Groceries and convenience · County · Kentucky
Grocery stores in Daviess County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Daviess County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #810 of 2,070 scored counties
#21 of 78 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 26
- 14 chain locations (54%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $241.1M
- On groceries · $5,789 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.3M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 104,898
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Daviess County spend about $241.1M a year on groceries, or $5,789 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $9.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 26 grocery stores on map listings in Daviess County as of September 2026. 14 of them (54%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Daviess County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 2,776 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Daviess County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery stores, Daviess County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #810 of 2,070 scored counties and #21 of 78 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Daviess 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.
| Measure | Daviess County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 7.6 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $9.3M | $7.5M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,776 | 2,517 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.7% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,789 | $5,746 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $68,214 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 442
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2614 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 Daviess 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 Daviess County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 104,898+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 41,639
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 226
- Median household income
- $68,214+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,502
- Median home value
- $199,900
- Jobs located here
- 46,939
- Daytime population
- 106,028Residents 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 | 7 | 3.0 | $23.3M | +4.9% | #20 of 2,070 |
| 2Scott County, KY | 92 | 6 | 2.6 | $23.8M | +8.2% | #32 of 2,070 |
| 3Madison County, KY | 86 | 5 | 1.3 | $42.6M | +9.4% | #89 of 2,070 |
| 4Jessamine County, KY | 80 | 11 | 5.5 | $10.9M | +7.8% | #202 of 2,070 |
| 5Campbell County, KY | 79 | 11 | 2.8 | $22M | +2.5% | #206 of 2,070 |
| 6Shelby County, KY | 78 | 10 | 5.4 | $11.4M | +6.2% | #235 of 2,070 |
| 7Bullitt County, KY | 77 | 20 | 6.3 | $9.8M | +5.0% | #260 of 2,070 |
| 8Woodford County, KY | 76 | 5 | 4.6 | $13.5M | +3.7% | #266 of 2,070 |
| 9Kenton County, KY | 74 | 41 | 6.1 | $10.2M | +3.9% | #330 of 2,070 |
| 10Nelson County, KY | 71 | 12 | 6.3 | $9.3M | +4.8% | #394 of 2,070 |
| 21Daviess County, KY | 56 | 26 | 6.2 | $9.3M | +1.5% | #810 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Daviess County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores64
- Grocery stores56
- Convenience stores62
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 stores are in Daviess County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 grocery stores in Daviess County. 14 of them (54%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Daviess County, KY spend on groceries?
About $241.1M a year, or $5,789 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $9.3M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,639 households in Daviess County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Daviess County, KY compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Daviess County has 6.2 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $9.3M, in line with the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,776 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Daviess County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Daviess County at 104,898 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 41,639 households. The median household income in Daviess County is $68,214 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.0% 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. Daviess County scores 56 for grocery stores (upper middle), #810 of 2,070 scored counties.
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