Market rankings · Ohio
Grocery stores in Ohio
Markets across Ohio ranked by the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 2,950
- 1,058 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 1,893
- −5.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $29B
- On groceries
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 10% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $9.8M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #25 of 51
- Market score 50 · Upper middle
A site report maps the grocery stores on map listings around any address in Ohio by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey 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 2,950 grocery stores in Ohio. 1,058 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 6.1 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Household spending on groceries in Ohio comes to about $29B a year: $5,967 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9.8M per store, 6% 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 1,893 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Ohio in 2023, down 5.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,569 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count held level over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 84 SBA-backed loans worth $33.1M have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Ohio.
Among the 50 states and DC, Ohio ranks #25 for grocery stores, with a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area scores highest (67). Of the 28 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Wapakoneta area scores highest (75).
Every market in Ohio for grocery 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 67 | 167 | 4.8 | $12.3M | +1.5% | #77 of 387 |
| 2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 63 | 516 | 5.7 | $10.9M | +2.7% | #95 of 387 |
| 3Columbus, OH | 62 | 534 | 6.2 | $10.2M | +4.7% | #108 of 387 |
| 4Sandusky, OH | 51 | 29 | 5.7 | $10.5M | −2.6% | #197 of 387 |
| 5Mansfield, OH | 47 | 27 | 5.4 | $10.3M | −0.1% | #216 of 387 |
| 6Akron, OH | 47 | 179 | 6.0 | $9.9M | 0.0% | #217 of 387 |
| 7Toledo, OH | 45 | 148 | 5.8 | $10M | −1.0% | #231 of 387 |
| 8Springfield, OH | 45 | 32 | 5.7 | $9.9M | −0.4% | #232 of 387 |
| 9Lima, OH | 44 | 20 | 4.8 | $11.8M | −1.2% | #234 of 387 |
| 10Canton-Massillon, OH | 40 | 103 | 6.2 | $9.4M | −0.2% | #259 of 387 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 37 | 88 | 5.8 | $9.7M | −2.6% | #276 of 387 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 35 | 26 | 5.2 | $10.6M | −3.6% | #293 of 387 |
| 11Cleveland, OH | 33 | 598 | 6.4 | $9.3M | −0.8% | #305 of 387 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 22 | 35 | 6.0 | $9.2M | −3.6% | #358 of 387 |
| 12Youngstown-Warren, OH | 16 | 137 | 7.4 | $7.5M | −1.4% | #378 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wapakoneta, OH | 75 | 8 | 4.2 | $14.4M | −1.2% | #41 of 506 |
| 2Defiance, OH | 72 | 7 | 4.6 | $12.9M | +0.1% | #58 of 506 |
| 3Sidney, OH | 69 | 11 | 5.8 | $10.3M | −0.2% | #78 of 506 |
| 4Bucyrus, OH | 67 | 5 | 2.8 | $20.1M | −0.3% | #92 of 506 |
| 5Fremont, OH | 63 | 13 | 5.3 | $10.8M | −0.4% | #121 of 506 |
| 6Coshocton, OH | 61 | 7 | 4.7 | $11.5M | +1.6% | #140 of 506 |
| 7Zanesville, OH | 61 | 17 | 4.9 | $11.4M | +0.7% | #141 of 506 |
| 8Findlay, OH | 61 | 25 | 7.9 | $7.5M | +0.1% | #152 of 506 |
| 9Tiffin, OH | 60 | 9 | 4.0 | $14.1M | −1.0% | #154 of 506 |
| 10Wilmington, OH | 60 | 13 | 7.8 | $7.6M | +0.6% | #159 of 506 |
| 11Chillicothe, OH | 59 | 16 | 5.4 | $10.5M | −0.8% | #164 of 506 |
| 12Celina, OH | 59 | 11 | 6.7 | $8.9M | +0.5% | #169 of 506 |
| 13Greenville, OH | 58 | 12 | 5.6 | $10.1M | −0.7% | #173 of 506 |
| 14Marion, OH | 57 | 12 | 4.9 | $11.4M | −0.4% | #185 of 506 |
| 15Washington Court House, OH | 57 | 6 | 5.2 | $11.1M | −1.4% | #186 of 506 |
| 16Mount Vernon, OH | 56 | 19 | 8.1 | $7.4M | +1.9% | #210 of 506 |
| 17Norwalk, OH | 56 | 19 | 8.1 | $7.1M | −0.4% | #211 of 506 |
| 18Portsmouth, OH | 53 | 12 | 4.2 | $12.9M | −3.4% | #237 of 506 |
| 19Marietta, OH | 52 | 14 | 5.6 | $10M | −2.1% | #247 of 506 |
| 20Ashland, OH | 51 | 12 | 5.8 | $9.9M | +0.1% | #255 of 506 |
| 21Urbana, OH | 51 | 12 | 7.7 | $7.7M | +0.2% | #261 of 506 |
| 22Cambridge, OH | 48 | 9 | 5.5 | $10M | −0.1% | #282 of 506 |
| 23Athens, OH | 48 | 18 | 7.8 | $7M | +1.3% | #287 of 506 |
| 24New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 45 | 27 | 7.0 | $8.1M | −0.9% | #312 of 506 |
| 25Wooster, OH | 45 | 33 | 7.4 | $8M | −0.1% | #313 of 506 |
| 26Gallipolis, OH | 44 | 9 | 7.7 | $7.1M | −0.5% | #322 of 506 |
| 27Bellefontaine, OH | 42 | 16 | 8.2 | $7.2M | +0.4% | #336 of 506 |
| 28Salem, OH | 33 | 34 | 8.2 | $6.8M | −2.2% | #407 of 506 |
| Van Wert, OH | Not scored | 4 | 3.5 | $16.7M | +0.3% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Delaware County, OH | 96 | 33 | 4.0 | $18.2M | +12.5% | #8 of 2,070 |
| 2Union County, OH | 94 | 11 | 4.5 | $15.1M | +16.5% | #23 of 2,070 |
| 3Fairfield County, OH | 91 | 25 | 4.1 | $15.4M | +6.5% | #47 of 2,070 |
| 4Warren County, OH | 89 | 35 | 3.8 | $18.1M | +5.7% | #59 of 2,070 |
| 5Clermont County, OH | 86 | 32 | 3.8 | $16.7M | +3.9% | #95 of 2,070 |
| 6Licking County, OH | 86 | 27 | 3.9 | $16M | +3.8% | #97 of 2,070 |
| 7Medina County, OH | 85 | 25 | 3.4 | $19.1M | +1.3% | #107 of 2,070 |
| 8Miami County, OH | 85 | 16 | 3.6 | $17.1M | +3.4% | #108 of 2,070 |
| 9Greene County, OH | 84 | 31 | 4.5 | $14M | +3.7% | #121 of 2,070 |
| 10Madison County, OH | 83 | 8 | 5.1 | $12.3M | +7.1% | #141 of 2,070 |
| 11Pickaway County, OH | 81 | 11 | 5.0 | $12M | +7.4% | #174 of 2,070 |
| 12Wood County, OH | 75 | 27 | 5.0 | $12.2M | +1.5% | #295 of 2,070 |
| 13Auglaize County, OH | 70 | 8 | 4.2 | $14.4M | −1.2% | #402 of 2,070 |
| 14Portage County, OH | 69 | 33 | 5.1 | $11.9M | +1.0% | #431 of 2,070 |
| 15Morrow County, OH | 68 | 8 | 5.9 | $10.2M | +3.7% | #460 of 2,070 |
| 16Defiance County, OH | 66 | 7 | 4.6 | $12.9M | +0.1% | #500 of 2,070 |
| 17Butler County, OH | 66 | 88 | 6.0 | $10.4M | +2.4% | #517 of 2,070 |
| 18Lorain County, OH | 65 | 72 | 5.6 | $10.7M | +3.1% | #539 of 2,070 |
| 19Crawford County, OH | 64 | 5 | 2.8 | $20.1M | −0.3% | #553 of 2,070 |
| 20Ottawa County, OH | 64 | 8 | 4.3 | $14.1M | −2.0% | #556 of 2,070 |
| 21Henry County, OH | 64 | 6 | 5.2 | $11.5M | −0.2% | #565 of 2,070 |
| 22Fulton County, OH | 63 | 8 | 4.7 | $12.8M | −1.9% | #587 of 2,070 |
| 23Lake County, OH | 63 | 52 | 5.1 | $12M | −0.1% | #589 of 2,070 |
| 24Shelby County, OH | 63 | 11 | 5.8 | $10.3M | −0.2% | #591 of 2,070 |
| 25Montgomery County, OH | 62 | 120 | 5.2 | $11.2M | +0.5% | #612 of 2,070 |
Show all 88 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Preble County, OH | 61 | 7 | 4.2 | $13.8M | −0.8% | #638 of 2,070 |
| 27Putnam County, OH | 59 | 10 | 7.6 | $8.2M | 0.0% | #731 of 2,070 |
| 28Sandusky County, OH | 58 | 13 | 5.3 | $10.8M | −0.4% | #742 of 2,070 |
| 29Richland County, OH | 57 | 27 | 5.4 | $10.3M | −0.1% | #769 of 2,070 |
| 30Clark County, OH | 57 | 32 | 5.7 | $9.9M | −0.4% | #772 of 2,070 |
| 31Hamilton County, OH | 57 | 224 | 6.3 | $9.6M | +1.0% | #775 of 2,070 |
| 32Seneca County, OH | 56 | 9 | 4.0 | $14.1M | −1.0% | #798 of 2,070 |
| 33Geauga County, OH | 56 | 24 | 6.7 | $10.2M | +0.3% | #804 of 2,070 |
| 34Summit County, OH | 56 | 146 | 6.3 | $9.5M | −0.3% | #806 of 2,070 |
| 35Coshocton County, OH | 55 | 7 | 4.7 | $11.5M | +1.6% | #829 of 2,070 |
| 36Muskingum County, OH | 55 | 17 | 4.9 | $11.4M | +0.7% | #830 of 2,070 |
| 37Erie County, OH | 55 | 21 | 6.5 | $9.1M | −2.9% | #840 of 2,070 |
| 38Franklin County, OH | 55 | 397 | 7.2 | $8.5M | +2.8% | #846 of 2,070 |
| 39Hancock County, OH | 55 | 25 | 7.9 | $7.5M | +0.1% | #858 of 2,070 |
| 40Allen County, OH | 54 | 20 | 4.8 | $11.8M | −1.2% | #864 of 2,070 |
| 41Ross County, OH | 54 | 16 | 5.4 | $10.5M | −0.8% | #868 of 2,070 |
| 42Hocking County, OH | 54 | 7 | 6.1 | $9.3M | −1.9% | #882 of 2,070 |
| 43Brown County, OH | 54 | 12 | 7.0 | $8.3M | +1.6% | #889 of 2,070 |
| 44Clinton County, OH | 54 | 13 | 7.8 | $7.6M | +0.6% | #892 of 2,070 |
| 45Darke County, OH | 53 | 12 | 5.6 | $10.1M | −0.7% | #903 of 2,070 |
| 46Scioto County, OH | 52 | 12 | 4.2 | $12.9M | −3.4% | #923 of 2,070 |
| 47Marion County, OH | 52 | 12 | 4.9 | $11.4M | −0.4% | #927 of 2,070 |
| 48Stark County, OH | 52 | 96 | 6.2 | $9.4M | −0.2% | #937 of 2,070 |
| 49Mercer County, OH | 52 | 11 | 6.7 | $8.9M | +0.5% | #938 of 2,070 |
| 50Perry County, OH | 51 | 7 | 5.2 | $11.1M | +1.3% | #961 of 2,070 |
| 51Fayette County, OH | 51 | 6 | 5.2 | $11.1M | −1.4% | #962 of 2,070 |
| 52Huron County, OH | 51 | 19 | 8.1 | $7.1M | −0.4% | #997 of 2,070 |
| 53Jefferson County, OH | 50 | 14 | 5.2 | $10.7M | −2.4% | #1,006 of 2,070 |
| 54Lucas County, OH | 50 | 113 | 6.2 | $9.3M | −1.7% | #1,011 of 2,070 |
| 55Knox County, OH | 49 | 19 | 8.1 | $7.4M | +1.9% | #1,060 of 2,070 |
| 56Washington County, OH | 48 | 14 | 5.6 | $10M | −2.1% | #1,073 of 2,070 |
| 57Paulding County, OH | 48 | 5 | 6.6 | $8.9M | −0.4% | #1,082 of 2,070 |
| 58Highland County, OH | 48 | 11 | 6.5 | $8.7M | +1.1% | #1,084 of 2,070 |
| 59Williams County, OH | 48 | 11 | 7.1 | $7.9M | −1.4% | #1,091 of 2,070 |
| 60Ashland County, OH | 46 | 12 | 5.8 | $9.9M | +0.1% | #1,132 of 2,070 |
| 61Carroll County, OH | 45 | 7 | 6.2 | $9.2M | −1.1% | #1,166 of 2,070 |
| 62Pike County, OH | 45 | 7 | 6.4 | $8.5M | 0.0% | #1,172 of 2,070 |
| 63Champaign County, OH | 45 | 12 | 7.7 | $7.7M | +0.2% | #1,181 of 2,070 |
| 64Guernsey County, OH | 44 | 9 | 5.5 | $10M | −0.1% | #1,207 of 2,070 |
| 65Athens County, OH | 44 | 18 | 7.8 | $7M | +1.3% | #1,232 of 2,070 |
| 66Lawrence County, OH | 43 | 14 | 6.2 | $8.9M | −4.2% | #1,247 of 2,070 |
| 67Ashtabula County, OH | 42 | 23 | 5.9 | $9.5M | −0.8% | #1,283 of 2,070 |
| 68Mahoning County, OH | 42 | 69 | 7.0 | $7.9M | −1.4% | #1,290 of 2,070 |
| 69Gallia County, OH | 41 | 9 | 7.7 | $7.1M | −0.5% | #1,325 of 2,070 |
| 70Tuscarawas County, OH | 40 | 27 | 7.0 | $8.1M | −0.9% | #1,347 of 2,070 |
| 71Belmont County, OH | 39 | 16 | 5.9 | $9.4M | −2.8% | #1,385 of 2,070 |
| 72Wayne County, OH | 39 | 33 | 7.4 | $8M | −0.1% | #1,390 of 2,070 |
| 73Cuyahoga County, OH | 38 | 402 | 7.2 | $8M | −2.3% | #1,417 of 2,070 |
| 74Logan County, OH | 37 | 16 | 8.2 | $7.2M | +0.4% | #1,449 of 2,070 |
| 75Meigs County, OH | 34 | 5 | 5.5 | $9.5M | −2.6% | #1,525 of 2,070 |
| 76Jackson County, OH | 32 | 10 | 7.7 | $7.1M | +0.5% | #1,592 of 2,070 |
| 77Columbiana County, OH | 31 | 34 | 8.2 | $6.8M | −2.2% | #1,617 of 2,070 |
| 78Trumbull County, OH | 30 | 68 | 7.9 | $7M | −1.3% | #1,639 of 2,070 |
| 79Holmes County, OH | 30 | 17 | 12.7 | $4.9M | +1.7% | #1,652 of 2,070 |
| 80Adams County, OH | 30 | 12 | 11.5 | $4.6M | +1.5% | #1,655 of 2,070 |
| 81Noble County, OH | 22 | 7 | 15.2 | $3.7M | +1.3% | #1,853 of 2,070 |
| 82Monroe County, OH | 14 | 8 | 14.2 | $4M | −2.7% | #1,976 of 2,070 |
| Hardin County, OH | Not scored | 2 | 1.7 | $33.5M | −2.1% | |
| Van Wert County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 3.5 | $16.7M | +0.3% | |
| Wyandot County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 4.4 | $13.1M | −1.4% | |
| Harrison County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 6.7 | $8.1M | −2.9% | |
| Morgan County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 7.0 | $7.8M | −0.9% | |
| Vinton County, OH | Not scored | 1 | 1.9 | $29.4M | −1.2% |
Markets with fewer than 5 grocery stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many grocery stores are in Ohio?
Ohio has 2,950 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 1,058 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 1,893 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, down 5.7% from 2019.
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 2,950 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $9.8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. 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 stores?
Ohio has 6.1 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $9.8M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Ohio would have about 3,123, against 2,950 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,569 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.7% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
Which market in Ohio has the highest market score for grocery stores?
Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area scores highest, at 67 (upper middle). Among 28 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Wapakoneta area scores highest, at 75 (high). Among 82 scored counties in Ohio, Delaware County scores highest, at 96 (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 50 for grocery stores (upper middle), #25 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 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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