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Grocery and convenience stores in Greene County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,827 of 2,402 scored counties
#56 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
62
29 chain locations (47%)
Official establishments
22
+10.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$124.8M
On groceries · $6,684 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
33.2
78% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,238
−1.1% 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

The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Greene County is 34 (lower middle), #1,827 of 2,402 scored counties and #56 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $6,684 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Greene County spend about $124.8M a year on groceries. That works out to $2M per store, 41% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

Greene County has 62 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 29 are chain locations, or 47%, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 33.2, 78% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Greene County in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 849 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Greene County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Greene 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 Greene County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureGreene CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households33.220.418.7
Spending per listing$2M$3.4M$3.4M
Households per official establishment8496121,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.0%+1.8%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,684$6,985$6,319
Median household income$77,945$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3439

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 22+10.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
419
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6229 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The 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 Greene 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 Greene County

Population, 2025 estimate
47,238−1.1% since 2020
Households
18,674
Median age
47.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
647 sq. mi.
People per square mile
73
Median household income
$77,945+45.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,545
Median home value
$271,600
Jobs located here
14,070
Daytime population
41,066Residents 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 Greene 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
56Greene County, NY346233.2$2M−1.1%#1,827 of 2,402

Other business types in Greene County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 62 grocery and convenience stores in Greene County. 29 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $124.8M a year, or $6,684 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,674 households in Greene County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Greene County has 33.2 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Greene County would have about 37, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 849 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Greene County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Greene County at 47,238 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,674 households. The median household income in Greene County is $77,945 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 45.4% 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. Greene County scores 34 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,827 of 2,402 scored counties.

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

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