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Convenience stores in Seneca County, OH

The convenience stores in Seneca County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,298 of 2,261 scored counties
#55 of 88 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
22
11 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$127.2M
On groceries · $5,709 a household
Spending per listing
$5.8M
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.9
24% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,522
−1.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 22 convenience stores in Seneca County. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 9.9 for every 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on groceries in Seneca County comes to about $127.2M a year: $5,709 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.8M per store, 27% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Seneca County in 2023. That is one for every 3,713 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Seneca County.

Population estimates show Seneca County declined 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For convenience stores, Seneca County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,298 of 2,261 scored counties and #55 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.

How Seneca 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 Seneca County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureSeneca CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.97.68.0
Spending per listing$5.8M$7.8M$7.9M
Households per official establishment3,7133,1853,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.9%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,709$5,967$6,319
Median household income$66,025$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4538

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 6
Employees, 2023
24
Annual payroll, 2023
$309K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2211 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Seneca 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 Seneca County

Population, 2025 estimate
54,522−1.0% since 2020
Households
22,279
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
551 sq. mi.
People per square mile
99
Median household income
$66,025+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,475
Median home value
$154,700
Jobs located here
18,247
Daytime population
47,872Residents 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 Seneca 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
55Seneca County, OH45229.9$5.8M−1.0%#1,298 of 2,261

Other business types in Seneca County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Seneca County, OH?

Seneca County has 22 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

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

About $127.2M a year, or $5,709 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 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 22,279 households in Seneca County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Seneca County has 9.9 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $5.8M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Seneca County would have about 16, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,713 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is Seneca County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Seneca County at 54,522 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,279 households. Median household income in Seneca County is $66,025, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Seneca County scores 45 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,298 of 2,261 scored counties.

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