Groceries and convenience · County · Ohio
Convenience stores in Ottawa County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Ottawa County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #993 of 2,261 scored counties
#39 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 21
- 12 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $112.4M
- On groceries · $6,076 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.4M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.3
- 41% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,481
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 convenience stores in Ottawa County. 12 of them (57%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 11.3 for every 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in Ottawa County spend about $112.4M a year on groceries, or $6,076 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 21 convenience stores, that is $5.4M per store, 32% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Ottawa County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 6,168 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Ottawa County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For convenience stores, Ottawa County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #993 of 2,261 scored counties and #39 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.
How Ottawa 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 | Ottawa County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.3 | 7.6 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.4M | $7.8M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,168 | 3,185 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.9% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,076 | $5,967 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $76,101 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $404K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Ottawa 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 Ottawa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,481−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 18,504
- Median age
- 49.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 255 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 157
- Median household income
- $76,101+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,812
- Median home value
- $219,900
- Jobs located here
- 12,612
- Daytime population
- 34,439Residents 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 Ottawa 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 |
| 39Ottawa County, OH | 54 | 21 | 11.3 | $5.4M | −2.0% | #993 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Ottawa 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 stores54
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 Ottawa County, OH?
There are 21 convenience stores on map listings in Ottawa County as of September 2026. 12 of them (57%) 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 Ottawa County, OH spend on groceries?
About $112.4M a year, or $6,076 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5.4M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,504 households in Ottawa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ottawa County, OH compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Ottawa County has 11.3 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $5.4M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Ottawa County would have about 14, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,168 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Ottawa County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Ottawa County at 39,481 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,504 households. Median household income in Ottawa County is $76,101, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Ottawa County scores 54 for convenience stores (upper middle), #993 of 2,261 scored counties.
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