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Convenience stores in Champaign County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #569 of 2,261 scored counties
#21 of 88 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$92.8M
On groceries · $5,934 a household
Spending per listing
$15.5M
96% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
52% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,820
+0.2% 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

Household spending on groceries in Champaign County comes to about $92.8M a year: $5,934 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $15.5M per store, 96% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

There are 6 convenience stores on map listings in Champaign County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 52% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Champaign County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 3,129 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Champaign County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Champaign County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #569 of 2,261 scored counties and #21 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.

How Champaign 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.

Convenience stores in Champaign County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureChampaign CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.87.68.0
Spending per listing$15.5M$7.8M$7.9M
Households per official establishment3,1293,1853,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.9%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,934$5,967$6,319
Median household income$75,556$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6538

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$357K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Champaign 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 Champaign County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,820+0.2% since 2020
Households
15,646
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
429 sq. mi.
People per square mile
90
Median household income
$75,556+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,744
Median home value
$204,000
Jobs located here
10,575
Daytime population
32,816Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Champaign County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Delaware County, OH93425.1$14.3M+12.5%#15 of 2,261
2Fairfield County, OH92305.0$12.8M+6.5%#21 of 2,261
3Union County, OH89187.4$9.2M+16.5%#51 of 2,261
4Warren County, OH83556.0$11.5M+5.7%#119 of 2,261
5Miami County, OH81255.6$10.9M+3.4%#142 of 2,261
6Clermont County, OH80445.2$12.1M+3.9%#164 of 2,261
7Madison County, OH78117.0$8.9M+7.1%#227 of 2,261
8Greene County, OH77294.3$15M+3.7%#240 of 2,261
9Pickaway County, OH74177.8$7.8M+7.4%#327 of 2,261
10Putnam County, OH7375.3$11.7M0.0%#341 of 2,261
21Champaign County, OH6563.8$15.5M+0.2%#569 of 2,261

Other business types in Champaign County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Champaign County, OH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 convenience stores in Champaign County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

How much do households in Champaign County, OH spend on groceries?

About $92.8M a year, or $5,934 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $15.5M 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 15,646 households in Champaign County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Champaign County, OH compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Champaign County has 3.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $15.5M, 96% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Champaign County would have about 12, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,129 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is Champaign County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Champaign County at 38,820 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,646 households. The median household income in Champaign County is $75,556 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.7% 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. Champaign County scores 65 for convenience stores (upper middle), #569 of 2,261 scored counties.

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

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