Groceries and convenience · County · Maryland
Grocery stores in Talbot County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Talbot County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,585 of 2,070 scored counties
#22 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 25
- 8 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $104.4M
- On groceries · $6,354 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- 55% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.2
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,238
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Talbot County is 33 (lower middle), #1,585 of 2,070 scored counties and #22 of 24 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Talbot County spend about $104.4M a year on groceries, or $6,354 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $4.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 55% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 25 grocery stores on map listings in Talbot County as of September 2026. 8 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 15.2 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Talbot County in 2023. That is one for every 1,494 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $4.9M have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Talbot County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Talbot County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Talbot 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 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 | Talbot County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.2 | 6.3 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.2M | $10.6M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,494 | 1,881 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.9% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,354 | $6,737 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $84,811 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 462
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 258 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $4.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Talbot 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 Talbot County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,238+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 16,433
- Median age
- 50.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 269 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 141
- Median household income
- $84,811+15.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,276
- Median home value
- $409,700
- Jobs located here
- 17,017
- Daytime population
- 37,878Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Queen Anne’s County, MD | 92 | 9 | 4.5 | $15.3M | +8.8% | #38 of 2,070 |
| 2Frederick County, MD | 80 | 63 | 6.0 | $11.8M | +11.0% | #200 of 2,070 |
| 3St. Mary’s County, MD | 78 | 26 | 6.1 | $11.5M | +2.4% | #234 of 2,070 |
| 4Howard County, MD | 76 | 67 | 5.5 | $13.7M | +1.9% | #265 of 2,070 |
| 5Cecil County, MD | 76 | 20 | 4.9 | $13M | +3.2% | #269 of 2,070 |
| 6Calvert County, MD | 75 | 13 | 3.9 | $18.8M | +1.7% | #284 of 2,070 |
| 7Harford County, MD | 75 | 51 | 5.0 | $13.7M | +2.0% | #292 of 2,070 |
| 8Anne Arundel County, MD | 71 | 119 | 5.3 | $13.5M | +1.7% | #367 of 2,070 |
| 9Carroll County, MD | 70 | 35 | 5.4 | $12.9M | +2.2% | #404 of 2,070 |
| 10Charles County, MD | 70 | 42 | 6.9 | $10.3M | +5.9% | #413 of 2,070 |
| 22Talbot County, MD | 33 | 25 | 15.2 | $4.2M | +2.0% | #1,585 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Talbot County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores38
- Grocery stores33
- Convenience stores59
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 stores are in Talbot County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 grocery stores in Talbot County. 8 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Talbot County, MD spend on groceries?
About $104.4M a year, or $6,354 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $4.2M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,433 households in Talbot County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Talbot County, MD compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Talbot County has 15.2 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $4.2M, 55% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Talbot County would have about 11, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,494 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Talbot County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Talbot County at 38,238 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,433 households. The median household income in Talbot County is $84,811 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.3% 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. Talbot County scores 33 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,585 of 2,070 scored counties.
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