Groceries and convenience · County · Pennsylvania
Grocery and convenience stores in Butler County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Butler County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #189 of 2,402 scored counties
#5 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 157
- 73 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- +5.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $565.3M
- On groceries · $6,994 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.4
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 200,169
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Butler County scores 80 (high) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #189 of 2,402 scored counties and #5 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery and convenience stores.
As of September 2026, map listings count 157 grocery and convenience stores in Butler County. Of those, 73 are chain locations, or 46%, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 19.4 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Household spending on groceries in Butler County comes to about $565.3M a year: $6,994 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 157 grocery and convenience stores, that is $3.6M per store, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Butler County was 36 in 2023, up 5.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,245 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.7M has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Butler County. Population estimates show Butler County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Butler 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 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 | Butler County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.4 | 19.0 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $3.6M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,245 | 1,300 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.9% | +7.0% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,994 | $6,738 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $89,843 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 36+5.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,479
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $35.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 35Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15773 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 167The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Butler 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 Butler County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 200,169+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 80,824
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 790 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 250
- Median household income
- $89,843+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,941
- Median home value
- $294,200
- Jobs located here
- 88,999
- Daytime population
- 196,520Residents 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 grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Butler County marked.
Top counties in Pennsylvania
| 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 |
Other business types in Butler County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores80
- Grocery stores76
- Convenience stores83
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 Butler County, PA?
Butler County has 157 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 73 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 5.9% from 2019. Official counts list 35 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Butler County, PA spend on groceries?
About $565.3M a year, or $6,994 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 157 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 80,824 households in Butler County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Butler County, PA compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Butler County has 19.4 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.6M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Butler County would have about 167, against 157 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,245 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Butler County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Butler County at 200,169 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 80,824 households. Median household income in Butler County is $89,843, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Butler County scores 80 for grocery and convenience stores (high), #189 of 2,402 scored counties.
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