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Grocery and convenience stores in Mason County, KY
The grocery and convenience stores in Mason County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,779 of 2,402 scored counties
#63 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 15
- 5 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $38.4M
- On groceries · $5,391 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.0
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,936
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $5,391 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Mason County spend about $38.4M a year on groceries. That works out to $2.6M per store, 24% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 15 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Mason County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That is 21.0 per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Mason County in 2023. That is one for every 1,426 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Mason County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For grocery and convenience stores, Mason County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,779 of 2,402 scored counties and #63 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Mason County 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 | Mason County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.0 | 19.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $3M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,426 | 1,728 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.4% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,391 | $5,746 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $52,178 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 168
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 155 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 grocery and convenience stores in Mason 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 Mason County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,936−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,131
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 240 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $52,178+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,212
- Median home value
- $161,500
- Jobs located here
- 7,561
- Daytime population
- 17,967Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oldham County, KY | 94 | 25 | 10.9 | $6.5M | +4.9% | #15 of 2,402 |
| 2Scott County, KY | 87 | 36 | 15.9 | $4M | +8.2% | #83 of 2,402 |
| 3Bullitt County, KY | 86 | 44 | 13.9 | $4.4M | +5.0% | #91 of 2,402 |
| 4Spencer County, KY | 85 | 13 | 17.8 | $3.7M | +7.7% | #104 of 2,402 |
| 5Meade County, KY | 84 | 10 | 9.1 | $6.7M | +2.2% | #106 of 2,402 |
| 6Madison County, KY | 84 | 42 | 11.3 | $5.1M | +9.4% | #111 of 2,402 |
| 7Boone County, KY | 84 | 88 | 17.3 | $3.8M | +6.5% | #117 of 2,402 |
| 8Anderson County, KY | 83 | 14 | 14.5 | $4.1M | +5.5% | #134 of 2,402 |
| 9Jessamine County, KY | 83 | 32 | 16.1 | $3.8M | +7.8% | #137 of 2,402 |
| 10Kenton County, KY | 79 | 85 | 12.6 | $4.9M | +3.9% | #196 of 2,402 |
| 63Mason County, KY | 35 | 15 | 21.0 | $2.6M | −1.2% | #1,779 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Mason County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores35
- Grocery stores15
- Convenience stores45
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 Mason County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 grocery and convenience stores in Mason County. 5 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Mason County, KY spend on groceries?
About $38.4M a year, or $5,391 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,131 households in Mason County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mason County, KY compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Mason County has 21.0 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.6M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Mason County would have about 11, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,426 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is Mason County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Mason County at 16,936 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,131 households. The median household income in Mason County is $52,178 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Mason County scores 35 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,779 of 2,402 scored counties.
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