Groceries and convenience · County · Ohio
Convenience stores in Wayne County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Wayne County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #467 of 2,261 scored counties
#15 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 34
- 25 chain locations (74%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $263.9M
- On groceries · $5,949 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
- 116,758
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 34 convenience stores in Wayne County. Of those, 25 are chain locations, or 74%, against 60% across the U.S. That is 7.7 per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Household spending on groceries in Wayne County comes to about $263.9M a year: $5,949 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $7.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 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.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Wayne County in 2023. That is one for every 11,091 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wayne County declined 0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For convenience stores, Wayne County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #467 of 2,261 scored counties and #15 of 88 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Wayne 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 | Wayne County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $7.8M | $7.8M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,091 | 3,185 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.9% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,949 | $5,967 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $73,574 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 11
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $186K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3425 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,758−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 44,365
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 555 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 210
- Median household income
- $73,574+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,644
- Median home value
- $222,100
- Jobs located here
- 48,576
- Daytime population
- 113,893Residents 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 Wayne 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 |
| 15Wayne County, OH | 69 | 34 | 7.7 | $7.8M | −0.1% | #467 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Wayne County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores48
- Grocery stores39
- Convenience stores69
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 Wayne County, OH?
Wayne County has 34 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 25 of them (74%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Wayne County, OH spend on groceries?
About $263.9M a year, or $5,949 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 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 44,365 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wayne County, OH compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Wayne County 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. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,091 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Wayne County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Wayne County at 116,758 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 44,365 households. Median household income in Wayne County is $73,574, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Wayne County scores 69 for convenience stores (upper middle), #467 of 2,261 scored counties.
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