Groceries and convenience · County · Pennsylvania
Convenience stores in Potter County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Potter County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,753 of 2,261 scored counties
#62 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 11
- 4 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $42.5M
- On groceries · $6,083 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 51% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.7
- 96% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,897
- −3.0% since 2020
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What this means
For convenience stores, Potter County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,753 of 2,261 scored counties and #62 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 convenience stores in Potter County. 4 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.7, 96% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Household spending on groceries in Potter County comes to about $42.5M a year: $6,083 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 51% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Potter County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Potter County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Potter 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 | Potter County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.7 | 7.7 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $8.7M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,482 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +27.0% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.0% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,083 | $6,738 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $59,020 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 114 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Potter 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 Potter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,897−3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 6,992
- Median age
- 47.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,081 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $59,020+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,370
- Median home value
- $153,100
- Jobs located here
- 4,811
- Daytime population
- 15,326Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Potter County?
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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 |
| 62Potter County, PA | 32 | 11 | 15.7 | $3.9M | −3.0% | #1,753 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Potter County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores27
- Grocery stores20
- Convenience stores32
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 Potter County, PA?
Potter County has 11 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Potter County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Potter County, PA spend on groceries?
About $42.5M a year, or $6,083 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,992 households in Potter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Potter County, PA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Potter County has 15.7 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 96% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $3.9M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Potter County would have about 5, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Potter County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Potter County at 15,897 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,992 households. Median household income in Potter County is $59,020, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.0%, 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. Potter County scores 32 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,753 of 2,261 scored counties.
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