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Convenience stores in Ulster County, NY
How Ulster 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 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #677 of 2,261 scored counties
#17 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 64
- 48 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $514.6M
- On groceries · $6,928 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.6
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 183,330
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 64 convenience stores in Ulster County. 48 of them (75%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That is 8.6 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Household spending on groceries in Ulster County comes to about $514.6M a year: $6,928 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 64 convenience stores, that is $8M per store, 2% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Ulster County in 2023. That is one for every 2,321 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Ulster County.
Population estimates put the population change in Ulster County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Ulster County is 62 (upper middle), #677 of 2,261 scored counties and #17 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Ulster 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 | Ulster County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.6 | 6.1 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $8M | $11.5M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,321 | 1,807 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +36.9% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,928 | $6,985 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $86,271 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 32
- Employees, 2023
- 106
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6448 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 65The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $15K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Ulster 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 Ulster County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 183,330+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 74,278
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,124 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 162
- Median household income
- $86,271+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,353
- Median home value
- $352,500
- Jobs located here
- 57,240
- Daytime population
- 161,256Residents 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 |
| 17Ulster County, NY | 62 | 64 | 8.6 | $8M | +1.1% | #677 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Ulster County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores57
- Grocery stores62
- Convenience stores62
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 Ulster County, NY?
Ulster County has 64 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 48 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Ulster County, NY spend on groceries?
About $514.6M a year, or $6,928 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 74,278 households in Ulster County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ulster County, NY compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Ulster County has 8.6 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $8M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Ulster County would have about 65, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,321 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Ulster County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Ulster County at 183,330 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,278 households. Median household income in Ulster County is $86,271, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.2%, 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. Ulster County scores 62 for convenience stores (upper middle), #677 of 2,261 scored counties.
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