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Grocery stores in Mahoning County, OH
The grocery stores in Mahoning County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,290 of 2,070 scored counties
#68 of 82 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 69
- 21 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- +6.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $545M
- On groceries · $5,558 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.9M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.0
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 224,706
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 69 grocery stores in Mahoning County. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 7.0 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Household spending on groceries in Mahoning County comes to about $545M a year: $5,558 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 69 grocery stores, that is $7.9M per store, 15% below 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 35 businesses with payroll in Mahoning County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores, up 6.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,802 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Mahoning County.
Population estimates show Mahoning County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Mahoning County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #1,290 of 2,070 scored counties and #68 of 82 scored counties in Ohio.
How Mahoning 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 | Mahoning County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.0 | 6.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $7.9M | $9.8M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,802 | 2,569 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.1% | −5.7% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,558 | $5,967 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $56,942 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 35+6.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,678
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $37M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6921 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 59The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Mahoning 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 Mahoning County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 224,706−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 98,065
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 412 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 550
- Median household income
- $56,942+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,848
- Median home value
- $154,700
- Jobs located here
- 92,953
- Daytime population
- 224,481Residents 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 Mahoning 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 |
| 68Mahoning County, OH | 42 | 69 | 7.0 | $7.9M | −1.4% | #1,290 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Mahoning County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores32
- Grocery stores42
- Convenience stores31
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 Mahoning County, OH?
Mahoning County has 69 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 6.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Mahoning County, OH spend on groceries?
About $545M a year, or $5,558 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $7.9M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 98,065 households in Mahoning County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mahoning County, OH compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Mahoning County has 7.0 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $7.9M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Mahoning County would have about 59, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,802 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.1% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Mahoning County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Mahoning County at 224,706 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 98,065 households. Median household income in Mahoning County is $56,942, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.7%, 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. Mahoning County scores 42 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,290 of 2,070 scored counties.
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