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Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · New Hampshire

Grocery stores in the Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in the Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #275 of 506 scored small-town markets
#4 of 4 scored small-town markets based in New Hampshire

Listings
85
24 chain locations (28%)
Official establishments
70
+7.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$629M
On groceries · $6,855 a household
Spending per listing
$7.4M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.3
37% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
224,500
+1.5% 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 85 grocery stores in the Lebanon-Claremont area. 24 of them (28%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 9.3 per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Households in the Lebanon-Claremont area spend about $629M a year on groceries, or $6,855 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That works out to $7.4M per store, 20% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the Lebanon-Claremont area in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,311 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $293K has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the Lebanon-Claremont area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Lebanon-Claremont area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in the Lebanon-Claremont area is 49 (lower middle), #275 of 506 scored small-town markets and #4 of 4 scored small-town markets based in New Hampshire.

How the Lebanon-Claremont area compares

The same measures for New Hampshire 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.

Grocery stores in Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT area compared with New Hampshire and the U.S.
MeasureLebanon-Claremont areaNew HampshireU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.36.76.8
Spending per listing$7.4M$10.8M$9.3M
Households per official establishment1,3112,3162,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.7%+0.4%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,855$7,252$6,319
Median household income$83,269$99,031$80,734
Groundwork market score4971

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
70+7.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,723
Annual payroll, 2023
$81.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
8524 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
68The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$293K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the Lebanon-Claremont area, 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 the Lebanon-Claremont area

Population, 2025 estimate
224,500+1.5% since 2020
Households
91,760
Median age
46.4
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
3,903 sq. mi.
People per square mile
57
Median household income
$83,269
Average household income
$114,219
Median home value
$301,900
Jobs located here
102,545
Daytime population
223,569Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across New Hampshire

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in New Hampshire for grocery stores, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with the Lebanon-Claremont area marked.

Top small-town markets in New Hampshire

Small-town markets in New Hampshire ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Concord, NH79406.6$10.9M+2.6%#30 of 506
2Laconia, NH78155.7$12.3M+2.1%#32 of 506
3Keene, NH60268.5$8M+2.3%#157 of 506
4Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT49859.3$7.4M+1.5%#275 of 506

Other business types in the Lebanon-Claremont area

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in the Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT area?

There are 85 grocery stores on map listings in the Lebanon-Claremont area as of September 2026. 24 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019.

How much do households in the Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT area spend on groceries?

About $629M a year, or $6,855 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 85 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $7.4M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 91,760 households in the Lebanon-Claremont area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT area compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

The Lebanon-Claremont area has 9.3 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $7.4M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, the Lebanon-Claremont area would have about 68, against 85 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,311 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT area growing?

Population estimates put the Lebanon-Claremont area at 224,500 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 91,760 households. Median household income in the Lebanon-Claremont area is $83,269, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Lebanon-Claremont area scores 49 for grocery stores (lower middle), #275 of 506 scored small-town markets.

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