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Grocery stores in Boyle County, KY

The grocery stores in Boyle County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #566 of 2,070 scored counties
#13 of 78 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$67.5M
On groceries · $5,601 a household
Spending per listing
$11.2M
21% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
31,632
+2.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 grocery stores in Boyle County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Households in Boyle County spend about $67.5M a year on groceries, or $5,601 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 grocery stores, that is $11.2M per store, 21% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Boyle County in 2023. That is one for every 3,011 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Boyle County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery stores, Boyle County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #566 of 2,070 scored counties and #13 of 78 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Boyle 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 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 stores in Boyle County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureBoyle CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.07.66.8
Spending per listing$11.2M$7.5M$9.3M
Households per official establishment3,0112,5172,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.7%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,601$5,746$6,319
Median household income$61,159$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score6431

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
158
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 supermarkets and grocery stores in Boyle 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 Boyle County

Population, 2025 estimate
31,632+2.9% since 2020
Households
12,045
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
180 sq. mi.
People per square mile
172
Median household income
$61,159+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,053
Median home value
$209,900
Jobs located here
14,969
Daytime population
33,612Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Kentucky

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

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oldham County, KY9473.0$23.3M+4.9%#20 of 2,070
2Scott County, KY9262.6$23.8M+8.2%#32 of 2,070
3Madison County, KY8651.3$42.6M+9.4%#89 of 2,070
4Jessamine County, KY80115.5$10.9M+7.8%#202 of 2,070
5Campbell County, KY79112.8$22M+2.5%#206 of 2,070
6Shelby County, KY78105.4$11.4M+6.2%#235 of 2,070
7Bullitt County, KY77206.3$9.8M+5.0%#260 of 2,070
8Woodford County, KY7654.6$13.5M+3.7%#266 of 2,070
9Kenton County, KY74416.1$10.2M+3.9%#330 of 2,070
10Nelson County, KY71126.3$9.3M+4.8%#394 of 2,070
13Boyle County, KY6465.0$11.2M+2.9%#566 of 2,070

Other business types in Boyle County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Boyle County, KY?

Boyle County has 6 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.

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

About $67.5M a year, or $5,601 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $11.2M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,045 households in Boyle County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Boyle County, KY compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Boyle County has 5.0 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $11.2M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Boyle County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,011 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is Boyle County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Boyle County at 31,632 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,045 households. Median household income in Boyle County is $61,159, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Boyle County scores 64 for grocery stores (upper middle), #566 of 2,070 scored counties.

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

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