 | 17 | 7.8 | $7.8M | +7.4% | #327 of 2,261 |
| 10Putnam County, OH | 73 | 7 | 5.3 | $11.7M | 0.0% | #341 of 2,261 |
| 17Butler County, OH | 67 | 96 | 6.5 | $9.5M | +2.4% | #516 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Butler County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores67
- Grocery stores66
- Convenience stores67
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 Butler County, OH?
There are 96 convenience stores on map listings in Butler County as of September 2026. 48 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 35.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Butler County, OH spend on groceries?
About $912.2M a year, or $6,213 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 96 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $9.5M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 146,822 households in Butler County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Butler County, OH compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Butler County has 6.5 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $9.5M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Butler County would have about 116, against 96 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,770 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Butler County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Butler County at 400,128 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 146,822 households. Median household income in Butler County is $81,590, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Butler County scores 67 for convenience stores (upper middle), #516 of 2,261 scored counties.
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