Metro by metro
The leading hardware store chains in every Ohio metro area
Tracked hardware store chains ranked by consumer spend in each metro area, Q4 2025–Q3 2026. Harbor Freight Tools leads in 8 metro areas, Ace Hardware in 1 metro area, and Hartville Hardware in 1 metro area. Against their share in Ohio as a whole, Ace Hardware stands out in 4 metro areas, Harbor Freight Tools in 2 metro areas, and Famous Supply in 2 metro areas.
By tracked consumer spend, Q4 2025–Q3 2026
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Ace Hardware
Relative #1 in 4 metro areas
Cleveland, OH 1.1× · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (OH part) 1.2× · Akron, OH 2.5× · Canton-Massillon, OH 0.5×
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Harbor Freight Tools
Relative #1 in 2 metro areas
Dayton, OH 1.3× · Toledo, OH 1.5×
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Famous Supply
Relative #1 in 2 metro areas
Columbus, OH 2.7× · Youngstown-Warren, OH 6×
Not enough tracked stores: Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH (OH part) · Lima, OH · Springfield, OH · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH (OH part) · Wheeling, WV-OH (OH part)
No ranked chain with 5% of the metro area's spend and 3 stores there: Mansfield, OH · Sandusky, OH
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Harbor Freight Tools
#1 in 8 metro areas
Cleveland, OH · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (OH part) · Columbus, OH · Dayton, OH · Toledo, OH · Youngstown-Warren, OH · Mansfield, OH · Sandusky, OH
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Ace Hardware
#1 in Akron, OH
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Hartville Hardware
#1 in Canton-Massillon, OH
Not enough tracked stores: Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH (OH part) · Lima, OH · Springfield, OH · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH (OH part) · Wheeling, WV-OH (OH part)
A metro area shows a ranking once it has at least 2 tracked hardware store chains and 10 tracked stores. Relative to Ohio compares a chain's share of the metro area's spend with its share in Ohio as a whole. It ranks the 7 biggest chains in Ohio and the chains that lead a metro area by spend, wherever a chain has at least 5% of the metro area's spend and 3 stores there. Metro areas are the Census Bureau's metropolitan statistical areas; the rest of Ohio is light gray. A metro area crossing the state line counts only its stores in Ohio. Colors match the store map; other tracked chains are gray.
Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked hardware store chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Ace Hardware and AMES Tools sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
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| 1 | Ace Hardware | - | +15.6% |
| 2 | AMES Tools | ▲1 | +9.2% |
| 3 | Famous Supply | - | +6.2% |
| 4 | Harbor Freight Tools | - | -1.6% |
| 5 | True Value | - | -7.4% |
| 6 | Zettler Hardware | - | -8.4% |
| 7 | McCabe Do it Center | - | -10.2% |
| 8 | Buckeye Power Sales | - | -11.9% |
| 9 | Woods Hardware | - | -24.6% |
| 10 | Active Plumbing Supply Company | ▲1 | -24.7% |
| 11 | Woodcraft | ▼1 | -27.7% |
| 12 | Mesco Electrical Supply | ▼1 | -55.0% |
- Harbor Freight Tools
- Ace Hardware
- Hartville Hardware
- Famous Supply
- Keim Home Center
- True Value
- Rocky's Ace Hardware
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
659 tracked store locations in Ohio. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 230 of the 659 stores (35%); 358 of the 391 tracked chains have a single store here. 4% of the tracked retail stores here are hardware stores, the same share as across the United States.
- Harbor Freight Tools (71)
- Ace Hardware (104)
- Hartville Hardware (2)
- Famous Supply (18)
- Keim Home Center (1)
- True Value (32)
- Rocky's Ace Hardware (2)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Ace Hardware 104
- 2 Harbor Freight Tools 71
- 3 True Value 32
- 4 Famous Supply 18
- 5 Active Plumbing Supply Company 5
- 6 Woodcraft 4
- 7 Zettler Hardware 4
- 8 E&H Ace Hardware 4
- 9 Mesco Electrical Supply 3
- 10 AMES Tools 3
- 11 Woods Hardware 3
- 12 Robertson Heating Supply Co. 3
- 13 Wellington Implement 3
- 14 Buckeye Power Sales 3
- 15 Williams Hardware 3
- 16 Bridgeport Equipment and Tool 3
- 17 McCabe Do it Center 3
- 18 Bloom Brothers Supply 2
- 19 Rocky's Ace Hardware 2
- 20 Wiseway Supply 2
- 21 Village Hardware 2
- 22 Marshall Power Equipment 2
- 23 Hartville Hardware 2
- 24 Hemly Tool Supply 2
- 25 Greive Hardware 2
- 26 American Equipment Service 2
- 27 Gillman Home Center 2
- 28 Beck Paint & Hardware 2
- 29 Direct Tools Factory Outlet 2
- 30 Farm & Home Hardware 2
- 31 Kibler Lumber 2
- 32 Orme Hardware 2
- 33 Handyman Hardware 1
- 34 Stony Point Supply 1
- 35 Wagoner Power Equipment 1
- 36 Color Concepts by Byrne 1
- 37 Joughin Hardware 1
- 38 Piqua Hardware & Rentals 1
- 39 Lochard 1
- 40 Kuhn Sales and Service 1
- 41 State Sharpening 1
- 42 McCabe Outdoor Power 1
- 43 Moore Bros Hardware Inc 1
- 44 Turney's Ace 1
- 45 Kamph's Rental Place & Hardware 1
- 46 Target Tool 1
- 47 Crabtree's Millersport Hardware 1
- 48 Manchester Hardware 1
- 49 TP Tools and Equipment 1
- 50 Ironman Contractor Supply 1
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