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Convenience stores in Wayne County, NY

How Wayne 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 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #552 of 2,261 scored counties
#11 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
33
19 chain locations (58%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$250.3M
On groceries · $6,517 a household
Spending per listing
$7.6M
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.6
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
91,250
+0.1% since 2020

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

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 convenience stores in Wayne County. Of those, 19 are chain locations, or 58%, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.6, 8% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Wayne County spend about $250.3M a year on groceries, or $6,517 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 33 convenience stores, that is $7.6M per store, 4% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Wayne County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Wayne County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, Wayne County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #552 of 2,261 scored counties and #11 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Wayne 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 Wayne County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureWayne CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.66.18.0
Spending per listing$7.6M$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+0.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,517$6,985$6,319
Median household income$74,506$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6654

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
3319 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County

Population, 2025 estimate
91,250+0.1% since 2020
Households
38,404
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
604 sq. mi.
People per square mile
151
Median household income
$74,506+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,779
Median home value
$170,000
Jobs located here
27,479
Daytime population
75,376Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for convenience stores, numbered among those based in New York, with Wayne 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
11Wayne County, NY66338.6$7.6M+0.1%#552 of 2,261

Other business types in Wayne County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Wayne County, NY?

There are 33 convenience stores on map listings in Wayne County as of September 2026. 19 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Wayne County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $250.3M a year, or $6,517 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.6M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 38,404 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wayne County has 8.6 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.6M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Wayne County would have about 32, against 33 on map listings.

How fast is Wayne County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Wayne County at 91,250 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 38,404 households. Median household income in Wayne County is $74,506, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Wayne County scores 66 for convenience stores (upper middle), #552 of 2,261 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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