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Convenience stores in New Hampshire

Markets across New Hampshire ranked by the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
663
339 chain locations (51%)
Official establishments
239
+19.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$4B
On groceries
Listings per 10k households
11.9
49% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$6.1M
23% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#40 of 51
Market score 39 · Lower middle

A site report maps the convenience stores on map listings around any address in New Hampshire by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 663 convenience stores in New Hampshire. Chain locations make up 51% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 11.9 for every 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on groceries in New Hampshire comes to about $4B a year: $7,252 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Spread across 663 convenience stores, that is $6.1M per store, 23% below 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 239 businesses with payroll in New Hampshire classed as convenience stores, up 19.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,326 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 22.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $5.2M have gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in New Hampshire.

Among the 50 states and DC, New Hampshire ranks #40 for convenience stores, with a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in New Hampshire, the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area scores highest (60). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in New Hampshire, the Concord area scores highest (70).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Hampshire, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching New Hampshire, ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH601,4217.3$10.4M+2.3%#125 of 387
1Manchester-Nashua, NH541589.4$7.9M+2.5%#173 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching New Hampshire, ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Concord, NH706911.3$6.3M+2.6%#87 of 529
2Laconia, NH663111.8$6M+2.1%#123 of 529
3Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT5713614.8$4.6M+1.5%#218 of 529
4Keene, NH416119.9$3.4M+2.3%#371 of 529

Counties

Counties in New Hampshire, ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hillsborough County, NH651589.4$7.9M+2.5%#585 of 2,261
2Rockingham County, NH6513110.3$7.5M+3.0%#589 of 2,261
3Merrimack County, NH656911.3$6.3M+2.6%#599 of 2,261
4Belknap County, NH613111.8$6M+2.1%#731 of 2,261
5Strafford County, NH576111.7$6M+3.0%#876 of 2,261
6Grafton County, NH516116.4$4.2M+2.2%#1,108 of 2,261
7Carroll County, NH463817.4$4M+5.0%#1,287 of 2,261
8Sullivan County, NH452414.4$4.7M+2.1%#1,307 of 2,261
9Cheshire County, NH386119.9$3.4M+2.3%#1,568 of 2,261
10Coos County, NH342920.7$2.9M+0.4%#1,695 of 2,261

Questions

How many convenience stores are in New Hampshire?

There are 663 convenience stores on map listings in New Hampshire as of September 2026. 339 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 239 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 19.5% from 2019.

How much do households in New Hampshire spend on groceries?

About $4B a year, or $7,252 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 663 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $6.1M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 555,822 households in New Hampshire and national spending patterns by income.

How does New Hampshire compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

New Hampshire has 11.9 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $6.1M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, New Hampshire would have about 512, against 663 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,326 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.

Which market in New Hampshire has the highest market score for convenience stores?

Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in New Hampshire, the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area scores highest, at 60 (upper middle). Among 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in New Hampshire, the Concord area scores highest, at 70 (upper middle). Among 10 scored counties in New Hampshire, Hillsborough County scores highest, at 65 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. New Hampshire scores 39 for convenience stores (lower middle), #40 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in New Hampshire. It maps the convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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