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Grocery stores in Belmont County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Belmont County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,385 of 2,070 scored counties
#71 of 82 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 16
- 9 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $150.8M
- On groceries · $5,544 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.4M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,434
- −2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 grocery stores in Belmont County. Chain locations make up 56% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 5.9 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Household spending on groceries in Belmont County comes to about $150.8M a year: $5,544 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 grocery stores, that is $9.4M per store, in line with the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Belmont County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 2,092 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Belmont County declined 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For grocery stores, Belmont County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,385 of 2,070 scored counties and #71 of 82 scored counties in Ohio.
How Belmont 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 | Belmont County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $9.4M | $9.8M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,092 | 2,569 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.7% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,544 | $5,967 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $57,017 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 555
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 169 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Belmont 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 Belmont County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,434−2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 27,195
- Median age
- 44.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 532 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 123
- Median household income
- $57,017+12.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,538
- Median home value
- $154,900
- Jobs located here
- 20,092
- Daytime population
- 58,570Residents 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 |
| 71Belmont County, OH | 39 | 16 | 5.9 | $9.4M | −2.8% | #1,385 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Belmont County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores37
- Grocery stores39
- Convenience stores41
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 Belmont County, OH?
There are 16 grocery stores on map listings in Belmont County as of September 2026. 9 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Belmont County, OH spend on groceries?
About $150.8M a year, or $5,544 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $9.4M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,195 households in Belmont County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Belmont County, OH compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Belmont County has 5.9 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $9.4M, 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 2,092 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Belmont County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Belmont County at 64,434 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 27,195 households. Median household income in Belmont County is $57,017, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.0%, 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. Belmont County scores 39 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,385 of 2,070 scored counties.
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