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Convenience stores in Fayette County, PA

How Fayette 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 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,053 of 2,261 scored counties
#51 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
47
26 chain locations (55%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$333.9M
On groceries · $6,051 a household
Spending per listing
$7.1M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.5
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
123,021
−4.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 47 convenience stores in Fayette County. Of those, 26 are chain locations, or 55%, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.5, 6% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Fayette County spend about $333.9M a year on groceries, or $6,051 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $7.1M per store, 10% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Fayette County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 3,679 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fayette County declined 4.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Fayette County is 52 (upper middle), #1,053 of 2,261 scored counties and #51 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Fayette 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.

Convenience stores in Fayette County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureFayette CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.57.78.0
Spending per listing$7.1M$8.7M$7.9M
Households per official establishment3,6793,4823,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+27.0%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.3%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,051$6,738$6,319
Median household income$58,236$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score5255

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 15
Employees, 2023
63
Annual payroll, 2023
$982K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4726 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
42The 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County

Population, 2025 estimate
123,021−4.3% since 2020
Households
55,182
Median age
45.3
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
791 sq. mi.
People per square mile
159
Median household income
$58,236+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,754
Median home value
$143,200
Jobs located here
37,583
Daytime population
110,057Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Fayette County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chester County, PA881236.0$13.1M+4.2%#54 of 2,261
2Cumberland County, PA88767.1$9.8M+6.5%#62 of 2,261
3Franklin County, PA86406.3$10.6M+3.0%#83 of 2,261
4Adams County, PA84276.6$10.3M+3.6%#103 of 2,261
5York County, PA841377.5$9.1M+3.6%#107 of 2,261
6Lancaster County, PA831487.0$10M+1.9%#120 of 2,261
7Butler County, PA83698.5$8.2M+3.2%#122 of 2,261
8Lebanon County, PA80356.2$10.8M+2.2%#166 of 2,261
9Northampton County, PA78927.5$9.3M+3.7%#224 of 2,261
10Montgomery County, PA762216.6$11.6M+2.4%#272 of 2,261
51Fayette County, PA52478.5$7.1M−4.3%#1,053 of 2,261

Other business types in Fayette County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Fayette County, PA?

There are 47 convenience stores on map listings in Fayette County as of September 2026. 26 of them (55%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

How much do households in Fayette County, PA spend on groceries?

About $333.9M a year, or $6,051 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.1M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,182 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fayette County, PA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Fayette County has 8.5 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.1M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Fayette County would have about 42, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,679 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is Fayette County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Fayette County at 123,021 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,182 households. Median household income in Fayette County is $58,236, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.0%, 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. 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. Fayette County scores 52 for convenience stores (upper middle), #1,053 of 2,261 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for convenience stores · All 56 business types in Fayette County

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