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Grocery stores in Scioto County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Scioto County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #923 of 2,070 scored counties
#46 of 82 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 12
- 7 chain locations (58%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $154.7M
- On groceries · $5,361 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.9M
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,365
- −3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 grocery stores in Scioto County. 7 of them (58%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 4.2 for every 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Household spending on groceries in Scioto County comes to about $154.7M a year: $5,361 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $12.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 39% 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 Scioto County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 2,886 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Scioto County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Scioto County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #923 of 2,070 scored counties and #46 of 82 scored counties in Ohio.
How Scioto 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 | Scioto County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 6.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $12.9M | $9.8M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,886 | 2,569 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.7% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,361 | $5,967 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $50,609 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 453
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 127 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Scioto 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 Scioto County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,365−3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 28,864
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 610 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 119
- Median household income
- $50,609+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,152
- Median home value
- $137,900
- Jobs located here
- 24,365
- Daytime population
- 67,429Residents 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 Scioto 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 |
| 46Scioto County, OH | 52 | 12 | 4.2 | $12.9M | −3.4% | #923 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Scioto County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores40
- Grocery stores52
- Convenience stores35
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 Scioto County, OH?
There are 12 grocery stores on map listings in Scioto County as of September 2026. 7 of them (58%) 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 Scioto County, OH spend on groceries?
About $154.7M a year, or $5,361 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $12.9M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,864 households in Scioto County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scioto County, OH compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Scioto County has 4.2 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $12.9M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Scioto County would have about 17, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,886 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Scioto County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Scioto County at 71,365 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,864 households. Median household income in Scioto County is $50,609, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. Scioto County scores 52 for grocery stores (upper middle), #923 of 2,070 scored counties.
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