Chain stores in Massachusetts
Massachusetts has locations of 282 of the chains on our maps. The most common is Dunkin', with 1,023 locations, followed by CVS Pharmacy (356). The chains most typical of Massachusetts, compared with the rest of the country, are Cumberland Farms, Citizens and Gulf.
Most Massachusetts chains
Chains with far more locations per person in Massachusetts than in the country as a whole.
| Chain | Locations here | Per 100,000 people | vs. national rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Farms | 210 | 2.9 | 17× |
| Citizens | 177 | 2.5 | 8.7× |
| Gulf | 132 | 1.8 | 7.1× |
| Stop & Shop | 117 | 1.6 | 15× |
| Santander Bank | 113 | 1.6 | 15× |
| Honey Dew Donuts | 74 | 1.0 | 36× |
| Shaw's | 65 | 0.9 | 19× |
| Market Basket | 57 | 0.8 | 28× |
| Ninety Nine Restaurant | 57 | 0.8 | 29× |
| Ocean State Job Lot | 51 | 0.7 | 14× |
| D'Angelo | 39 | 0.5 | 35× |
| Blank Street | 11 | 0.2 | 10× |
| BJ's Wholesale Club | 30 | 0.4 | 5.3× |
| The Halal Guys | 8 | 0.1 | 5.3× |
| Gong Cha | 27 | 0.4 | 5.2× |
Most common chains in Massachusetts
| Chain | Category | Locations | Per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkin' | Coffee | 1,023 | 14.3 |
| CVS Pharmacy | Pharmacy | 356 | 5.0 |
| Starbucks | Coffee | 312 | 4.4 |
| Subway | Sandwiches & subs | 239 | 3.3 |
| McDonald's | Burgers | 232 | 3.3 |
| Shell | Gas brand | 219 | 3.1 |
| Cumberland Farms | Convenience & gas | 210 | 2.9 |
| Citizens | Bank | 177 | 2.5 |
| Dollar Tree | Discount store | 171 | 2.4 |
| Walgreens | Pharmacy | 167 | 2.3 |
| 7-Eleven | Convenience & gas | 158 | 2.2 |
| Verizon | Electronics & phones | 157 | 2.2 |
| H&R Block | Services | 152 | 2.1 |
| Domino's | Pizza | 148 | 2.1 |
| Bank of America | Bank | 145 | 2.0 |
| Sunoco | Gas brand | 135 | 1.9 |
| Gulf | Gas brand | 132 | 1.8 |
| Ace Hardware | Home & hardware | 127 | 1.8 |
| Stop & Shop | Grocery | 117 | 1.6 |
| TD Bank | Bank | 114 | 1.6 |
| Santander Bank | Bank | 113 | 1.6 |
| Burger King | Burgers | 111 | 1.6 |
| CrossFit | Fitness | 101 | 1.4 |
| Wendy's | Burgers | 100 | 1.4 |
| Metro by T-Mobile | Electronics & phones | 97 | 1.4 |
Big chains with no Massachusetts location
These chains are in at least 30 states but have no Massachusetts location in our data: Wells Fargo, Caliber Collision, Sinclair, Conoco, Hardee's, Firehouse Subs, Marco's Pizza, Discount Tire, Papa Murphy's, Cato, Scooter's Coffee, maurices, McAlister's Deli, Love's Travel Stops and Godfather's Pizza.
Store locations from All the Places (data from September 2026), for the 282 chains in Guess the Chain with a location here. Population: 7,136,171 (Census Bureau estimate for 2024). Counts can be a little off as stores open and close.