Market rankings · Ohio
Grocery and convenience stores in Ohio
Markets across Ohio ranked by the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 8,315
- 3,323 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 3,420
- +4.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $29B
- On groceries
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.1
- 9% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #34 of 51
- Market score 43 · Lower middle
A site report maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings around any address in Ohio by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8,315 grocery and convenience stores in Ohio. 3,323 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That is 17.1 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Household spending on groceries in Ohio comes to about $29B a year: $5,967 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 3% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Ohio was 3,420 in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,422 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 7.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 182 SBA-backed loans worth $53.1M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Ohio.
Among the 50 states and DC, Ohio ranks #34 for grocery and convenience stores, with a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Cincinnati metro area scores highest (67). Of the 29 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Mount Vernon area scores highest (71).
Every market in Ohio for grocery and convenience stores
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Ohio, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 67 | 1,323 | 14.6 | $4.3M | +2.7% | #72 of 387 |
| 2Columbus, OH | 67 | 1,343 | 15.5 | $4M | +4.7% | #74 of 387 |
| 3Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 63 | 452 | 13.1 | $4.5M | +1.5% | #106 of 387 |
| 4Akron, OH | 51 | 482 | 16.3 | $3.7M | 0.0% | #193 of 387 |
| 5Canton-Massillon, OH | 44 | 272 | 16.3 | $3.6M | −0.2% | #237 of 387 |
| 6Springfield, OH | 38 | 86 | 15.4 | $3.7M | −0.4% | #277 of 387 |
| 7Cleveland, OH | 37 | 1,616 | 17.4 | $3.4M | −0.8% | #285 of 387 |
| 8Sandusky, OH | 35 | 111 | 21.8 | $2.7M | −2.6% | #296 of 387 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 34 | 272 | 17.9 | $3.1M | −2.6% | #302 of 387 |
| 9Toledo, OH | 29 | 482 | 18.9 | $3.1M | −1.0% | #325 of 387 |
| 10Lima, OH | 28 | 76 | 18.4 | $3.1M | −1.2% | #330 of 387 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 26 | 94 | 18.9 | $2.9M | −3.6% | #342 of 387 |
| 11Mansfield, OH | 25 | 103 | 20.6 | $2.7M | −0.1% | #344 of 387 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 20 | 118 | 20.3 | $2.7M | −3.6% | #361 of 387 |
| 12Youngstown-Warren, OH | 14 | 390 | 21.1 | $2.6M | −1.4% | #379 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mount Vernon, OH | 71 | 47 | 20.0 | $3M | +1.9% | #69 of 538 |
| 2Sidney, OH | 70 | 30 | 15.9 | $3.8M | −0.2% | #74 of 538 |
| 3Wapakoneta, OH | 69 | 37 | 19.5 | $3.1M | −1.2% | #89 of 538 |
| 4Van Wert, OH | 68 | 17 | 14.7 | $3.9M | +0.3% | #95 of 538 |
| 5Urbana, OH | 65 | 21 | 13.4 | $4.4M | +0.2% | #122 of 538 |
| 6Wilmington, OH | 64 | 32 | 19.1 | $3.1M | +0.6% | #130 of 538 |
| 7Defiance, OH | 64 | 30 | 19.6 | $3M | +0.1% | #131 of 538 |
| 8Bucyrus, OH | 63 | 29 | 16.1 | $3.5M | −0.3% | #140 of 538 |
| 9Greenville, OH | 63 | 38 | 17.8 | $3.2M | −0.7% | #144 of 538 |
| 10Chillicothe, OH | 62 | 55 | 18.5 | $3M | −0.8% | #156 of 538 |
| 11Findlay, OH | 62 | 62 | 19.6 | $3M | +0.1% | #157 of 538 |
| 12Coshocton, OH | 60 | 24 | 16.2 | $3.4M | +1.6% | #176 of 538 |
| 13Celina, OH | 60 | 31 | 18.9 | $3.1M | +0.5% | #177 of 538 |
| 14Zanesville, OH | 59 | 69 | 20.1 | $2.8M | +0.7% | #188 of 538 |
| 15Marietta, OH | 56 | 48 | 19.4 | $2.9M | −2.1% | #228 of 538 |
| 16Tiffin, OH | 55 | 38 | 17.1 | $3.3M | −1.0% | #235 of 538 |
| 17Bellefontaine, OH | 55 | 38 | 19.4 | $3M | +0.4% | #236 of 538 |
| 18Wooster, OH | 55 | 96 | 21.6 | $2.7M | −0.1% | #239 of 538 |
| 19Athens, OH | 54 | 48 | 20.9 | $2.6M | +1.3% | #248 of 538 |
| 20Fremont, OH | 49 | 54 | 21.9 | $2.6M | −0.4% | #289 of 538 |
| 21Washington Court House, OH | 48 | 26 | 22.4 | $2.6M | −1.4% | #301 of 538 |
| 22Gallipolis, OH | 48 | 28 | 24.1 | $2.3M | −0.5% | #303 of 538 |
| 23Norwalk, OH | 48 | 60 | 25.5 | $2.3M | −0.4% | #304 of 538 |
| 24Marion, OH | 45 | 45 | 18.2 | $3M | −0.4% | #329 of 538 |
| 25New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 44 | 85 | 22.1 | $2.6M | −0.9% | #336 of 538 |
| 26Portsmouth, OH | 43 | 52 | 18.0 | $3M | −3.4% | #351 of 538 |
| 27Ashland, OH | 43 | 51 | 24.6 | $2.3M | +0.1% | #354 of 538 |
| 28Cambridge, OH | 40 | 35 | 21.4 | $2.6M | −0.1% | #377 of 538 |
| 29Salem, OH | 34 | 95 | 22.9 | $2.4M | −2.2% | #422 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Delaware County, OH | 95 | 96 | 11.7 | $6.3M | +12.5% | #10 of 2,402 |
| 2Union County, OH | 93 | 35 | 14.4 | $4.7M | +16.5% | #25 of 2,402 |
| 3Fairfield County, OH | 91 | 80 | 13.3 | $4.8M | +6.5% | #39 of 2,402 |
| 4Warren County, OH | 86 | 110 | 11.9 | $5.8M | +5.7% | #86 of 2,402 |
| 5Clermont County, OH | 84 | 88 | 10.4 | $6.1M | +3.9% | #107 of 2,402 |
| 6Madison County, OH | 84 | 26 | 16.6 | $3.8M | +7.1% | #118 of 2,402 |
| 7Miami County, OH | 83 | 60 | 13.4 | $4.5M | +3.4% | #127 of 2,402 |
| 8Medina County, OH | 81 | 106 | 14.5 | $4.5M | +1.3% | #161 of 2,402 |
| 9Greene County, OH | 80 | 79 | 11.6 | $5.5M | +3.7% | #177 of 2,402 |
| 10Pickaway County, OH | 80 | 32 | 14.6 | $4.1M | +7.4% | #182 of 2,402 |
| 11Licking County, OH | 79 | 111 | 16.2 | $3.9M | +3.8% | #206 of 2,402 |
| 12Wood County, OH | 74 | 87 | 16.0 | $3.8M | +1.5% | #323 of 2,402 |
| 13Preble County, OH | 72 | 19 | 11.4 | $5.1M | −0.8% | #376 of 2,402 |
| 14Portage County, OH | 68 | 109 | 16.7 | $3.6M | +1.0% | #500 of 2,402 |
| 15Butler County, OH | 67 | 223 | 15.2 | $4.1M | +2.4% | #519 of 2,402 |
| 16Putnam County, OH | 67 | 24 | 18.2 | $3.4M | 0.0% | #534 of 2,402 |
| 17Lorain County, OH | 66 | 200 | 15.7 | $3.8M | +3.1% | #556 of 2,402 |
| 18Morrow County, OH | 66 | 33 | 24.5 | $2.5M | +3.7% | #577 of 2,402 |
| 19Shelby County, OH | 63 | 30 | 15.9 | $3.8M | −0.2% | #656 of 2,402 |
| 20Knox County, OH | 63 | 47 | 20.0 | $3M | +1.9% | #681 of 2,402 |
| 21Franklin County, OH | 62 | 891 | 16.1 | $3.8M | +2.8% | #701 of 2,402 |
| 22Montgomery County, OH | 61 | 313 | 13.5 | $4.3M | +0.5% | #746 of 2,402 |
| 23Van Wert County, OH | 61 | 17 | 14.7 | $3.9M | +0.3% | #748 of 2,402 |
| 24Hamilton County, OH | 61 | 556 | 15.7 | $3.9M | +1.0% | #749 of 2,402 |
| 25Geauga County, OH | 61 | 65 | 18.2 | $3.8M | +0.3% | #750 of 2,402 |
Show all 88 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Summit County, OH | 61 | 373 | 16.1 | $3.7M | −0.3% | #752 of 2,402 |
| 27Auglaize County, OH | 61 | 37 | 19.5 | $3.1M | −1.2% | #766 of 2,402 |
| 28Champaign County, OH | 60 | 21 | 13.4 | $4.4M | +0.2% | #784 of 2,402 |
| 29Carroll County, OH | 60 | 15 | 13.4 | $4.3M | −1.1% | #785 of 2,402 |
| 30Hocking County, OH | 59 | 18 | 15.6 | $3.6M | −1.9% | #823 of 2,402 |
| 31Henry County, OH | 59 | 23 | 20.1 | $3M | −0.2% | #836 of 2,402 |
| 32Fulton County, OH | 58 | 35 | 20.6 | $2.9M | −1.9% | #873 of 2,402 |
| 33Defiance County, OH | 57 | 30 | 19.6 | $3M | +0.1% | #905 of 2,402 |
| 34Perry County, OH | 56 | 21 | 15.6 | $3.7M | +1.3% | #923 of 2,402 |
| 35Crawford County, OH | 56 | 29 | 16.1 | $3.5M | −0.3% | #926 of 2,402 |
| 36Clinton County, OH | 56 | 32 | 19.1 | $3.1M | +0.6% | #935 of 2,402 |
| 37Ottawa County, OH | 56 | 37 | 20.0 | $3M | −2.0% | #939 of 2,402 |
| 38Stark County, OH | 55 | 257 | 16.5 | $3.5M | −0.2% | #970 of 2,402 |
| 39Darke County, OH | 55 | 38 | 17.8 | $3.2M | −0.7% | #977 of 2,402 |
| 40Ross County, OH | 55 | 55 | 18.5 | $3M | −0.8% | #980 of 2,402 |
| 41Hancock County, OH | 55 | 62 | 19.6 | $3M | +0.1% | #981 of 2,402 |
| 42Lake County, OH | 54 | 183 | 18.1 | $3.4M | −0.1% | #1,016 of 2,402 |
| 43Hardin County, OH | 54 | 20 | 17.1 | $3.3M | −2.1% | #1,018 of 2,402 |
| 44Brown County, OH | 54 | 35 | 20.4 | $2.8M | +1.6% | #1,030 of 2,402 |
| 45Coshocton County, OH | 53 | 24 | 16.2 | $3.4M | +1.6% | #1,060 of 2,402 |
| 46Mercer County, OH | 51 | 31 | 18.9 | $3.1M | +0.5% | #1,159 of 2,402 |
| 47Muskingum County, OH | 51 | 69 | 20.1 | $2.8M | +0.7% | #1,166 of 2,402 |
| 48Clark County, OH | 50 | 86 | 15.4 | $3.7M | −0.4% | #1,187 of 2,402 |
| 49Vinton County, OH | 50 | 8 | 15.0 | $3.7M | −1.2% | #1,188 of 2,402 |
| 50Jefferson County, OH | 50 | 46 | 16.9 | $3.3M | −2.4% | #1,196 of 2,402 |
| 51Washington County, OH | 50 | 48 | 19.4 | $2.9M | −2.1% | #1,207 of 2,402 |
| 52Lawrence County, OH | 48 | 32 | 14.1 | $3.9M | −4.2% | #1,272 of 2,402 |
| 53Seneca County, OH | 48 | 38 | 17.1 | $3.3M | −1.0% | #1,275 of 2,402 |
| 54Wayne County, OH | 48 | 96 | 21.6 | $2.7M | −0.1% | #1,288 of 2,402 |
| 55Athens County, OH | 48 | 48 | 20.9 | $2.6M | +1.3% | #1,291 of 2,402 |
| 56Logan County, OH | 47 | 38 | 19.4 | $3M | +0.4% | #1,314 of 2,402 |
| 57Erie County, OH | 47 | 74 | 22.8 | $2.6M | −2.9% | #1,326 of 2,402 |
| 58Allen County, OH | 45 | 76 | 18.4 | $3.1M | −1.2% | #1,381 of 2,402 |
| 59Sandusky County, OH | 44 | 54 | 21.9 | $2.6M | −0.4% | #1,433 of 2,402 |
| 60Gallia County, OH | 44 | 28 | 24.1 | $2.3M | −0.5% | #1,445 of 2,402 |
| 61Huron County, OH | 44 | 60 | 25.5 | $2.3M | −0.4% | #1,446 of 2,402 |
| 62Cuyahoga County, OH | 43 | 976 | 17.6 | $3.3M | −2.3% | #1,464 of 2,402 |
| 63Richland County, OH | 43 | 103 | 20.6 | $2.7M | −0.1% | #1,474 of 2,402 |
| 64Fayette County, OH | 43 | 26 | 22.4 | $2.6M | −1.4% | #1,478 of 2,402 |
| 65Paulding County, OH | 42 | 18 | 23.6 | $2.5M | −0.4% | #1,518 of 2,402 |
| 66Marion County, OH | 40 | 45 | 18.2 | $3M | −0.4% | #1,582 of 2,402 |
| 67Scioto County, OH | 40 | 52 | 18.0 | $3M | −3.4% | #1,584 of 2,402 |
| 68Wyandot County, OH | 40 | 18 | 20.0 | $2.9M | −1.4% | #1,585 of 2,402 |
| 69Tuscarawas County, OH | 40 | 85 | 22.1 | $2.6M | −0.9% | #1,589 of 2,402 |
| 70Adams County, OH | 40 | 27 | 25.9 | $2M | +1.5% | #1,608 of 2,402 |
| 71Highland County, OH | 39 | 37 | 21.8 | $2.6M | +1.1% | #1,632 of 2,402 |
| 72Meigs County, OH | 39 | 19 | 20.9 | $2.5M | −2.6% | #1,634 of 2,402 |
| 73Ashland County, OH | 39 | 51 | 24.6 | $2.3M | +0.1% | #1,637 of 2,402 |
| 74Lucas County, OH | 38 | 360 | 19.6 | $2.9M | −1.7% | #1,657 of 2,402 |
| 75Belmont County, OH | 37 | 57 | 21.0 | $2.6M | −2.8% | #1,704 of 2,402 |
| 76Guernsey County, OH | 36 | 35 | 21.4 | $2.6M | −0.1% | #1,738 of 2,402 |
| 77Pike County, OH | 33 | 23 | 21.2 | $2.6M | 0.0% | #1,850 of 2,402 |
| 78Ashtabula County, OH | 33 | 86 | 21.9 | $2.5M | −0.8% | #1,854 of 2,402 |
| 79Trumbull County, OH | 32 | 176 | 20.3 | $2.7M | −1.3% | #1,884 of 2,402 |
| 80Mahoning County, OH | 32 | 214 | 21.8 | $2.5M | −1.4% | #1,887 of 2,402 |
| 81Jackson County, OH | 32 | 29 | 22.4 | $2.4M | +0.5% | #1,888 of 2,402 |
| 82Columbiana County, OH | 31 | 95 | 22.9 | $2.4M | −2.2% | #1,920 of 2,402 |
| 83Monroe County, OH | 31 | 18 | 31.9 | $1.8M | −2.7% | #1,933 of 2,402 |
| 84Holmes County, OH | 28 | 59 | 44.0 | $1.4M | +1.7% | #2,030 of 2,402 |
| 85Morgan County, OH | 26 | 17 | 29.8 | $1.8M | −0.9% | #2,076 of 2,402 |
| 86Williams County, OH | 25 | 44 | 28.4 | $2M | −1.4% | #2,103 of 2,402 |
| 87Noble County, OH | 24 | 18 | 39.0 | $1.4M | +1.3% | #2,139 of 2,402 |
| 88Harrison County, OH | 22 | 13 | 21.9 | $2.5M | −2.9% | #2,162 of 2,402 |
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in Ohio?
There are 8,315 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Ohio as of September 2026. 3,323 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 3,420 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019. Another 2,071 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ohio spend on groceries?
About $29B a year, or $5,967 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8,315 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,863,191 households in Ohio and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ohio compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Ohio has 17.1 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.5M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Ohio would have about 8,565, against 8,315 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,422 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
Which market in Ohio has the highest market score for grocery and convenience stores?
Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Cincinnati metro area scores highest, at 67 (upper middle). Among 29 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Mount Vernon area scores highest, at 71 (upper middle). Among 88 scored counties in Ohio, Delaware County scores highest, at 95 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Ohio scores 43 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #34 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Ohio. It maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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