Groceries and convenience · County · Pennsylvania
Convenience stores in Lehigh County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Lehigh County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #547 of 2,261 scored counties
#24 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 123
- 72 chain locations (59%)
- Official establishments
- 58
- +41.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $985.3M
- On groceries · $6,824 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.5
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 384,383
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 123 convenience stores in Lehigh County. Of those, 72 are chain locations, or 59%, against 60% across the U.S. That is 8.5 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in Lehigh County spend about $985.3M a year on groceries, or $6,824 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 123 convenience stores, that is $8M per store, 2% above 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 Lehigh County was 58 in 2023, up 41.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,489 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3M have gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Lehigh County.
Population estimates show Lehigh County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, Lehigh County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #547 of 2,261 scored counties and #24 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lehigh 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 | Lehigh County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.5 | 7.7 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $8M | $8.7M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,489 | 3,482 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +41.5% | +27.0% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,824 | $6,738 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $80,079 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41 → 58+41.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 239
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12372 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 125The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Lehigh 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 Lehigh County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 384,383+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 144,386
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 345 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,097
- Median household income
- $80,079+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,753
- Median home value
- $300,400
- Jobs located here
- 215,511
- Daytime population
- 411,839Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Lehigh County marked.
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 |
| 24Lehigh County, PA | 66 | 123 | 8.5 | $8M | +2.7% | #547 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Lehigh 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 stores66
- Convenience stores66
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 Lehigh County, PA?
There are 123 convenience stores on map listings in Lehigh County as of September 2026. 72 of them (59%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 41.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Lehigh County, PA spend on groceries?
About $985.3M a year, or $6,824 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 123 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 144,386 households in Lehigh County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lehigh County, PA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Lehigh County has 8.5 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $8M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Lehigh County would have about 125, against 123 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,489 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 41.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Lehigh County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Lehigh County at 384,383 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 144,386 households. Median household income in Lehigh County is $80,079, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Lehigh County scores 66 for convenience stores (upper middle), #547 of 2,261 scored counties.
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