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Grocery and convenience stores in Ottawa County, OK

The grocery and convenience stores in Ottawa County, OK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,402 of 2,402 scored counties
#26 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
27
8 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$62.4M
On groceries · $5,232 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.6
21% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,438
+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

At $5,232 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Ottawa County spend about $62.4M a year on groceries. That works out to $2.3M per store, 32% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There are 27 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Ottawa County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 22.6 for every 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Ottawa County in 2023. That is one for every 2,980 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Ottawa County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Ottawa County is 45 (lower middle), #1,402 of 2,402 scored counties and #26 of 57 scored counties in Oklahoma.

How Ottawa County compares

The same measures for Oklahoma 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 Ottawa County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureOttawa CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.620.618.7
Spending per listing$2.3M$2.8M$3.4M
Households per official establishment2,9802,2881,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.4%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,232$5,787$6,319
Median household income$49,947$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score4549

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
50
Annual payroll, 2023
$290K
One-person businesses, 2023
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
278 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Ottawa 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 Ottawa County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,438+0.7% since 2020
Households
11,921
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
471 sq. mi.
People per square mile
64
Median household income
$49,947+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$63,916
Median home value
$123,300
Jobs located here
11,895
Daytime population
29,346Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Oklahoma

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

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wagoner County, OK943410.8$5.7M+14.6%#18 of 2,402
2Canadian County, OK938514.6$4.3M+20.4%#28 of 2,402
3Logan County, OK912715.1$4.1M+11.5%#46 of 2,402
4Rogers County, OK894211.5$5.4M+7.1%#53 of 2,402
5Cleveland County, OK8314512.4$4.9M+2.6%#124 of 2,402
6McClain County, OK823320.1$3.1M+18.4%#154 of 2,402
7Creek County, OK764415.6$3.7M+4.4%#275 of 2,402
8Pottawatomie County, OK734014.9$3.8M+3.5%#359 of 2,402
9Tulsa County, OK7345216.6$3.6M+4.2%#361 of 2,402
10Washington County, OK683617.2$3.3M+2.7%#508 of 2,402
26Ottawa County, OK452722.6$2.3M+0.7%#1,402 of 2,402

Other business types in Ottawa County

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Ottawa County, OK?

As of September 2026, map listings count 27 grocery and convenience stores in Ottawa County. 8 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Ottawa County, OK spend on groceries?

About $62.4M a year, or $5,232 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,921 households in Ottawa County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ottawa County has 22.6 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.3M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Ottawa County would have about 18, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,980 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Ottawa County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Ottawa County at 30,438 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,921 households. The median household income in Ottawa County is $49,947 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. Ottawa County scores 45 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,402 of 2,402 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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