Metro by metro
The leading discount store chains in every Pennsylvania metro area
Tracked discount store chains ranked by consumer spend in each metro area, Q4 2025–Q3 2026. Dollar General leads in 14 metro areas, Dollar Tree in 1 metro area, and Ocean State Job Lot in 1 metro area. Against their share in Pennsylvania as a whole, Dollar General stands out in 6 metro areas, Dollar Tree in 3 metro areas, and Family Dollar in 3 metro areas.
By tracked consumer spend, Q4 2025–Q3 2026
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Dollar General
Relative #1 in 6 metro areas
Pittsburgh, PA 1.1× · Erie, PA 1.1× · Johnstown, PA 1.1× · Chambersburg, PA 1.2× · Gettysburg, PA 1.4× · State College, PA 0.6×
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Dollar Tree
Relative #1 in 3 metro areas
Allentown, PA (PA part) 1.5× · Lancaster, PA 1.2× · Lebanon, PA 1.7×
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Family Dollar
Relative #1 in 3 metro areas
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 1.6× · Altoona, PA 1.1× · Williamsport, PA 1.9×
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Five Below
Relative #1 in 2 metro areas
Philadelphia, PA (PA part) 2.2× · Reading, PA 1.4×
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Ollie's Bargain Outlet
Relative #1 in 2 metro areas
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 1.6× · York-Hanover, PA 2×
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Dollar General
#1 in 14 metro areas
Pittsburgh, PA · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA · Allentown, PA (PA part) · York-Hanover, PA · Erie, PA · Reading, PA · Lancaster, PA · Johnstown, PA · Chambersburg, PA · Altoona, PA · Williamsport, PA · 2 more
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Ocean State Job Lot
#1 in State College, PA
A metro area shows a ranking once it has at least 2 tracked discount store chains and 10 tracked stores. Relative to Pennsylvania compares a chain's share of the metro area's spend with its share in Pennsylvania as a whole. It ranks the 7 biggest chains in Pennsylvania and the chains that lead a metro area by spend, wherever a chain has at least 5% of the metro area's spend and 3 stores there. Metro areas are the Census Bureau's metropolitan statistical areas; the rest of Pennsylvania is light gray. A metro area crossing the state line counts only its stores in Pennsylvania. Colors match the store map; other tracked chains are gray.
Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked discount store chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Dollar Magic and Name Brand Liquidations sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
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| 1 | Dollar Magic | - | +8.7% |
| 2 | Name Brand Liquidations | ▲1 | +4.1% |
| 3 | Dollar Tree | - | +3.6% |
| 4 | Surplus City | - | +1.7% |
| 5 | Dollar General | - | +1.5% |
| 6 | Ocean State Job Lot | ▲1 | +1.2% |
| 7 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet | - | -1.4% |
| 8 | Family Dollar | - | -10.8% |
| 9 | Roses Discount Store | - | -15.0% |
| 10 | Total Liquidators | - | -16.2% |
| 11 | One Dollar Zone | - | -27.4% |
| 12 | Prime Bins | ▼1 | -31.9% |
| 13 | Big Lots | ▼1 | -61.0% |
- Dollar General
- Dollar Tree
- Five Below
- Family Dollar
- Ollie's Bargain Outlet
- Ocean State Job Lot
- Big Lots
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
2,117 tracked store locations in Pennsylvania. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 1,900 of the 2,117 stores (90%); 105 of the 126 tracked chains have a single store here. 14% of the tracked retail stores here are discount stores, the same share as across the United States.
- Dollar General (1,037)
- Dollar Tree (370)
- Five Below (106)
- Family Dollar (311)
- Ollie's Bargain Outlet (56)
- Ocean State Job Lot (13)
- Big Lots (76)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Dollar General 1,037
- 2 Dollar Tree 370
- 3 Family Dollar 311
- 4 Five Below 106
- 5 Big Lots 76
- 6 Ollie's Bargain Outlet 56
- 7 Ocean State Job Lot 13
- 8 Roses Discount Store 5
- 9 Surplus City 5
- 10 One Dollar Zone 4
- 11 Name Brand Liquidations 4
- 12 Total Liquidators 4
- 13 Prime Bins 3
- 14 Dollar Magic 3
- 15 R&M Variety Shop 3
- 16 Happy Dollar And Discount 2
- 17 Odd Lot Outlet 2
- 18 Treasure Hunt 2
- 19 Dollar or Two 2
- 20 Surplus Outlet 2
- 21 Roses 2
- 22 Harmony's Treasures 1
- 23 Dollar Deal 1
- 24 Grand Dollar Plus 1
- 25 Mystery Box LLC 1
- 26 Grumpo's Warehouse Wholesale 1
- 27 Beaps 1
- 28 KC Warehouse Deals 1
- 29 Retail Discounters of Williamsport 1
- 30 Four Season Deals 1
- 31 Sinking Spring Savings 1
- 32 EZ Bargain 1
- 33 Quick Bin Liquidation 1
- 34 Dollar Plus 1
- 35 Vibrantly Wild 1
- 36 Pete's Surplus 1
- 37 Big Dealz Outlet 1
- 38 Dollar Warehouse 1
- 39 US Dollar Plus 1
- 40 Millennium Co. 1
- 41 Five and Dime 1
- 42 King's Wholesales 1
- 43 Goody's Unlimited 1
- 44 Lawrence County Liquidation Depot 1
- 45 Universal Dollar 1
- 46 Loco Dollar Plus 1
- 47 KC Liquidation Sales 1
- 48 Daisys Discount 1
- 49 Dollar Plus Shoppe 1
- 50 Discount Merchandise 1
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