Groceries and convenience · County · New Hampshire
Convenience stores in Grafton County, NH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Grafton County, NH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,108 of 2,261 scored counties
#6 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 61
- 32 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $259.2M
- On groceries · $6,984 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.4
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 93,225
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Grafton County spend about $259.2M a year on groceries, or $6,984 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.2M per store, 46% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 61 convenience stores on map listings in Grafton County as of September 2026. Of those, 32 are chain locations, or 52%, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.4, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Grafton County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 3,092 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $505K have gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Grafton County.
Population estimates show Grafton County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Grafton County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #1,108 of 2,261 scored counties and #6 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire.
How Grafton County compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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 | Grafton County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.4 | 11.9 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.2M | $6.1M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,092 | 2,326 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.5% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,984 | $7,252 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $88,261 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 86
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $505K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Grafton 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 Grafton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 93,225+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 37,107
- Median age
- 45.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,709 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $88,261+39.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $125,563
- Median home value
- $344,500
- Jobs located here
- 53,397
- Daytime population
- 103,226Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hillsborough County, NH | 65 | 158 | 9.4 | $7.9M | +2.5% | #585 of 2,261 |
| 2Rockingham County, NH | 65 | 131 | 10.3 | $7.5M | +3.0% | #589 of 2,261 |
| 3Merrimack County, NH | 65 | 69 | 11.3 | $6.3M | +2.6% | #599 of 2,261 |
| 4Belknap County, NH | 61 | 31 | 11.8 | $6M | +2.1% | #731 of 2,261 |
| 5Strafford County, NH | 57 | 61 | 11.7 | $6M | +3.0% | #876 of 2,261 |
| 6Grafton County, NH | 51 | 61 | 16.4 | $4.2M | +2.2% | #1,108 of 2,261 |
| 7Carroll County, NH | 46 | 38 | 17.4 | $4M | +5.0% | #1,287 of 2,261 |
| 8Sullivan County, NH | 45 | 24 | 14.4 | $4.7M | +2.1% | #1,307 of 2,261 |
| 9Cheshire County, NH | 38 | 61 | 19.9 | $3.4M | +2.3% | #1,568 of 2,261 |
| 10Coos County, NH | 34 | 29 | 20.7 | $2.9M | +0.4% | #1,695 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Grafton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores46
- Grocery stores45
- Convenience stores51
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 Grafton County, NH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 61 convenience stores in Grafton County. 32 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Grafton County, NH spend on groceries?
About $259.2M a year, or $6,984 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 37,107 households in Grafton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grafton County, NH compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Grafton County has 16.4 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $4.2M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Grafton County would have about 33, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,092 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Grafton County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Grafton County at 93,225 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 37,107 households. The median household income in Grafton County is $88,261 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.2% 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. Grafton County scores 51 for convenience stores (upper middle), #1,108 of 2,261 scored counties.
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