Groceries and convenience · County · Pennsylvania
Grocery stores in Philadelphia County, PA
How Philadelphia County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,754 of 2,070 scored counties
#61 of 62 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 843
- 118 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 667
- −2.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.3B
- On groceries · $6,283 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.4
- 82% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,574,281
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Philadelphia County scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #1,754 of 2,070 scored counties and #61 of 62 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 843 grocery stores in Philadelphia County. 118 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 12.4 per 10,000 households, 82% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Household spending on groceries in Philadelphia County comes to about $4.3B a year: $6,283 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 843 grocery stores, that is $5.1M per store, 46% below 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 667 businesses with payroll in Philadelphia County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores, down 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,019 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 33 SBA-backed loans worth $16.7M have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Philadelphia County. Population estimates show Philadelphia County declined 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Philadelphia 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 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 | Philadelphia County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.4 | 7.2 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $9.4M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,019 | 2,074 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.9% | −2.1% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,283 | $6,738 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $61,953 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 687 → 667−2.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 10,534
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $314.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 843118 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 459The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 33
- Amount
- $16.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,574,281−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 679,428
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.1
- Land area
- 134 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11,759
- Median household income
- $61,953+34.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,219
- Median home value
- $243,100
- Jobs located here
- 745,931
- Daytime population
- 1,658,281Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Adams County, PA | 89 | 17 | 4.2 | $16.4M | +3.6% | #61 of 2,070 |
| 2Pike County, PA | 87 | 13 | 5.4 | $12.7M | +7.2% | #86 of 2,070 |
| 3Chester County, PA | 84 | 126 | 6.2 | $12.8M | +4.2% | #123 of 2,070 |
| 4York County, PA | 81 | 97 | 5.3 | $12.8M | +3.6% | #170 of 2,070 |
| 5Washington County, PA | 78 | 45 | 5.1 | $13.3M | +0.7% | #230 of 2,070 |
| 6Bucks County, PA | 77 | 130 | 5.2 | $14.6M | +0.3% | #243 of 2,070 |
| 7Butler County, PA | 76 | 51 | 6.3 | $11.1M | +3.2% | #275 of 2,070 |
| 8Cumberland County, PA | 76 | 71 | 6.7 | $10.5M | +6.5% | #280 of 2,070 |
| 9Northampton County, PA | 75 | 76 | 6.2 | $11.3M | +3.7% | #300 of 2,070 |
| 10Montgomery County, PA | 74 | 192 | 5.7 | $13.3M | +2.4% | #311 of 2,070 |
| 61Philadelphia County, PA | 26 | 843 | 12.4 | $5.1M | −1.6% | #1,754 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Philadelphia County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores39
- Grocery stores26
- Convenience stores55
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 Philadelphia County, PA?
Philadelphia County has 843 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 118 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 667 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Philadelphia County, PA spend on groceries?
About $4.3B a year, or $6,283 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 843 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $5.1M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 679,428 households in Philadelphia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Philadelphia County, PA compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Philadelphia County has 12.4 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 82% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $5.1M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Philadelphia County would have about 459, against 843 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,019 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Philadelphia County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Philadelphia County at 1,574,281 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 679,428 households. Median household income in Philadelphia County is $61,953, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.9%, 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. Philadelphia County scores 26 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,754 of 2,070 scored counties.
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