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Grocery stores in Darke County, OH
The grocery stores in Darke County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #903 of 2,070 scored counties
#45 of 82 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 12
- 5 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $121.7M
- On groceries · $5,712 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.1M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,520
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 grocery stores in Darke County. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.6, 18% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Household spending on groceries in Darke County comes to about $121.7M a year: $5,712 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $10.1M per store, 9% above 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 Darke County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 2,662 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Darke County declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Darke County is 53 (upper middle), #903 of 2,070 scored counties and #45 of 82 scored counties in Ohio.
How Darke 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 | Darke County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $10.1M | $9.8M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,662 | 2,569 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.7% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,712 | $5,967 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $64,486 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 271
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 125 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Darke 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 Darke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,520−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 21,297
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 598 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 86
- Median household income
- $64,486+15.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,884
- Median home value
- $173,200
- Jobs located here
- 17,845
- Daytime population
- 43,574Residents 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 Darke 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 |
| 45Darke County, OH | 53 | 12 | 5.6 | $10.1M | −0.7% | #903 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Darke County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores55
- Grocery stores53
- Convenience stores65
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 Darke County, OH?
Darke County has 12 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (42%) 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 Darke County, OH spend on groceries?
About $121.7M a year, or $5,712 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $10.1M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,297 households in Darke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Darke County, OH compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Darke County has 5.6 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $10.1M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Darke County would have about 13, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,662 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Darke County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Darke County at 51,520 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,297 households. Median household income in Darke County is $64,486, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.9%, 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. Darke County scores 53 for grocery stores (upper middle), #903 of 2,070 scored counties.
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