Groceries and convenience · County · Ohio
Grocery stores in Lorain County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Lorain County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #539 of 2,070 scored counties
#18 of 82 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 72
- 36 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 52
- −11.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $768.3M
- On groceries · $6,024 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.7M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 323,219
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 72 grocery stores in Lorain County. Of those, 36 are chain locations, or 50%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in Lorain County spend about $768.3M a year on groceries, or $6,024 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $10.7M per store, 15% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 52 businesses with payroll in Lorain County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores, down 11.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,453 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3.3M have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Lorain County.
Population estimates show Lorain County grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Lorain County is 65 (upper middle), #539 of 2,070 scored counties and #18 of 82 scored counties in Ohio.
How Lorain 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 | Lorain County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $10.7M | $9.8M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,453 | 2,569 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.9% | −5.7% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,024 | $5,967 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $73,347 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 59 → 52−11.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,899
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $46M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7236 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 83The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $3.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Lorain 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 Lorain County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 323,219+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 127,544
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 491 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 646
- Median household income
- $73,347+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,714
- Median home value
- $223,200
- Jobs located here
- 99,992
- Daytime population
- 270,084Residents 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 Lorain 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 |
| 18Lorain County, OH | 65 | 72 | 5.6 | $10.7M | +3.1% | #539 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Lorain County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores66
- Grocery stores65
- Convenience stores63
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 Lorain County, OH?
There are 72 grocery stores on map listings in Lorain County as of September 2026. 36 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, down 11.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Lorain County, OH spend on groceries?
About $768.3M a year, or $6,024 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $10.7M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 127,544 households in Lorain County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lorain County, OH compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Lorain County has 5.6 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $10.7M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Lorain County would have about 83, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,453 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.9% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Lorain County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Lorain County at 323,219 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 127,544 households. Median household income in Lorain County is $73,347, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.5%, 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. Lorain County scores 65 for grocery stores (upper middle), #539 of 2,070 scored counties.
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