Groceries and convenience · County · North Carolina
Convenience stores in Cumberland County, NC
The convenience stores in Cumberland County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,558 of 2,261 scored counties
#64 of 92 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 172
- 120 chain locations (70%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- +15.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $731.5M
- On groceries · $5,638 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 66% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 338,473
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 172 convenience stores in Cumberland County. 120 of them (70%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 13.3 for every 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Household spending on groceries in Cumberland County comes to about $731.5M a year: $5,638 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 172 convenience stores, that is $4.3M per store, 46% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Cumberland County in 2023, up 15.2% from 2019. That is one for every 3,415 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Cumberland County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cumberland County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #1,558 of 2,261 scored counties and #64 of 92 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Cumberland County compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Cumberland County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 9.3 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $6.5M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,415 | 4,711 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.2% | +20.6% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,638 | $6,016 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $61,291 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 38+15.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 113
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 172120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 93The 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 Cumberland 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 Cumberland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 338,473+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 129,758
- Median age
- 34.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 653 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 519
- Median household income
- $61,291+30.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,209
- Median home value
- $199,200
- Jobs located here
- 116,297
- Daytime population
- 342,826Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wake County, NC | 90 | 277 | 6.0 | $11.3M | +11.2% | #34 of 2,261 |
| 2Orange County, NC | 90 | 35 | 6.1 | $10.7M | +6.1% | #36 of 2,261 |
| 3Union County, NC | 90 | 58 | 6.9 | $9.8M | +11.7% | #37 of 2,261 |
| 4Cabarrus County, NC | 87 | 60 | 7.1 | $9M | +9.9% | #73 of 2,261 |
| 5Mecklenburg County, NC | 85 | 332 | 7.1 | $9.1M | +10.5% | #91 of 2,261 |
| 6Johnston County, NC | 85 | 72 | 8.4 | $7.4M | +17.9% | #94 of 2,261 |
| 7Lincoln County, NC | 84 | 29 | 7.9 | $7.9M | +13.2% | #110 of 2,261 |
| 8Iredell County, NC | 82 | 62 | 8.1 | $7.7M | +12.9% | #132 of 2,261 |
| 9Chatham County, NC | 81 | 30 | 9.1 | $7.3M | +11.0% | #155 of 2,261 |
| 10Henderson County, NC | 80 | 33 | 6.5 | $9.1M | +5.0% | #171 of 2,261 |
| 64Cumberland County, NC | 38 | 172 | 13.3 | $4.3M | +0.4% | #1,558 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Cumberland County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores40
- Grocery stores43
- Convenience stores38
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 Cumberland County, NC?
There are 172 convenience stores on map listings in Cumberland County as of September 2026. 120 of them (70%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 15.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Cumberland County, NC spend on groceries?
About $731.5M a year, or $5,638 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 172 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.3M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 129,758 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cumberland County, NC compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Cumberland County has 13.3 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $4.3M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 93, against 172 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,415 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Cumberland County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Cumberland County at 338,473 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 129,758 households. Median household income in Cumberland County is $61,291, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.8%, 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. Cumberland County scores 38 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,558 of 2,261 scored counties.
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