Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · North Carolina
Convenience stores in the Lumberton, NC area
The convenience stores in the Lumberton, NC area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #467 of 529 scored small-town markets
#19 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 83
- 19 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- −4.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $219M
- On groceries · $5,077 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 67% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.2
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 119,941
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
For convenience stores, the Lumberton area has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #467 of 529 scored small-town markets and #19 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 83 convenience stores in the Lumberton area. 19 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 19.2 for every 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.
At $5,077 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in the Lumberton area spend about $219M a year on groceries. Spread across 83 convenience stores, that is $2.6M per store, 67% 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 21 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in the Lumberton area in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,054 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Lumberton area grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Lumberton area 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 | Lumberton area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.2 | 9.3 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $6.5M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,054 | 4,711 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.5% | +20.6% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,077 | $6,016 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $41,978 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21−4.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $924K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8319 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 the Lumberton area, 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 the Lumberton area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 119,941+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 43,134
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 947 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 123
- Median household income
- $41,978+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,210
- Median home value
- $94,500
- Jobs located here
- 39,575
- Daytime population
- 113,327Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in North Carolina for convenience stores, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Lumberton area marked.
Top small-town markets in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waynesville, NC | 74 | 18 | 6.6 | $8.5M | +1.9% | #56 of 529 |
| 2Anderson Creek, NC | 73 | 41 | 8.2 | $7.1M | +12.3% | #64 of 529 |
| 3Brevard, NC | 71 | 12 | 8.2 | $7.1M | +2.9% | #82 of 529 |
| 4New Bern, NC | 70 | 43 | 8.2 | $6.9M | +3.6% | #86 of 529 |
| 5Morehead City, NC | 66 | 37 | 11.6 | $5.2M | +4.1% | #126 of 529 |
| 6Albemarle, NC | 62 | 26 | 10.3 | $5.5M | +9.8% | #161 of 529 |
| 7Boone, NC | 61 | 19 | 9.0 | $6.2M | +0.6% | #167 of 529 |
| 8Marion, NC | 60 | 18 | 9.7 | $5.7M | +1.5% | #182 of 529 |
| 9Elizabeth City, NC | 60 | 17 | 10.8 | $5.3M | +4.5% | #183 of 529 |
| 10Mount Airy, NC | 56 | 33 | 11.0 | $4.9M | +1.3% | #229 of 529 |
| 19Lumberton, NC | 24 | 83 | 19.2 | $2.6M | +3.4% | #467 of 529 |
Other business types in the Lumberton area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores20
- Grocery stores19
- Convenience stores24
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 the Lumberton, NC area?
The Lumberton area has 83 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 19 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Lumberton, NC area spend on groceries?
About $219M a year, or $5,077 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 83 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,134 households in the Lumberton area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lumberton, NC area compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
The Lumberton area has 19.2 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $2.6M, 67% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, the Lumberton area would have about 28, against 83 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,054 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lumberton, NC area growing?
Population estimates put the Lumberton area at 119,941 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,134 households. Median household income in the Lumberton area is $41,978, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.0%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Lumberton area scores 24 for convenience stores (low), #467 of 529 scored small-town markets.
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