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Grocery stores in Preble County, OH
The grocery stores in Preble County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #638 of 2,070 scored counties
#26 of 82 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 7
- 3 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $96.7M
- On groceries · $5,779 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.8M
- 49% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,664
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Preble County comes to about $96.7M a year: $5,779 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $13.8M per store, 49% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
Preble County has 7 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 43%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 4.2 per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for supermarkets and grocery stores in Preble County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Preble County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For grocery stores, Preble County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #638 of 2,070 scored counties and #26 of 82 scored counties in Ohio.
How Preble 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 | Preble County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 6.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $13.8M | $9.8M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,569 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.7% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,779 | $5,967 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $69,223 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 73 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Preble 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 Preble County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,664−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 16,725
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 424 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $69,223+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,162
- Median home value
- $180,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,800
- Daytime population
- 34,146Residents 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 |
| 26Preble County, OH | 61 | 7 | 4.2 | $13.8M | −0.8% | #638 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Preble County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores72
- Grocery stores61
- 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 Preble County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 grocery stores in Preble County. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Preble County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Preble County, OH spend on groceries?
About $96.7M a year, or $5,779 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $13.8M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,725 households in Preble County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Preble County, OH compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Preble County has 4.2 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $13.8M, 49% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Preble County would have about 10, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Preble County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Preble County at 40,664 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,725 households. The median household income in Preble County is $69,223 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Preble County scores 61 for grocery stores (upper middle), #638 of 2,070 scored counties.
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