Groceries and convenience · Metro area · Kentucky
Grocery and convenience stores in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area
How the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #93 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 6 scored metro areas based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 891
- 371 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 275
- +2.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.4B
- On groceries · $6,022 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.0
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,402,509
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 891 grocery and convenience stores in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area. Of those, 371 are chain locations, or 42%, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 16.0 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Households in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area spend about $3.4B a year on groceries, or $6,022 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 891 grocery and convenience stores, that is $3.8M per store, 11% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area was 275 in 2023, up 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,030 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 243 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $576K have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Louisville/Jefferson County metro area scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #93 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 6 scored metro areas based in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area compares
The same measures for Kentucky and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery and 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 | Louisville/Jefferson County metro area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.0 | 19.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $3M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,030 | 1,728 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.3% | +11.4% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,022 | $5,746 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $73,863 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 275+2.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 8,751
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $272.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 243Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 891371 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 992The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $576K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro 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 Louisville/Jefferson County metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,402,509+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 558,306
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,961 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 347
- Median household income
- $73,863
- Average household income
- $99,561
- Median home value
- $248,700
- Jobs located here
- 702,791
- Daytime population
- 1,410,493Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Kentucky for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Kentucky (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 67 | 1,323 | 14.6 | $4.3M | +2.7% | #72 of 387 |
| 1Lexington-Fayette, KY | 66 | 335 | 15.5 | $3.9M | +3.4% | #85 of 387 |
| 2Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 65 | 891 | 16.0 | $3.8M | +2.9% | #93 of 387 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 55 | 231 | 18.5 | $3.1M | +8.5% | #171 of 387 |
| 3Elizabethtown, KY | 50 | 97 | 19.2 | $3M | +2.4% | #200 of 387 |
| 4Bowling Green, KY | 47 | 165 | 22.5 | $2.5M | +9.5% | #224 of 387 |
| 5Owensboro, KY | 46 | 84 | 18.6 | $3.1M | +1.3% | #227 of 387 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 34 | 272 | 17.9 | $3.1M | −2.6% | #302 of 387 |
| 6Paducah, KY-IL | 32 | 82 | 19.6 | $2.9M | −1.2% | #313 of 387 |
Other business types in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores65
- Grocery stores56
- Convenience stores65
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area?
The Louisville/Jefferson County metro area has 891 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 371 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 275 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 2.3% from 2019. Another 243 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area spend on groceries?
About $3.4B a year, or $6,022 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 891 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 558,306 households in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
The Louisville/Jefferson County metro area has 16.0 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.8M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area would have about 992, against 891 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,030 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area at 1,402,509 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 558,306 households. Median household income in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area is $73,863, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Louisville/Jefferson County metro area scores 65 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #93 of 387 scored metro areas.
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