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Grocery stores in Athens County, OH
The grocery stores in Athens County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,232 of 2,070 scored counties
#65 of 82 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 18
- 7 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $126.8M
- On groceries · $5,512 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,197
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Athens County comes to about $126.8M a year: $5,512 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 24% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
Athens County has 18 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 39%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 7.8 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Athens County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 2,877 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Athens County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Athens County is 44 (lower middle), #1,232 of 2,070 scored counties and #65 of 82 scored counties in Ohio.
How Athens County compares
The same measures for Ohio 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 | Athens County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 6.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $7M | $9.8M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,877 | 2,569 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.7% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,512 | $5,967 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $56,001 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 361
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 187 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Athens 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 Athens County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,197+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,014
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 504 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 122
- Median household income
- $56,001+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,858
- Median home value
- $185,000
- Jobs located here
- 18,702
- Daytime population
- 59,780Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Ohio
| 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 |
| 65Athens County, OH | 44 | 18 | 7.8 | $7M | +1.3% | #1,232 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Athens County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores48
- Grocery stores44
- Convenience stores49
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 Athens County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 grocery stores in Athens County. 7 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Athens County, OH spend on groceries?
About $126.8M a year, or $5,512 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $7M 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 23,014 households in Athens County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Athens County, OH compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Athens County has 7.8 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $7M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Athens County would have about 14, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,877 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Athens County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Athens County at 63,197 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,014 households. The median household income in Athens County is $56,001 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. Athens County scores 44 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,232 of 2,070 scored counties.
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