Groceries and convenience · County · New Hampshire
Grocery stores in Strafford County, NH
The grocery stores in Strafford County, NH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #325 of 2,070 scored counties
#4 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 34
- 15 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $367.2M
- On groceries · $7,051 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.8M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 135,043
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 34 grocery stores in Strafford County. Chain locations make up 44% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 6.5 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Household spending on groceries in Strafford County comes to about $367.2M a year: $7,051 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 34 grocery stores, that is $10.8M per store, 16% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Strafford County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores, down 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,741 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Strafford County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Strafford County is 74 (upper middle), #325 of 2,070 scored counties and #4 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Strafford County 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.
| Measure | Strafford County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $10.8M | $10.8M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,741 | 2,316 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.0% | +0.4% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $7,051 | $7,252 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $88,570 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 19−5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,904
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $48.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3415 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Strafford 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 Strafford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 135,043+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 52,080
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 368 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 361
- Median household income
- $88,570+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,189
- Median home value
- $362,800
- Jobs located here
- 49,807
- Daytime population
- 117,713Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rockingham County, NH | 80 | 78 | 6.1 | $12.6M | +3.0% | #195 of 2,070 |
| 2Hillsborough County, NH | 78 | 92 | 5.5 | $13.5M | +2.5% | #229 of 2,070 |
| 3Merrimack County, NH | 74 | 40 | 6.6 | $10.9M | +2.6% | #322 of 2,070 |
| 4Strafford County, NH | 74 | 34 | 6.5 | $10.8M | +3.0% | #325 of 2,070 |
| 5Belknap County, NH | 72 | 15 | 5.7 | $12.3M | +2.1% | #353 of 2,070 |
| 6Sullivan County, NH | 71 | 9 | 5.4 | $12.4M | +2.1% | #373 of 2,070 |
| 7Cheshire County, NH | 55 | 26 | 8.5 | $8M | +2.3% | #851 of 2,070 |
| 8Carroll County, NH | 49 | 22 | 10.1 | $6.8M | +5.0% | #1,065 of 2,070 |
| 9Grafton County, NH | 45 | 36 | 9.7 | $7.2M | +2.2% | #1,187 of 2,070 |
| 10Coos County, NH | 30 | 20 | 14.3 | $4.3M | +0.4% | #1,657 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Strafford County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores62
- Grocery stores74
- Convenience stores57
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 Strafford County, NH?
Strafford County has 34 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Strafford County, NH spend on groceries?
About $367.2M a year, or $7,051 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $10.8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,080 households in Strafford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Strafford County, NH compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Strafford County has 6.5 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $10.8M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Strafford County would have about 40, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,741 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Strafford County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Strafford County at 135,043 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,080 households. Median household income in Strafford County is $88,570, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Strafford County scores 74 for grocery stores (upper middle), #325 of 2,070 scored counties.
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