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Convenience stores in Pickaway County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Pickaway County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #327 of 2,261 scored counties
#9 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 17
- 8 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $131.9M
- On groceries · $6,024 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.8M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,978
- +7.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 convenience stores in Pickaway County. Chain locations make up 47% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That is 7.8 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in Pickaway County spend about $131.9M a year on groceries, or $6,024 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 convenience stores, that is $7.8M per store, in line with 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 5 businesses with payroll in Pickaway County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 4,380 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Pickaway County grew 7.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, Pickaway County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #327 of 2,261 scored counties and #9 of 88 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Pickaway 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 | Pickaway County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $7.8M | $7.8M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,380 | 3,185 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.9% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,024 | $5,967 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $74,040 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $277K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 178 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Pickaway 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 Pickaway County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 62,978+7.4% since 2020
- Households
- 21,899
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 501 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 120
- Median household income
- $74,040+16.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,673
- Median home value
- $256,800
- Jobs located here
- 14,709
- Daytime population
- 45,284Residents 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 Pickaway 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 |
Other business types in Pickaway County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores80
- Grocery stores81
- Convenience stores74
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 Pickaway County, OH?
Pickaway County has 17 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Pickaway County, OH spend on groceries?
About $131.9M a year, or $6,024 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,899 households in Pickaway County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pickaway County, OH compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Pickaway County has 7.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2% 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. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,380 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Pickaway County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Pickaway County at 62,978 people in 2025, up 7.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,899 households. Median household income in Pickaway County is $74,040, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.4%, 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. Pickaway County scores 74 for convenience stores (upper middle), #327 of 2,261 scored counties.
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