Groceries and convenience · County · Maryland
Convenience stores in Harford County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Harford County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #369 of 2,261 scored counties
#9 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 82
- 70 chain locations (85%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- −3.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $697.2M
- On groceries · $6,849 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.5M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 266,446
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Harford County comes to about $697.2M a year: $6,849 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $8.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 8% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
Harford County has 82 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 85% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That is 8.1 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in Harford County classed as convenience stores, down 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 3,915 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $300K has gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Harford County.
Population estimates show Harford County grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Harford County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #369 of 2,261 scored counties and #9 of 24 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Harford 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 | Harford County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.1 | 6.7 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $8.5M | $10.1M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,915 | 2,823 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.7% | +12.7% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,849 | $6,737 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $112,265 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 26−3.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 151
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8270 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 89The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $300K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Harford 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 Harford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 266,446+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 101,795
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 437 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 603
- Median household income
- $112,265+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $133,186
- Median home value
- $386,400
- Jobs located here
- 87,506
- Daytime population
- 226,500Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maryland market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Harford County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Harford County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores73
- Grocery stores75
- Convenience stores72
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 Harford County, MD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 82 convenience stores in Harford County. 70 of them (85%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Harford County, MD spend on groceries?
About $697.2M a year, or $6,849 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $8.5M 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 101,795 households in Harford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harford County, MD compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Harford County has 8.1 convenience stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $8.5M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Harford County would have about 89, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,915 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Harford County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Harford County at 266,446 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,795 households. The median household income in Harford County is $112,265 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Harford County scores 72 for convenience stores (upper middle), #369 of 2,261 scored counties.
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