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Convenience stores in Fulton County, OH

How Fulton County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,301 of 2,261 scored counties
#56 of 88 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
18
8 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$102M
On groceries · $6,007 a household
Spending per listing
$5.7M
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.6
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,853
−1.9% 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 18 convenience stores in Fulton County. 8 of them (44%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That is 10.6 per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on groceries in Fulton County comes to about $102M a year: $6,007 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 18 convenience stores, that is $5.7M per store, 28% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Fulton County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fulton County declined 1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For convenience stores, Fulton County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,301 of 2,261 scored counties and #56 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.

How Fulton 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 Fulton County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureFulton CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.67.68.0
Spending per listing$5.7M$7.8M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a3,1853,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.9%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.9%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,007$5,967$6,319
Median household income$72,864$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4538

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
188 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 Fulton 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 Fulton County

Population, 2025 estimate
41,853−1.9% since 2020
Households
16,986
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
406 sq. mi.
People per square mile
104
Median household income
$72,864+15.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,613
Median home value
$191,000
Jobs located here
17,586
Daytime population
39,890Residents 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 Fulton 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
56Fulton County, OH451810.6$5.7M−1.9%#1,301 of 2,261

Other business types in Fulton County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Fulton County, OH?

Fulton County has 18 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Fulton County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $102M a year, or $6,007 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5.7M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,986 households in Fulton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fulton County has 10.6 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $5.7M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Fulton County would have about 13, against 18 on map listings.

How fast is Fulton County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Fulton County at 41,853 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,986 households. Median household income in Fulton County is $72,864, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.5%, 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. Fulton County scores 45 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,301 of 2,261 scored counties.

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

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