Metro by metro
The leading sporting goods store chains in every Pennsylvania metro area
Tracked sporting goods store chains ranked by consumer spend in each metro area, Q4 2025–Q3 2026. DICK'S Sporting Goods leads in 9 metro areas, Dunham's Sports in 1 metro area, and Cabela's in 1 metro area. Against their share in Pennsylvania as a whole, DICK'S Sporting Goods stands out in 3 metro areas, Dunham's Sports in 1 metro area.
By tracked consumer spend, Q4 2025–Q3 2026
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DICK'S Sporting Goods
Relative #1 in 3 metro areas
Philadelphia, PA (PA part) 1.3× · Allentown, PA (PA part) 1.3× · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 1.3×
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Dunham's Sports
Relative #1 in Pittsburgh, PA, 1.4× its share in Pennsylvania
Not enough tracked stores: Altoona, PA · Chambersburg, PA · Gettysburg, PA · Lebanon, PA · Williamsport, PA
No ranked chain with 5% of the metro area's spend and 3 stores there: Erie, PA · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA · Johnstown, PA · Lancaster, PA · Reading, PA · State College, PA · York-Hanover, PA
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DICK'S Sporting Goods
#1 in 9 metro areas
Pittsburgh, PA · Philadelphia, PA (PA part) · Allentown, PA (PA part) · Lancaster, PA · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA · Erie, PA · York-Hanover, PA · State College, PA
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Dunham's Sports
#1 in Johnstown, PA
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Cabela's
#1 in Reading, PA
Not enough tracked stores: Altoona, PA · Chambersburg, PA · Gettysburg, PA · Lebanon, PA · Williamsport, PA
A metro area shows a ranking once it has at least 2 tracked sporting goods 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 sporting goods 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. Buckman's Ski and Snowboard Shop and Bass Pro Shops sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
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| 1 | Buckman's Ski and Snowboard Shop | - | +16.4% |
| 2 | Bass Pro Shops | - | +5.7% |
| 3 | Pure Hockey | - | +5.7% |
| 4 | Dunham's Sports | - | +4.0% |
| 5 | Sportsman's Warehouse | - | +3.9% |
| 6 | DICK'S Sporting Goods | - | -1.5% |
| 7 | Golf Galaxy | - | -12.8% |
| 8 | Trek Bicycle | - | -20.3% |
- DICK'S Sporting Goods
- Dunham's Sports
- Sportsman's Warehouse
- Golf Galaxy
- Cabela's
- Bass Pro Shops
- Pure Hockey
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
644 tracked store locations in Pennsylvania. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 107 of the 644 stores (17%); 489 of the 511 tracked chains have a single store here. 4% of the tracked retail stores here are sporting goods stores, the same share as across the United States.
- DICK'S Sporting Goods (51)
- Dunham's Sports (30)
- Sportsman's Warehouse (7)
- Golf Galaxy (7)
- Cabela's (1)
- Bass Pro Shops (3)
- Pure Hockey (7)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 DICK'S Sporting Goods 51
- 2 Dunham's Sports 30
- 3 Trek Bicycle 12
- 4 Sportsman's Warehouse 7
- 5 Golf Galaxy 7
- 6 Pure Hockey 7
- 7 Play It Again Sports 6
- 8 Buckman's Ski and Snowboard Shop 3
- 9 Bryn Mawr Running Company 3
- 10 Academy Sports + Outdoors 3
- 11 Bass Pro Shops 3
- 12 Lacrosse Unlimited 2
- 13 Gingerbread Man Running Company 2
- 14 Pocono Biking 2
- 15 Club Champion 2
- 16 Dover Saddlery 2
- 17 Sports Obsession 2
- 18 Willi's Ski Shop 2
- 19 Army & Navy Store 2
- 20 Pristows Outdoor Power Equipment 2
- 21 The Fitness Headquarters 1
- 22 PGH Sports 1
- 23 Ozie's Sport Shop 1
- 24 Longstreth Sporting Goods Store 1
- 25 Mastiffs Firearms & Ammo LLC 1
- 26 Johnson's Sporting Goods 1
- 27 Route 31 Bike, Board, and Ski 1
- 28 The Feathered Hook 1
- 29 MMC Premier Pro Shop 1
- 30 The Little Sportsman Shop 1
- 31 All Kinds of Fast 1
- 32 Lowe Riders Bikes and Boards 1
- 33 Motions Dance & Fitness Shoppe 1
- 34 Inside Track 1
- 35 Hoover Outfitting & Supplies 1
- 36 Bobcat of Pittsburgh 1
- 37 Saucon Valley Bikes 1
- 38 A & H Sporting Goods 1
- 39 Joel Etchen Guns 1
- 40 Golf Specialtees 1
- 41 Lancaster Bicycle Shop 1
- 42 Toad Hollow 1
- 43 House O' Hockey 1
- 44 Halfpipe 946 Inc 1
- 45 Jenkintown Running Company 1
- 46 Sportsmans Supply 1
- 47 Alpina Ski Shop 1
- 48 The Running Place 1
- 49 Weaver's Archery 1
- 50 Reese's Supply 1
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