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Grocery and convenience stores in Pennsylvania

Markets across Pennsylvania ranked by the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 9,999; 4,225 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments: 4,058; +7.0% since 2019
Household spending a year: $35.5B; On groceries
Listings per 10k households: 19.0; 2% above the U.S.
Spending per listing: $3.6M; 5% above the U.S.
Rank among states: #20 of 51; Market score 52 · Upper middle

A site report maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings around any address in Pennsylvania by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 9,999 grocery and convenience stores in Pennsylvania. Chain locations make up 42% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 19.0 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

At $6,738 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Pennsylvania spend about $35.5B a year on groceries. That works out to $3.6M per store, 5% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 4,058 businesses with payroll in Pennsylvania classed as grocery and convenience stores, up 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,300 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 7.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 126 SBA-backed loans worth $60.8M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Pennsylvania.

Among the 50 states and DC, Pennsylvania ranks #20 for grocery and convenience stores, with a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle). Of the 16 scored metro areas in or partly in Pennsylvania, the Gettysburg metro area scores highest (77). Of the 20 scored small-town markets in or partly in Pennsylvania, the Hemlock Farms area scores highest (85).

Every market in Pennsylvania for grocery and convenience stores

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Pennsylvania, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Pennsylvania, ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Gettysburg, PA	77	74	18.1	$3.8M	+3.6%	#25 of 387
2York-Hanover, PA	76	324	17.8	$3.8M	+3.6%	#28 of 387
3Chambersburg, PA	71	110	17.3	$3.8M	+3.0%	#54 of 387
4State College, PA	67	98	16.6	$4M	−0.4%	#75 of 387
5Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	67	462	18.8	$3.6M	+4.2%	#77 of 387
6Pittsburgh, PA	62	1,755	16.5	$4M	−1.3%	#114 of 387
7Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	61	651	19.2	$3.6M	+3.0%	#122 of 387
8Lancaster, PA	58	428	20.1	$3.5M	+1.9%	#143 of 387
9Reading, PA	58	343	21.0	$3.2M	+2.7%	#145 of 387
10Lebanon, PA	57	101	17.8	$3.7M	+2.2%	#150 of 387
11Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	55	4,559	18.5	$3.8M	+1.4%	#167 of 387
12Erie, PA	50	203	18.4	$3.4M	−1.8%	#199 of 387
13Johnstown, PA	46	96	17.2	$3.6M	−3.2%	#226 of 387
14Williamsport, PA	46	95	20.3	$3.1M	−1.3%	#228 of 387
15Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA	41	481	20.5	$3.1M	+1.4%	#260 of 387
16Altoona, PA	39	107	21.2	$2.9M	−2.5%	#272 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Pennsylvania, ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Hemlock Farms, PA	85	48	19.8	$3.4M	+7.2%	#7 of 538
2East Stroudsburg, PA	72	113	18.5	$3.7M	−0.7%	#54 of 538
3Lock Haven, PA	71	25	16.2	$3.8M	+1.3%	#64 of 538
4Hermitage, PA	68	89	19.1	$3.2M	−2.4%	#100 of 538
5Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	67	61	23.1	$2.7M	+2.3%	#112 of 538
6Huntingdon, PA	66	34	20.8	$3M	−2.4%	#117 of 538
7Indiana, PA	66	66	20.3	$3M	−0.3%	#118 of 538
8Warren, PA	65	34	21.1	$2.9M	−3.8%	#125 of 538
9DuBois, PA	64	55	16.9	$3.6M	−2.9%	#127 of 538
10Somerset, PA	61	59	20.1	$3.1M	−2.7%	#166 of 538
11Pottsville, PA	61	129	22.2	$2.8M	+1.5%	#168 of 538
12St. Marys, PA	58	28	21.0	$3M	−3.3%	#198 of 538
13Lewisburg, PA	56	36	24.7	$2.7M	−0.8%	#230 of 538
14Oil City, PA	55	51	23.8	$2.6M	−2.0%	#241 of 538
15Bradford, PA	54	37	22.6	$2.7M	−3.5%	#247 of 538
16Meadville, PA	53	73	21.6	$2.8M	−2.4%	#255 of 538
17Sunbury, PA	52	106	23.2	$2.7M	−1.7%	#266 of 538
18Lewistown, PA	48	44	23.8	$2.6M	0.0%	#300 of 538
19Sayre, PA	41	84	34.1	$1.8M	−0.6%	#376 of 538
20Selinsgrove, PA	39	46	31.5	$2M	−0.2%	#394 of 538

Counties

Counties in Pennsylvania, ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Chester County, PA	86	327	16.0	$4.9M	+4.2%	#88 of 2,402
2Cumberland County, PA	82	193	18.1	$3.9M	+6.5%	#152 of 2,402
3Adams County, PA	82	74	18.1	$3.8M	+3.6%	#153 of 2,402
4York County, PA	81	324	17.8	$3.8M	+3.6%	#169 of 2,402
5Butler County, PA	80	157	19.4	$3.6M	+3.2%	#189 of 2,402
6Pike County, PA	79	48	19.8	$3.4M	+7.2%	#212 of 2,402
7Washington County, PA	77	148	16.7	$4M	+0.7%	#245 of 2,402
8Franklin County, PA	77	110	17.3	$3.8M	+3.0%	#248 of 2,402
9Westmoreland County, PA	76	228	14.7	$4.5M	−1.4%	#263 of 2,402
10Fulton County, PA	75	7	11.0	$5.7M	−0.6%	#283 of 2,402
11Northampton County, PA	75	225	18.3	$3.8M	+3.7%	#298 of 2,402
12Montgomery County, PA	74	543	16.2	$4.7M	+2.4%	#312 of 2,402
13Bucks County, PA	73	424	17.0	$4.5M	+0.3%	#345 of 2,402
14Centre County, PA	72	98	16.6	$4M	−0.4%	#389 of 2,402
15Berks County, PA	68	343	21.0	$3.2M	+2.7%	#513 of 2,402
16Monroe County, PA	67	113	18.5	$3.7M	−0.7%	#527 of 2,402
17Montour County, PA	67	15	19.1	$3.5M	−1.4%	#530 of 2,402
18Dauphin County, PA	67	233	19.2	$3.5M	+2.3%	#531 of 2,402
19Lancaster County, PA	67	428	20.1	$3.5M	+1.9%	#532 of 2,402
20Carbon County, PA	66	50	18.3	$3.5M	+1.7%	#562 of 2,402
21Beaver County, PA	65	120	16.6	$3.9M	−1.1%	#585 of 2,402
22Lebanon County, PA	65	101	17.8	$3.7M	+2.2%	#587 of 2,402
23Perry County, PA	65	36	19.7	$3.4M	+2.1%	#594 of 2,402
24Susquehanna County, PA	65	33	21.3	$3M	−0.3%	#604 of 2,402
25Allegheny County, PA	64	882	16.2	$4.2M	−2.0%	#619 of 2,402

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Counties in Pennsylvania, ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Clinton County, PA	63	25	16.2	$3.8M	+1.3%	#655 of 2,402
27Jefferson County, PA	63	32	17.4	$3.5M	−2.8%	#663 of 2,402
28Lehigh County, PA	63	291	20.2	$3.4M	+2.7%	#667 of 2,402
29Delaware County, PA	62	362	16.7	$4.3M	+0.8%	#695 of 2,402
30Armstrong County, PA	61	50	17.8	$3.5M	−2.7%	#755 of 2,402
31Lawrence County, PA	61	67	18.5	$3.4M	−2.4%	#760 of 2,402
32Tioga County, PA	61	38	22.8	$2.7M	−1.3%	#772 of 2,402
33Erie County, PA	60	203	18.4	$3.4M	−1.8%	#796 of 2,402
34Mercer County, PA	60	89	19.1	$3.2M	−2.4%	#800 of 2,402
35Clearfield County, PA	59	55	16.9	$3.6M	−2.9%	#822 of 2,402
36Lycoming County, PA	59	95	20.3	$3.1M	−1.3%	#833 of 2,402
37Huntingdon County, PA	59	34	20.8	$3M	−2.4%	#835 of 2,402
38Columbia County, PA	59	61	23.1	$2.7M	+2.3%	#843 of 2,402
39Indiana County, PA	58	66	20.3	$3M	−0.3%	#869 of 2,402
40Warren County, PA	58	34	21.1	$2.9M	−3.8%	#875 of 2,402
41Wayne County, PA	58	54	25.9	$2.4M	+1.1%	#882 of 2,402
42Cambria County, PA	57	96	17.2	$3.6M	−3.2%	#896 of 2,402
43Luzerne County, PA	56	264	19.5	$3.2M	+2.1%	#932 of 2,402
44Somerset County, PA	55	59	20.1	$3.1M	−2.7%	#979 of 2,402
45Elk County, PA	53	28	21.0	$3M	−3.3%	#1,066 of 2,402
46Blair County, PA	53	107	21.2	$2.9M	−2.5%	#1,069 of 2,402
47Schuylkill County, PA	53	129	22.2	$2.8M	+1.5%	#1,076 of 2,402
48Union County, PA	52	36	24.7	$2.7M	−0.8%	#1,126 of 2,402
49Fayette County, PA	51	103	18.7	$3.2M	−4.3%	#1,157 of 2,402
50Lackawanna County, PA	50	191	21.6	$2.9M	+0.5%	#1,205 of 2,402
51Venango County, PA	50	51	23.8	$2.6M	−2.0%	#1,210 of 2,402
52McKean County, PA	49	37	22.6	$2.7M	−3.5%	#1,248 of 2,402
53Wyoming County, PA	48	26	23.8	$2.7M	−0.9%	#1,290 of 2,402
54Crawford County, PA	47	73	21.6	$2.8M	−2.4%	#1,319 of 2,402
55Greene County, PA	47	45	31.4	$2M	−5.5%	#1,342 of 2,402
56Bedford County, PA	44	45	22.8	$2.7M	−0.2%	#1,431 of 2,402
57Northumberland County, PA	43	91	24.0	$2.6M	−1.8%	#1,477 of 2,402
58Juniata County, PA	43	24	26.6	$2.4M	−0.3%	#1,484 of 2,402
59Mifflin County, PA	41	44	23.8	$2.6M	0.0%	#1,545 of 2,402
60Bradford County, PA	41	84	34.1	$1.8M	−0.6%	#1,573 of 2,402
61Clarion County, PA	40	37	24.6	$2.5M	−1.4%	#1,590 of 2,402
62Philadelphia County, PA	39	1,524	22.4	$2.8M	−1.6%	#1,628 of 2,402
63Snyder County, PA	36	46	31.5	$2M	−0.2%	#1,755 of 2,402
64Potter County, PA	27	25	35.8	$1.7M	−3.0%	#2,048 of 2,402
Forest County, PA	Not scored	6	31.3	$1.9M	−5.1%
Sullivan County, PA	Not scored	6	23.5	$2.7M	+0.6%
Cameron County, PA	Not scored	6	27.1	$2.1M	−7.0%

Markets with fewer than 5 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania has 9,999 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 4,225 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 4,058 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 7.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 3,152 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Pennsylvania spend on groceries?

About $35.5B a year, or $6,738 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9,999 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,274,853 households in Pennsylvania and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pennsylvania compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?

Pennsylvania has 19.0 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.6M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Pennsylvania would have about 10,490, against 9,999 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,300 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.

Which market in Pennsylvania has the highest market score for grocery and convenience stores?

Among 16 scored metro areas in or partly in Pennsylvania, the Gettysburg metro area scores highest, at 77 (high). Among 20 scored small-town markets in or partly in Pennsylvania, the Hemlock Farms area scores highest, at 85 (high). Among 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania, Chester County scores highest, at 86 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Pennsylvania scores 52 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #20 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Pennsylvania. 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.

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Convenience stores4,064 listings

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