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Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Maryland

Convenience stores in the Easton, MD area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in the Easton, MD area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #128 of 529 scored small-town markets
#1 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Maryland

Listings
14
8 chain locations (57%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$104.4M
On groceries · $6,354 a household
Spending per listing
$7.5M
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.5
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,238
+2.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in the Easton area spend about $104.4M a year on groceries, or $6,354 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $7.5M per store, 5% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

There are 14 convenience stores on map listings in the Easton area as of September 2026. 8 of them (57%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 8.5 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in the Easton area in 2023. That is one for every 2,348 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Easton area grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in the Easton area is 65 (upper middle), #128 of 529 scored small-town markets and #1 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Easton area compares

The same measures for Maryland and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the convenience 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.

Convenience stores in Easton, MD area compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureEaston areaMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.56.78.0
Spending per listing$7.5M$10.1M$7.9M
Households per official establishment2,3482,8233,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.7%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,354$6,737$6,319
Median household income$84,811$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score6559

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7
Employees, 2023
30
Annual payroll, 2023
$703K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
148 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 convenience stores in the Easton area, 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 the Easton area

Population, 2025 estimate
38,238+2.0% since 2020
Households
16,433
Median age
50.1
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
269 sq. mi.
People per square mile
141
Median household income
$84,811+15.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$126,276
Median home value
$409,700
Jobs located here
17,017
Daytime population
37,878Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Maryland

Every Maryland market ranked →

The highest-scoring small-town markets in Maryland for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Maryland, with the Easton area marked.

Top small-town markets in Maryland

Small-town markets in Maryland ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Easton, MD65148.5$7.5M+2.0%#128 of 529
2Cumberland, MD-WV434311.2$5M−1.3%#349 of 529
3Ocean Pines, MD434317.8$3.5M+3.7%#356 of 529
4Cambridge, MD411813.3$4.3M+3.4%#369 of 529

Other business types in the Easton area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many convenience stores are in the Easton, MD area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 convenience stores in the Easton area. 8 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

How much do households in the Easton, MD area spend on groceries?

About $104.4M a year, or $6,354 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.5M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,433 households in the Easton area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Easton, MD area compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

The Easton area has 8.5 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.5M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, the Easton area would have about 13, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,348 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is the Easton, MD area growing?

Population estimates put the Easton area at 38,238 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,433 households. The median household income in the Easton area is $84,811 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Easton area scores 65 for convenience stores (upper middle), #128 of 529 scored small-town markets.

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