Groceries and convenience · County · Pennsylvania
Convenience stores in Clinton County, PA
How Clinton County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #436 of 2,261 scored counties
#19 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 12
- 4 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $95.2M
- On groceries · $6,172 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.9M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,870
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 convenience stores in Clinton County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 33%, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 7.8 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in Clinton County spend about $95.2M a year on groceries, or $6,172 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $7.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, in line with 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 3 businesses with payroll in Clinton County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 5,141 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Clinton County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, Clinton County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #436 of 2,261 scored counties and #19 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Clinton County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Clinton County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $7.9M | $8.7M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,141 | 3,482 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +27.0% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,172 | $6,738 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $60,816 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 3
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $109K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 124 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Clinton 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 Clinton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,870+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 15,424
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 890 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $60,816+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,923
- Median home value
- $175,900
- Jobs located here
- 12,199
- Daytime population
- 34,134Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chester County, PA | 88 | 123 | 6.0 | $13.1M | +4.2% | #54 of 2,261 |
| 2Cumberland County, PA | 88 | 76 | 7.1 | $9.8M | +6.5% | #62 of 2,261 |
| 3Franklin County, PA | 86 | 40 | 6.3 | $10.6M | +3.0% | #83 of 2,261 |
| 4Adams County, PA | 84 | 27 | 6.6 | $10.3M | +3.6% | #103 of 2,261 |
| 5York County, PA | 84 | 137 | 7.5 | $9.1M | +3.6% | #107 of 2,261 |
| 6Lancaster County, PA | 83 | 148 | 7.0 | $10M | +1.9% | #120 of 2,261 |
| 7Butler County, PA | 83 | 69 | 8.5 | $8.2M | +3.2% | #122 of 2,261 |
| 8Lebanon County, PA | 80 | 35 | 6.2 | $10.8M | +2.2% | #166 of 2,261 |
| 9Northampton County, PA | 78 | 92 | 7.5 | $9.3M | +3.7% | #224 of 2,261 |
| 10Montgomery County, PA | 76 | 221 | 6.6 | $11.6M | +2.4% | #272 of 2,261 |
| 19Clinton County, PA | 70 | 12 | 7.8 | $7.9M | +1.3% | #436 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Clinton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores63
- Grocery stores63
- Convenience stores70
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 Clinton County, PA?
Clinton County has 12 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Clinton County, PA spend on groceries?
About $95.2M a year, or $6,172 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.9M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,424 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clinton County, PA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Clinton County has 7.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.9M, in line with the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,141 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Clinton County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Clinton County at 37,870 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,424 households. Median household income in Clinton County is $60,816, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.4%, 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. Clinton County scores 70 for convenience stores (upper middle), #436 of 2,261 scored counties.
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