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Grocery and convenience stores in Webster County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Webster County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,789 of 2,402 scored counties
#64 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
12
3 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26.9M
On groceries · $5,462 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.4
30% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,929
−0.7% 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

Households in Webster County spend about $26.9M a year on groceries, or $5,462 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 34% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

Webster County has 12 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 25%, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 24.4 for every 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Webster County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,641 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Webster County declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Webster County is 35 (lower middle), #1,789 of 2,402 scored counties and #64 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Webster 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.

Grocery and convenience stores in Webster County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureWebster CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.419.418.7
Spending per listing$2.2M$3M$3.4M
Households per official establishment1,6411,7281,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.4%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,462$5,746$6,319
Median household income$59,628$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score3537

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
50
Annual payroll, 2023
$728K
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
123 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Webster 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 Webster County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,929−0.7% since 2020
Households
4,923
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
332 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$59,628+41.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,139
Median home value
$112,900
Jobs located here
2,566
Daytime population
10,375Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Webster County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oldham County, KY942510.9$6.5M+4.9%#15 of 2,402
2Scott County, KY873615.9$4M+8.2%#83 of 2,402
3Bullitt County, KY864413.9$4.4M+5.0%#91 of 2,402
4Spencer County, KY851317.8$3.7M+7.7%#104 of 2,402
5Meade County, KY84109.1$6.7M+2.2%#106 of 2,402
6Madison County, KY844211.3$5.1M+9.4%#111 of 2,402
7Boone County, KY848817.3$3.8M+6.5%#117 of 2,402
8Anderson County, KY831414.5$4.1M+5.5%#134 of 2,402
9Jessamine County, KY833216.1$3.8M+7.8%#137 of 2,402
10Kenton County, KY798512.6$4.9M+3.9%#196 of 2,402
64Webster County, KY351224.4$2.2M−0.7%#1,789 of 2,402

Other business types in Webster County

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Webster County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 grocery and convenience stores in Webster County. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Webster County, KY spend on groceries?

About $26.9M a year, or $5,462 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,923 households in Webster County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Webster County, KY compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?

Webster County has 24.4 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.2M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Webster County would have about 8, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,641 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Webster County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Webster County at 12,929 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,923 households. The median household income in Webster County is $59,628 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.6% 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. Webster County scores 35 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,789 of 2,402 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery and convenience stores · All 56 business types in Webster County

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