Groceries and convenience · Metro area · Maryland
Grocery and convenience stores in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #129 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 4 scored metro areas based in Maryland
- Listings
- 208
- 106 chain locations (51%)
- Official establishments
- 77
- +13.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $720.3M
- On groceries · $6,095 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.6
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 315,280
- +7.1% since 2020
See the grocery and convenience stores around any address in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area
The site report maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Household spending on groceries in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area comes to about $720.3M a year: $6,095 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 2% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
The Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area has 208 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 106 of them (51%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.6, 6% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 77 businesses with payroll in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area classed as grocery and convenience stores, up 13.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,535 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 44 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area grew 7.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery and convenience stores, the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #129 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 4 scored metro areas based in Maryland.
How the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area compares
The same measures for Maryland and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery and 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 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.6 | 16.2 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $4.2M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,535 | 1,129 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.2% | +6.6% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.1% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,095 | $6,737 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $78,802 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 77+13.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,557
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $59.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 44Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 208106 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 213The 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 grocery and convenience stores in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg 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 Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 315,280+7.1% since 2020
- Households
- 118,181
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,008 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 300
- Median household income
- $78,802+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,922
- Median home value
- $278,100
- Jobs located here
- 107,689
- Daytime population
- 269,788Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area?
These figures cover the whole metro area. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the grocery and convenience stores on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardGrocery and convenience stores across Maryland
Every Maryland market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Maryland for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Maryland (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 72 | 3,408 | 14.4 | $5M | +3.3% | #45 of 387 |
| 1Lexington Park, MD | 71 | 134 | 17.7 | $4.1M | +2.1% | #53 of 387 |
| 2Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 60 | 208 | 17.6 | $3.5M | +7.1% | #129 of 387 |
| 3Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 57 | 1,769 | 15.8 | $4.2M | +0.4% | #146 of 387 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 55 | 4,559 | 18.5 | $3.8M | +1.4% | #167 of 387 |
| 4Salisbury, MD | 32 | 120 | 24.6 | $2.4M | +2.9% | #314 of 387 |
Other business types in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores60
- Grocery stores69
- Convenience stores53
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 208 grocery and convenience stores in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area. 106 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 77 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 13.2% from 2019. Official counts list 44 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area spend on groceries?
About $720.3M a year, or $6,095 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 208 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 118,181 households in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
The Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area has 17.6 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.5M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area would have about 213, against 208 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,535 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area at 315,280 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 118,181 households. The median household income in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area is $78,802 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% 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 Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area scores 60 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #129 of 387 scored metro areas.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area. It maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for grocery and convenience stores · All 56 business types in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area
Screening a site or an acquisition in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.