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Grocery stores in Cuyahoga County, OH
How Cuyahoga County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,417 of 2,070 scored counties
#73 of 82 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 402
- 148 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 279
- −6.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.2B
- On groceries · $5,831 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,232,925
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 402 grocery stores in Cuyahoga County. 148 of them (37%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.2, 6% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
At $5,831 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Cuyahoga County spend about $3.2B a year on groceries. That works out to $8M per store, 13% below 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 279 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Cuyahoga County in 2023, down 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,988 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Cuyahoga County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cuyahoga County declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Cuyahoga County is 38 (lower middle), #1,417 of 2,070 scored counties and #73 of 82 scored counties in Ohio.
How Cuyahoga 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 | Cuyahoga County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 6.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $8M | $9.8M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,988 | 2,569 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.4% | −5.7% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,831 | $5,967 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $64,468 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 298 → 279−6.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 12,810
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $305.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 402148 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 348The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Cuyahoga 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 Cuyahoga County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,232,925−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 554,551
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 457 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,725
- Median household income
- $64,468+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,344
- Median home value
- $195,400
- Jobs located here
- 751,187
- Daytime population
- 1,420,605Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Cuyahoga County marked.
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 |
| 73Cuyahoga County, OH | 38 | 402 | 7.2 | $8M | −2.3% | #1,417 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Cuyahoga County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores43
- Grocery stores38
- Convenience stores50
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 Cuyahoga County, OH?
There are 402 grocery stores on map listings in Cuyahoga County as of September 2026. 148 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 279 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, down 6.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Cuyahoga County, OH spend on groceries?
About $3.2B a year, or $5,831 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 402 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 554,551 households in Cuyahoga County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cuyahoga County, OH compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Cuyahoga County has 7.2 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $8M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Cuyahoga County would have about 348, against 402 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,988 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.4% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Cuyahoga County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Cuyahoga County at 1,232,925 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 554,551 households. Median household income in Cuyahoga County is $64,468, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.0%, 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. Cuyahoga County scores 38 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,417 of 2,070 scored counties.
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