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Grocery and convenience stores in Worcester County, MD
The grocery and convenience stores in Worcester County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,610 of 2,402 scored counties
#18 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 76
- 29 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- +23.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $151.9M
- On groceries · $6,294 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.5
- 68% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,459
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $6,294 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Worcester County spend about $151.9M a year on groceries. That works out to $2M per store, 41% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Worcester County has 76 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 29 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 31.5 for every 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Worcester County in 2023, up 23.1% from 2019. That is one for every 754 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Worcester County grew 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Worcester County is 40 (lower middle), #1,610 of 2,402 scored counties and #18 of 24 scored counties in Maryland.
How Worcester County 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 | Worcester County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.5 | 16.2 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $4.2M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 754 | 1,129 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +23.1% | +6.6% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,294 | $6,737 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $81,745 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 32+23.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 444
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7629 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The 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 Worcester 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 Worcester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,459+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 24,136
- Median age
- 50.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $81,745+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,610
- Median home value
- $374,700
- Jobs located here
- 22,476
- Daytime population
- 52,245Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Frederick County, MD | 86 | 168 | 16.1 | $4.4M | +11.0% | #92 of 2,402 |
| 2Queen Anne’s County, MD | 83 | 42 | 21.1 | $3.3M | +8.8% | #141 of 2,402 |
| 3Howard County, MD | 77 | 159 | 13.1 | $5.8M | +1.9% | #235 of 2,402 |
| 4St. Mary’s County, MD | 77 | 78 | 18.4 | $3.8M | +2.4% | #249 of 2,402 |
| 5Carroll County, MD | 74 | 96 | 14.9 | $4.7M | +2.2% | #313 of 2,402 |
| 6Charles County, MD | 74 | 111 | 18.2 | $3.9M | +5.9% | #321 of 2,402 |
| 7Harford County, MD | 73 | 166 | 16.3 | $4.2M | +2.0% | #350 of 2,402 |
| 8Montgomery County, MD | 72 | 449 | 11.5 | $6.3M | +1.3% | #375 of 2,402 |
| 9Calvert County, MD | 72 | 56 | 16.7 | $4.4M | +1.7% | #382 of 2,402 |
| 10Anne Arundel County, MD | 71 | 313 | 13.9 | $5.1M | +1.7% | #403 of 2,402 |
| 18Worcester County, MD | 40 | 76 | 31.5 | $2M | +3.7% | #1,610 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Worcester County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores40
- Grocery stores61
- Convenience stores38
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 Worcester County, MD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 76 grocery and convenience stores in Worcester County. 29 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 23.1% from 2019. Another 17 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Worcester County, MD spend on groceries?
About $151.9M a year, or $6,294 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 76 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,136 households in Worcester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Worcester County, MD compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Worcester County has 31.5 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Worcester County would have about 45, against 76 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 754 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Worcester County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Worcester County at 54,459 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,136 households. The median household income in Worcester County is $81,745 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Worcester County scores 40 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,610 of 2,402 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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