Groundwork

Groceries and convenience · County · New York

Convenience stores in Tioga County, NY

How Tioga County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #718 of 2,261 scored counties
#20 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
18
14 chain locations (78%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$132.9M
On groceries · $6,532 a household
Spending per listing
$7.4M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.8
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,453
−1.9% since 2020

See the convenience stores around any address in Tioga County

The site report maps the convenience stores on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Tioga County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Tioga County spend about $132.9M a year on groceries, or $6,532 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 18 convenience stores, that is $7.4M per store, 6% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

There are 18 convenience stores on map listings in Tioga County as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 78%, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.8, 10% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Tioga County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Tioga County declined 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For convenience stores, Tioga County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #718 of 2,261 scored counties and #20 of 61 scored counties in New York.

How Tioga 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.

Convenience stores in Tioga County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureTioga CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.86.18.0
Spending per listing$7.4M$11.5M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,8073,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+36.9%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,532$6,985$6,319
Median household income$72,739$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6154

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1814 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 Tioga 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 Tioga County

Population, 2025 estimate
47,453−1.9% since 2020
Households
20,347
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
519 sq. mi.
People per square mile
92
Median household income
$72,739+15.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,660
Median home value
$160,800
Jobs located here
12,724
Daytime population
39,149Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Tioga County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the convenience stores on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Tioga County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Convenience stores across New York

Every New York market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in New York for convenience stores, numbered among those based in New York, with Tioga County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ontario County, NY81336.8$10M+0.6%#146 of 2,261
2Saratoga County, NY78949.2$7.9M+2.3%#232 of 2,261
3Westchester County, NY741293.5$22.4M+1.4%#310 of 2,261
4Rockland County, NY73514.9$15.3M+5.9%#336 of 2,261
5Cayuga County, NY72206.3$10M−2.3%#365 of 2,261
6Putnam County, NY71133.7$21.3M+1.4%#391 of 2,261
7Tompkins County, NY70317.2$9.3M−1.4%#427 of 2,261
8Orange County, NY691077.7$9.3M+4.2%#458 of 2,261
9Dutchess County, NY68685.8$12.5M+1.5%#475 of 2,261
10Sullivan County, NY66196.0$11M+2.7%#541 of 2,261
20Tioga County, NY61188.8$7.4M−1.9%#718 of 2,261

Other business types in Tioga County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Tioga County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 convenience stores in Tioga County. 14 of them (78%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Tioga County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Tioga County, NY spend on groceries?

About $132.9M a year, or $6,532 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.4M 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 20,347 households in Tioga County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Tioga County, NY compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Tioga County has 8.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.4M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Tioga County would have about 17, against 18 on map listings.

How fast is Tioga County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Tioga County at 47,453 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,347 households. The median household income in Tioga County is $72,739 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.5% 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. Tioga County scores 61 for convenience stores (upper middle), #718 of 2,261 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Tioga County. It maps the convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for convenience stores · All 56 business types in Tioga County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Tioga County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Tioga County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.