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Convenience stores in Lake County, OH
The convenience stores in Lake County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,196 of 2,261 scored counties
#51 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 106
- 64 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- +28.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $623.2M
- On groceries · $6,162 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.9M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.5
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 232,217
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Lake County comes to about $623.2M a year: $6,162 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 106 convenience stores, that is $5.9M per store, 25% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
Lake County has 106 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 64 are chain locations, or 60%, against 60% across the U.S. That is 10.5 per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Lake County was 41 in 2023, up 28.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,467 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $112K has gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Lake County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lake County declined 0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Lake County is 48 (lower middle), #1,196 of 2,261 scored counties and #51 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.
How Lake 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 | Lake County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.5 | 7.6 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.9M | $7.8M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,467 | 3,185 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +28.1% | +19.9% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,162 | $5,967 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $80,925 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 41+28.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 147
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10664 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 79The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $112K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 232,217−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 101,144
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 229 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,012
- Median household income
- $80,925+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,598
- Median home value
- $214,100
- Jobs located here
- 94,546
- Daytime population
- 209,868Residents 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 Lake 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 |
| 51Lake County, OH | 48 | 106 | 10.5 | $5.9M | −0.1% | #1,196 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Lake County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores54
- Grocery stores63
- Convenience stores48
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 Lake County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 106 convenience stores in Lake County. 64 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 28.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Lake County, OH spend on groceries?
About $623.2M a year, or $6,162 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 106 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5.9M 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 101,144 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, OH compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Lake County has 10.5 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $5.9M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Lake County would have about 79, against 106 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,467 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 232,217 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 101,144 households. The median household income in Lake County is $80,925 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Lake County scores 48 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,196 of 2,261 scored counties.
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