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Convenience stores in Gallia County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,546 of 2,261 scored counties
#68 of 88 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
11
4 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$64M
On groceries · $5,512 a household
Spending per listing
$5.8M
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.5
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,072
−0.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 convenience stores in Gallia County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 36%, against 60% across the U.S. That is 9.5 per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Gallia County spend about $64M a year on groceries, or $5,512 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.8M per store, 26% 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 Gallia County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gallia County declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Gallia County is 38 (lower middle), #1,546 of 2,261 scored counties and #68 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.

How Gallia 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 Gallia County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureGallia CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.57.68.0
Spending per listing$5.8M$7.8M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a3,1853,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.9%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,512$5,967$6,319
Median household income$56,830$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score3838

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
114 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Gallia 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 Gallia County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,072−0.5% since 2020
Households
11,614
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
467 sq. mi.
People per square mile
62
Median household income
$56,830+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,972
Median home value
$155,600
Jobs located here
10,879
Daytime population
28,500Residents 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 Gallia 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
68Gallia County, OH38119.5$5.8M−0.5%#1,546 of 2,261

Other business types in Gallia County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Gallia County, OH?

There are 11 convenience stores on map listings in Gallia County as of September 2026. 4 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Gallia County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $64M a year, or $5,512 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5.8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,614 households in Gallia County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gallia County has 9.5 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $5.8M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Gallia County would have about 8, against 11 on map listings.

How fast is Gallia County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Gallia County at 29,072 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,614 households. Median household income in Gallia County is $56,830, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.7%, 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. Gallia County scores 38 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,546 of 2,261 scored counties.

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