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Grocery and convenience stores in Lebanon County, PA

The grocery and convenience stores in Lebanon County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #587 of 2,402 scored counties
#22 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
101
41 chain locations (41%)
Official establishments
46
+4.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$378M
On groceries · $6,665 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.8
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
146,380
+2.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 101 grocery and convenience stores in Lebanon County. Of those, 41 are chain locations, or 41%, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 17.8 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Household spending on groceries in Lebanon County comes to about $378M a year: $6,665 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.7M per store, 10% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 46 businesses with payroll in Lebanon County classed as grocery and convenience stores, up 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,233 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $434K have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Lebanon County.

Population estimates show Lebanon County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Lebanon County is 65 (upper middle), #587 of 2,402 scored counties and #22 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lebanon 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.

Grocery and convenience stores in Lebanon County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureLebanon CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.819.018.7
Spending per listing$3.7M$3.6M$3.4M
Households per official establishment1,2331,3001,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.6%+7.0%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,665$6,738$6,319
Median household income$78,425$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6552

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
44 → 46+4.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,672
Annual payroll, 2023
$38.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
17Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10141 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
112The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$434K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Lebanon 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 Lebanon County

Population, 2025 estimate
146,380+2.2% since 2020
Households
56,712
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
362 sq. mi.
People per square mile
398
Median household income
$78,425+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,885
Median home value
$242,000
Jobs located here
52,802
Daytime population
128,058Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Lebanon County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chester County, PA8632716.0$4.9M+4.2%#88 of 2,402
2Cumberland County, PA8219318.1$3.9M+6.5%#152 of 2,402
3Adams County, PA827418.1$3.8M+3.6%#153 of 2,402
4York County, PA8132417.8$3.8M+3.6%#169 of 2,402
5Butler County, PA8015719.4$3.6M+3.2%#189 of 2,402
6Pike County, PA794819.8$3.4M+7.2%#212 of 2,402
7Washington County, PA7714816.7$4M+0.7%#245 of 2,402
8Franklin County, PA7711017.3$3.8M+3.0%#248 of 2,402
9Westmoreland County, PA7622814.7$4.5M−1.4%#263 of 2,402
10Fulton County, PA75711.0$5.7M−0.6%#283 of 2,402
22Lebanon County, PA6510117.8$3.7M+2.2%#587 of 2,402

Other business types in Lebanon County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Lebanon County, PA?

There are 101 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Lebanon County as of September 2026. 41 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Lebanon County, PA spend on groceries?

About $378M a year, or $6,665 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 101 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 56,712 households in Lebanon County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lebanon County, PA compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?

Lebanon County has 17.8 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.7M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Lebanon County would have about 112, against 101 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,233 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Lebanon County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Lebanon County at 146,380 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 56,712 households. Median household income in Lebanon County is $78,425, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.1%, 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. Lebanon County scores 65 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #587 of 2,402 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery and convenience stores · All 56 business types in Lebanon County

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