Groceries and convenience · County · Pennsylvania
Grocery stores in Westmoreland County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Westmoreland County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #334 of 2,070 scored counties
#11 of 62 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 77
- 43 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- −9.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On groceries · $6,586 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.3M
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 349,324
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 77 grocery stores in Westmoreland County. Of those, 43 are chain locations, or 56%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.0, 26% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
At $6,586 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Westmoreland County spend about $1B a year on groceries. That works out to $13.3M per store, 43% 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 46 businesses with payroll in Westmoreland County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores, down 9.8% from 2019. That is one for every 3,369 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Westmoreland County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For grocery stores, Westmoreland County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #334 of 2,070 scored counties and #11 of 62 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Westmoreland 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 | Westmoreland County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 7.2 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $13.3M | $9.4M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,369 | 2,074 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.8% | −2.1% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,586 | $6,738 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $74,109 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 51 → 46−9.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,770
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $66.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7743 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 110The 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 Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 349,324−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 154,979
- Median age
- 47.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,028 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 343
- Median household income
- $74,109+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,695
- Median home value
- $203,500
- Jobs located here
- 134,448
- Daytime population
- 320,126Residents 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 |
| 11Westmoreland County, PA | 73 | 77 | 5.0 | $13.3M | −1.4% | #334 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Westmoreland County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores76
- Grocery stores73
- Convenience stores74
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 Westmoreland County, PA?
There are 77 grocery stores on map listings in Westmoreland County as of September 2026. 43 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, down 9.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Westmoreland County, PA spend on groceries?
About $1B a year, or $6,586 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $13.3M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 154,979 households in Westmoreland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Westmoreland County, PA compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Westmoreland County has 5.0 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $13.3M, 43% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Westmoreland County would have about 110, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,369 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.8% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Westmoreland County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Westmoreland County at 349,324 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 154,979 households. Median household income in Westmoreland County is $74,109, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.6%, 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. Westmoreland County scores 73 for grocery stores (upper middle), #334 of 2,070 scored counties.
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