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Convenience stores in Garrett County, MD
How Garrett County, MD compares with other counties and the U.S. for convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,833 of 2,261 scored counties
#24 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 20
- 8 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $73.9M
- On groceries · $5,877 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 53% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.9
- 99% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,370
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Garrett County is 29 (lower middle), #1,833 of 2,261 scored counties and #24 of 24 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $5,877 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Garrett County spend about $73.9M a year on groceries. That works out to $3.7M per store, 53% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 20 convenience stores on map listings in Garrett County as of September 2026. 8 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 15.9 for every 10,000 households, 99% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Garrett County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Garrett County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Garrett County 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.
| Measure | Garrett County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.9 | 6.7 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $10.1M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,823 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.7% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,877 | $6,737 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $67,688 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 208 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Garrett 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 Garrett County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,370−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 12,578
- Median age
- 47.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 649 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 44
- Median household income
- $67,688+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,358
- Median home value
- $235,300
- Jobs located here
- 11,219
- Daytime population
- 28,374Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Frederick County, MD | 91 | 71 | 6.8 | $10.5M | +11.0% | #30 of 2,261 |
| 2Howard County, MD | 80 | 44 | 3.6 | $20.8M | +1.9% | #157 of 2,261 |
| 3Montgomery County, MD | 79 | 129 | 3.3 | $22M | +1.3% | #180 of 2,261 |
| 4Carroll County, MD | 79 | 42 | 6.5 | $10.7M | +2.2% | #191 of 2,261 |
| 5Queen Anne’s County, MD | 79 | 22 | 11.1 | $6.3M | +8.8% | #207 of 2,261 |
| 6St. Mary’s County, MD | 78 | 33 | 7.8 | $9M | +2.4% | #226 of 2,261 |
| 7Charles County, MD | 77 | 54 | 8.9 | $8M | +5.9% | #258 of 2,261 |
| 8Anne Arundel County, MD | 72 | 144 | 6.4 | $11.2M | +1.7% | #359 of 2,261 |
| 9Harford County, MD | 72 | 82 | 8.1 | $8.5M | +2.0% | #369 of 2,261 |
| 10Calvert County, MD | 72 | 29 | 8.7 | $8.4M | +1.7% | #370 of 2,261 |
| 24Garrett County, MD | 29 | 20 | 15.9 | $3.7M | −1.5% | #1,833 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Garrett County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores38
- Grocery stores35
- Convenience stores29
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many convenience stores are in Garrett County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 convenience stores in Garrett County. 8 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Garrett County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Garrett County, MD spend on groceries?
About $73.9M a year, or $5,877 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 12,578 households in Garrett County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Garrett County, MD compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Garrett County has 15.9 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 99% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $3.7M, 53% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Garrett County would have about 9, against 20 on map listings.
How fast is Garrett County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Garrett County at 28,370 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,578 households. The median household income in Garrett County is $67,688 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. 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. Garrett County scores 29 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,833 of 2,261 scored counties.
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