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Grocery stores in Shelby County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Shelby County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #591 of 2,070 scored counties
#24 of 82 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 11
- 3 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $113.4M
- On groceries · $6,000 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.3M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,065
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 grocery stores in Shelby County. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 5.8 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Household spending on groceries in Shelby County comes to about $113.4M a year: $6,000 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $10.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 11% 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 6 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Shelby County in 2023. That is one for every 3,151 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Shelby County declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Shelby County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #591 of 2,070 scored counties and #24 of 82 scored counties in Ohio.
How Shelby 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 | Shelby County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $10.3M | $9.8M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,151 | 2,569 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.7% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,000 | $5,967 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $73,978 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 230
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Shelby 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,065−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 18,906
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 408 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $73,978+15.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,849
- Median home value
- $208,100
- Jobs located here
- 26,886
- Daytime population
- 50,791Residents 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 Shelby 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 |
| 24Shelby County, OH | 63 | 11 | 5.8 | $10.3M | −0.2% | #591 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Shelby County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores63
- Grocery stores63
- 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 Shelby County, OH?
There are 11 grocery stores on map listings in Shelby County as of September 2026. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Shelby County, OH spend on groceries?
About $113.4M a year, or $6,000 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $10.3M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,906 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, OH compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Shelby County has 5.8 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $10.3M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Shelby County would have about 12, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,151 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Shelby County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 48,065 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,906 households. Median household income in Shelby County is $73,978, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.9%, 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. Shelby County scores 63 for grocery stores (upper middle), #591 of 2,070 scored counties.
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