Groceries and convenience · County · New Hampshire
Convenience stores in Sullivan County, NH
The convenience stores in Sullivan County, NH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,307 of 2,261 scored counties
#8 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 24
- 14 chain locations (58%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $111.9M
- On groceries · $6,735 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.4
- 80% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 43,961
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 convenience stores in Sullivan County. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 58%, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 14.4 for every 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in Sullivan County spend about $111.9M a year on groceries, or $6,735 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.7M per store, 41% 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 9 businesses with payroll in Sullivan County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 1,846 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Sullivan County grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Sullivan County is 45 (lower middle), #1,307 of 2,261 scored counties and #8 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire.
How Sullivan 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 | Sullivan County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.4 | 11.9 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.7M | $6.1M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,846 | 2,326 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.5% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,735 | $7,252 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $80,858 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 40
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2414 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 43,961+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 16,618
- Median age
- 47.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 538 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $80,858+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,975
- Median home value
- $268,700
- Jobs located here
- 13,461
- Daytime population
- 36,361Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Hampshire market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Hampshire for convenience stores, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with Sullivan County marked.
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 Sullivan County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores50
- Grocery stores71
- Convenience stores45
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 Sullivan County, NH?
There are 24 convenience stores on map listings in Sullivan County as of September 2026. 14 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Sullivan County, NH spend on groceries?
About $111.9M a year, or $6,735 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.7M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,618 households in Sullivan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sullivan County, NH compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Sullivan County has 14.4 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $4.7M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Sullivan County would have about 14, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,846 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Sullivan County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Sullivan County at 43,961 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,618 households. Median household income in Sullivan County is $80,858, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Sullivan County scores 45 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,307 of 2,261 scored counties.
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