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Convenience stores in Barnstable County, MA
The convenience stores in Barnstable County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #754 of 2,261 scored counties
#8 of 13 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 98
- 60 chain locations (61%)
- Official establishments
- 71
- +2.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $764.3M
- On groceries · $7,226 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.8M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.3
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 233,539
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 98 convenience stores in Barnstable County. Chain locations make up 61% of them, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.3, 16% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in Barnstable County spend about $764.3M a year on groceries, or $7,226 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That is about $7.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 71 businesses with payroll in Barnstable County classed as convenience stores, up 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,490 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $545K have gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Barnstable County.
Population estimates put the population change in Barnstable County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, Barnstable County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #754 of 2,261 scored counties and #8 of 13 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Barnstable County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Barnstable County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $7.8M | $9.1M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,490 | 1,591 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.9% | +3.4% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $7,226 | $7,382 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $95,241 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 69 → 71+2.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 307
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9860 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 97The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $545K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Barnstable 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 Barnstable County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 233,539+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 105,777
- Median age
- 53.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 394 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 588
- Median household income
- $95,241+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $134,349
- Median home value
- $629,000
- Jobs located here
- 87,424
- Daytime population
- 221,377Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Massachusetts market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Barnstable County marked.
Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hampshire County, MA | 77 | 47 | 7.6 | $9.2M | +10.4% | #252 of 2,261 |
| 2Norfolk County, MA | 69 | 180 | 6.4 | $12.5M | +2.2% | #449 of 2,261 |
| 3Middlesex County, MA | 69 | 405 | 6.4 | $12.4M | +2.8% | #450 of 2,261 |
| 4Worcester County, MA | 67 | 282 | 8.4 | $8.5M | +3.7% | #520 of 2,261 |
| 5Plymouth County, MA | 66 | 177 | 8.7 | $8.7M | +3.5% | #544 of 2,261 |
| 6Nantucket County, MA | 66 | 5 | 9.5 | $8.7M | +3.6% | #545 of 2,261 |
| 7Essex County, MA | 64 | 232 | 7.4 | $9.9M | +2.3% | #614 of 2,261 |
| 8Barnstable County, MA | 60 | 98 | 9.3 | $7.8M | +2.4% | #754 of 2,261 |
| 9Bristol County, MA | 58 | 220 | 9.4 | $7.3M | +2.9% | #824 of 2,261 |
| 10Suffolk County, MA | 57 | 235 | 7.2 | $10M | +0.1% | #847 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Barnstable County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores53
- Grocery stores53
- Convenience stores60
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 Barnstable County, MA?
There are 98 convenience stores on map listings in Barnstable County as of September 2026. 60 of them (61%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Barnstable County, MA spend on groceries?
About $764.3M a year, or $7,226 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 98 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,777 households in Barnstable County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barnstable County, MA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Barnstable County has 9.3 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.8M, in line with the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Barnstable County would have about 97, against 98 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,490 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Barnstable County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Barnstable County at 233,539 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,777 households. Median household income in Barnstable County is $95,241, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.1%, 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. Barnstable County scores 60 for convenience stores (upper middle), #754 of 2,261 scored counties.
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