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Grocery and convenience stores in Chenango County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Chenango County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,793 of 2,402 scored counties
#53 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
60
28 chain locations (47%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$123.4M
On groceries · $6,203 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
39% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
30.2
61% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,715
−2.9% 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

Households in Chenango County spend about $123.4M a year on groceries, or $6,203 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per store, 39% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

Chenango County has 60 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 28 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 30.2, 61% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Chenango County in 2023. That is one for every 1,243 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Chenango County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For grocery and convenience stores, Chenango County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,793 of 2,402 scored counties and #53 of 61 scored counties in New York.

How Chenango 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 grocery and 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.

Grocery and convenience stores in Chenango County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureChenango CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households30.220.418.7
Spending per listing$2.1M$3.4M$3.4M
Households per official establishment1,2436121,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.8%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,203$6,985$6,319
Median household income$62,948$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3539

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 16
Employees, 2023
321
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6028 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
36The 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 grocery and convenience stores in Chenango 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 Chenango County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,715−2.9% since 2020
Households
19,890
Median age
45.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
893 sq. mi.
People per square mile
52
Median household income
$62,948+21.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,321
Median home value
$137,900
Jobs located here
17,111
Daytime population
43,231Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across New York

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

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ontario County, NY817615.7$4.3M+0.6%#163 of 2,402
2Saratoga County, NY8118418.1$4.1M+2.3%#168 of 2,402
3Wayne County, NY707218.7$3.5M+0.1%#443 of 2,402
4Putnam County, NY685214.6$5.3M+1.4%#486 of 2,402
5Rockland County, NY6818117.4$4.3M+5.9%#490 of 2,402
6Orange County, NY6525918.7$3.8M+4.2%#586 of 2,402
7Tioga County, NY653718.2$3.6M−1.9%#588 of 2,402
8Dutchess County, NY6418215.7$4.7M+1.5%#618 of 2,402
9Genesee County, NY644618.5$3.5M+0.2%#633 of 2,402
10Westchester County, NY6361716.5$4.7M+1.4%#649 of 2,402
53Chenango County, NY356030.2$2.1M−2.9%#1,793 of 2,402

Other business types in Chenango County

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Chenango County, NY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 grocery and convenience stores in Chenango County. 28 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023.

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

About $123.4M a year, or $6,203 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,890 households in Chenango County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Chenango County, NY compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?

Chenango County has 30.2 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.1M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Chenango County would have about 36, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,243 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Chenango County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Chenango County at 45,715 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,890 households. The median household income in Chenango County is $62,948 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.1% 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. Chenango County scores 35 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,793 of 2,402 scored counties.

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