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Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Ohio

Convenience stores in the Mount Vernon, OH area

The convenience stores in the Mount Vernon, OH area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #41 of 529 scored small-town markets
#1 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio

Listings
18
6 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$140.6M
On groceries · $5,984 a household
Spending per listing
$7.8M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.7
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
64,002
+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

The Mount Vernon area scores 77 (high) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #41 of 529 scored small-town markets and #1 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for convenience stores.

At $5,984 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in the Mount Vernon area spend about $140.6M a year on groceries. That works out to $7.8M per store, in line with the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

There are 18 convenience stores on map listings in the Mount Vernon area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.7, 4% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in the Mount Vernon area, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in the Mount Vernon area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Mount Vernon area 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 Mount Vernon, OH area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureMount Vernon areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.77.68.0
Spending per listing$7.8M$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+1.9%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,984$5,967$6,319
Median household income$73,878$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score7738

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
186 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 the Mount Vernon area, 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 the Mount Vernon area

Population, 2025 estimate
64,002+1.9% since 2020
Households
23,491
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
526 sq. mi.
People per square mile
120
Median household income
$73,878+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,322
Median home value
$239,400
Jobs located here
19,622
Daytime population
59,569Residents 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 small-town markets in Ohio for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Mount Vernon area marked.

Top small-town markets in Ohio

Small-town markets in Ohio ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Mount Vernon, OH77187.7$7.8M+1.9%#41 of 529
2Wooster, OH77347.7$7.8M−0.1%#42 of 529
3Wapakoneta, OH74147.4$8.2M−1.2%#57 of 529
4Greenville, OH72136.1$9.4M−0.7%#70 of 529
5Sidney, OH70126.3$9.5M−0.2%#84 of 529
6Urbana, OH6963.8$15.5M+0.2%#89 of 529
7Celina, OH67106.1$9.8M+0.5%#104 of 529
8Bellefontaine, OH67136.6$8.9M+0.4%#106 of 529
9Coshocton, OH66106.8$8.1M+1.6%#119 of 529
10Wilmington, OH63137.8$7.6M+0.6%#146 of 529

Other business types in the Mount Vernon area

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in the Mount Vernon, OH area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 convenience stores in the Mount Vernon area. 6 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in the Mount Vernon area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Mount Vernon, OH area spend on groceries?

About $140.6M a year, or $5,984 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 $7.8M 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 23,491 households in the Mount Vernon area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Mount Vernon, OH area compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

The Mount Vernon area has 7.7 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.8M, in line with the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending.

How fast is the Mount Vernon, OH area growing?

Population estimates put the Mount Vernon area at 64,002 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,491 households. The median household income in the Mount Vernon area is $73,878 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Mount Vernon area scores 77 for convenience stores (high), #41 of 529 scored small-town markets.

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