Groceries and convenience · County · Pennsylvania
Convenience stores in Philadelphia County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Philadelphia County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #920 of 2,261 scored counties
#45 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 420
- 231 chain locations (55%)
- Official establishments
- 373
- +10.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.3B
- On groceries · $6,283 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.2M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,574,281
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 420 convenience stores in Philadelphia County. 231 of them (55%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.2, 22% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in Philadelphia County spend about $4.3B a year on groceries, or $6,283 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 420 convenience stores, that is $10.2M per store, 29% above 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 373 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Philadelphia County in 2023, up 10.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,822 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Philadelphia County.
Population estimates put the population change in Philadelphia County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For convenience stores, Philadelphia County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #920 of 2,261 scored counties and #45 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Philadelphia 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 | Philadelphia County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 7.7 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $10.2M | $8.7M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,822 | 3,482 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.4% | +27.0% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,283 | $6,738 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $61,953 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 338 → 373+10.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,726
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $36.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 420231 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 542The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $2.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,574,281−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 679,428
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.1
- Land area
- 134 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11,759
- Median household income
- $61,953+34.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,219
- Median home value
- $243,100
- Jobs located here
- 745,931
- Daytime population
- 1,658,281Residents 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 Philadelphia 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 |
| 45Philadelphia County, PA | 55 | 420 | 6.2 | $10.2M | −1.6% | #920 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Philadelphia County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores39
- Grocery stores26
- Convenience stores55
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 Philadelphia County, PA?
Philadelphia County has 420 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 231 of them (55%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 373 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 10.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Philadelphia County, PA spend on groceries?
About $4.3B a year, or $6,283 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 420 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $10.2M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 679,428 households in Philadelphia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Philadelphia County, PA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Philadelphia County has 6.2 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $10.2M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Philadelphia County would have about 542, against 420 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,822 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Philadelphia County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Philadelphia County at 1,574,281 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 679,428 households. Median household income in Philadelphia County is $61,953, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.9%, 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. Philadelphia County scores 55 for convenience stores (upper middle), #920 of 2,261 scored counties.
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