Groceries and convenience · County · New York
Convenience stores in Livingston County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Livingston County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #907 of 2,261 scored counties
#31 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 29
- 18 chain locations (62%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $160.5M
- On groceries · $6,559 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.5M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.8
- 48% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 61,438
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Livingston County spend about $160.5M a year on groceries, or $6,559 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $5.5M per store, 30% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 29 convenience stores on map listings in Livingston County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 62% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 11.8 for every 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Livingston County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 4,079 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Livingston County declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Livingston County is 56 (upper middle), #907 of 2,261 scored counties and #31 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Livingston County compares
The same measures for New York and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the convenience 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 | Livingston County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.8 | 6.1 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.5M | $11.5M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,079 | 1,807 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +36.9% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,559 | $6,985 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $74,001 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 28
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $638K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2918 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 convenience stores in Livingston 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 Livingston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 61,438−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,473
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 632 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 97
- Median household income
- $74,001+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,240
- Median home value
- $174,600
- Jobs located here
- 19,459
- Daytime population
- 52,677Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ontario County, NY | 81 | 33 | 6.8 | $10M | +0.6% | #146 of 2,261 |
| 2Saratoga County, NY | 78 | 94 | 9.2 | $7.9M | +2.3% | #232 of 2,261 |
| 3Westchester County, NY | 74 | 129 | 3.5 | $22.4M | +1.4% | #310 of 2,261 |
| 4Rockland County, NY | 73 | 51 | 4.9 | $15.3M | +5.9% | #336 of 2,261 |
| 5Cayuga County, NY | 72 | 20 | 6.3 | $10M | −2.3% | #365 of 2,261 |
| 6Putnam County, NY | 71 | 13 | 3.7 | $21.3M | +1.4% | #391 of 2,261 |
| 7Tompkins County, NY | 70 | 31 | 7.2 | $9.3M | −1.4% | #427 of 2,261 |
| 8Orange County, NY | 69 | 107 | 7.7 | $9.3M | +4.2% | #458 of 2,261 |
| 9Dutchess County, NY | 68 | 68 | 5.8 | $12.5M | +1.5% | #475 of 2,261 |
| 10Sullivan County, NY | 66 | 19 | 6.0 | $11M | +2.7% | #541 of 2,261 |
| 31Livingston County, NY | 56 | 29 | 11.8 | $5.5M | −0.2% | #907 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Livingston County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores55
- Grocery stores58
- Convenience stores56
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many convenience stores are in Livingston County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 convenience stores in Livingston County. 18 of them (62%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Livingston County, NY spend on groceries?
About $160.5M a year, or $6,559 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5.5M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,473 households in Livingston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Livingston County, NY compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Livingston County has 11.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $5.5M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Livingston County would have about 20, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,079 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Livingston County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Livingston County at 61,438 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,473 households. The median household income in Livingston County is $74,001 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Livingston County scores 56 for convenience stores (upper middle), #907 of 2,261 scored counties.
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