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Convenience stores in Crawford County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Crawford County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,054 of 2,261 scored counties
#42 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 16
- 10 chain locations (63%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $100.3M
- On groceries · $5,552 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.3M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.9
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,896
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 convenience stores in Crawford County. 10 of them (63%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 8.9 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
At $5,552 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Crawford County spend about $100.3M a year on groceries. Spread across 16 convenience stores, that is $6.3M per store, 20% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Crawford County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 6,020 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Crawford County declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Crawford County is 52 (upper middle), #1,054 of 2,261 scored counties and #42 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.
How Crawford 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 | Crawford County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.9 | 7.6 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $6.3M | $7.8M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,020 | 3,185 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.9% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,552 | $5,967 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $58,044 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 8
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $192K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1610 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Crawford 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 Crawford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,896−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 18,059
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 402 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 104
- Median household income
- $58,044+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,457
- Median home value
- $136,700
- Jobs located here
- 12,804
- Daytime population
- 35,076Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Crawford County marked.
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 |
| 42Crawford County, OH | 52 | 16 | 8.9 | $6.3M | −0.3% | #1,054 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Crawford County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores56
- Grocery stores64
- Convenience stores52
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 Crawford County, OH?
Crawford County has 16 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (63%) 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 Crawford County, OH spend on groceries?
About $100.3M a year, or $5,552 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $6.3M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,059 households in Crawford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Crawford County, OH compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Crawford County has 8.9 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $6.3M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Crawford County would have about 13, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,020 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Crawford County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Crawford County at 41,896 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,059 households. Median household income in Crawford County is $58,044, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. Crawford County scores 52 for convenience stores (upper middle), #1,054 of 2,261 scored counties.
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