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Grocery stores in Ross County, OH
The grocery stores in Ross County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #868 of 2,070 scored counties
#41 of 82 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 16
- 3 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $167.7M
- On groceries · $5,628 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.5M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 76,429
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 grocery stores in Ross County. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.4, 21% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
At $5,628 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Ross County spend about $167.7M a year on groceries. That is about $10.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 13% above 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 10 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Ross County in 2023. That is one for every 2,981 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Ross County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Ross County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #868 of 2,070 scored counties and #41 of 82 scored counties in Ohio.
How Ross 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 | Ross County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 6.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $10.5M | $9.8M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,981 | 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 | $5,628 | $5,967 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $61,303 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 476
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 163 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Ross 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 Ross County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 76,429−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 29,808
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 689 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 111
- Median household income
- $61,303+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,649
- Median home value
- $171,500
- Jobs located here
- 28,675
- Daytime population
- 75,954Residents 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 Ross 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 |
| 41Ross County, OH | 54 | 16 | 5.4 | $10.5M | −0.8% | #868 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Ross 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 stores54
- Convenience stores43
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 Ross County, OH?
There are 16 grocery stores on map listings in Ross County as of September 2026. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Ross County, OH spend on groceries?
About $167.7M a year, or $5,628 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $10.5M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 29,808 households in Ross County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ross County, OH compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Ross County has 5.4 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $10.5M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Ross County would have about 18, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,981 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Ross County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Ross County at 76,429 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 29,808 households. Median household income in Ross County is $61,303, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.0%, 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. Ross County scores 54 for grocery stores (upper middle), #868 of 2,070 scored counties.
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