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Convenience stores in the Gettysburg, PA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in the Gettysburg, PA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #27 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania

Listings
27
17 chain locations (63%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$278.6M
On groceries · $6,822 a household
Spending per listing
$10.3M
31% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
107,594
+3.6% 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

The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in the Gettysburg metro area is 78 (high), #27 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for convenience stores.

Households in the Gettysburg metro area spend about $278.6M a year on groceries, or $6,822 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 27 convenience stores, that is $10.3M per store, 31% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

There are 27 convenience stores on map listings in the Gettysburg metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 63% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in the Gettysburg metro area was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 5,834 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Gettysburg metro area grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Gettysburg metro area 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 Gettysburg, PA metro area compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureGettysburg metro areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.67.78.0
Spending per listing$10.3M$8.7M$7.9M
Households per official establishment5,8343,4823,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+27.0%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,822$6,738$6,319
Median household income$84,092$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score7855

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$575K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2717 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
35The 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 Gettysburg metro 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 Gettysburg metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
107,594+3.6% since 2020
Households
40,841
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
519 sq. mi.
People per square mile
205
Median household income
$84,092+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,363
Median home value
$268,500
Jobs located here
31,894
Daytime population
87,195Residents 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 metro areas in Pennsylvania for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Gettysburg metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Pennsylvania

Metro areas in Pennsylvania ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chambersburg, PA80406.3$10.6M+3.0%#16 of 387
2Gettysburg, PA78276.6$10.3M+3.6%#27 of 387
3Lancaster, PA761487.0$10M+1.9%#33 of 387
4York-Hanover, PA761377.5$9.1M+3.6%#35 of 387
5Lebanon, PA73356.2$10.8M+2.2%#45 of 387
6Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA691957.9$8.6M+4.2%#67 of 387
7State College, PA66416.9$9.5M−0.4%#83 of 387
8Reading, PA641448.8$7.6M+2.7%#102 of 387
9Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ602808.2$8.4M+3.0%#128 of 387
10Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD591,7617.1$9.8M+1.4%#137 of 387

Other business types in the Gettysburg metro area

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in the Gettysburg, PA metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 27 convenience stores in the Gettysburg metro area. 17 of them (63%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.

How much do households in the Gettysburg, PA metro area spend on groceries?

About $278.6M a year, or $6,822 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $10.3M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,841 households in the Gettysburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Gettysburg, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

The Gettysburg metro area has 6.6 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $10.3M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, the Gettysburg metro area would have about 35, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,834 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.

How fast is the Gettysburg, PA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Gettysburg metro area at 107,594 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,841 households. The median household income in the Gettysburg metro area is $84,092 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. The Gettysburg metro area scores 78 for convenience stores (high), #27 of 387 scored metro areas.

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