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Convenience stores in Franklin County, MA
The convenience stores in Franklin County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,122 of 2,261 scored counties
#11 of 13 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 33
- 17 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $207.3M
- On groceries · $6,566 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.3M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.5
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,698
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Franklin County spend about $207.3M a year on groceries, or $6,566 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $6.3M per store, 20% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 33 convenience stores on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 52%, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 10.5 for every 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Franklin County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 2,255 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Franklin County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For convenience stores, Franklin County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,122 of 2,261 scored counties and #11 of 13 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Franklin 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 | Franklin County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.5 | 8.1 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $6.3M | $9.1M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,255 | 1,591 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.4% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,566 | $7,382 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $74,907 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 56
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3317 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,698−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 31,570
- Median age
- 47.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 699 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 101
- Median household income
- $74,907+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,042
- Median home value
- $329,000
- Jobs located here
- 25,416
- Daytime population
- 59,931Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 11Franklin County, MA | 50 | 33 | 10.5 | $6.3M | −0.3% | #1,122 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Franklin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores45
- Grocery stores41
- Convenience stores50
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 Franklin County, MA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 convenience stores in Franklin County. 17 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Franklin County, MA spend on groceries?
About $207.3M a year, or $6,566 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $6.3M 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 31,570 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, MA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Franklin County has 10.5 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $6.3M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Franklin County would have about 26, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,255 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 70,698 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,570 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $74,907 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Franklin County scores 50 for convenience stores (upper middle), #1,122 of 2,261 scored counties.
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