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Grocery and convenience stores in the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #418 of 538 scored small-town markets
#13 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York

Listings
126
60 chain locations (48%)
Official establishments
36
+9.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$258.8M
On groceries · $6,212 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
105,488
−2.5% since 2020

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What this means

The Massena-Ogdensburg area scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #418 of 538 scored small-town markets and #13 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

As of September 2026, map listings count 126 grocery and convenience stores in the Massena-Ogdensburg area. Chain locations make up 48% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That is 30.2 per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

At $6,212 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in the Massena-Ogdensburg area spend about $258.8M a year on groceries. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 39% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in the Massena-Ogdensburg area was 36 in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,157 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in the Massena-Ogdensburg area. Population estimates put the population change in the Massena-Ogdensburg area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Massena-Ogdensburg area 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 Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureMassena-Ogdensburg areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households30.220.418.7
Spending per listing$2.1M$3.4M$3.4M
Households per official establishment1,1576121,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.1%+1.8%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,212$6,985$6,319
Median household income$62,850$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3539

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
36+9.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
612
Annual payroll, 2023
$15.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
12660 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
76The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in the Massena-Ogdensburg area, 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 the Massena-Ogdensburg area

Population, 2025 estimate
105,488−2.5% since 2020
Households
41,666
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
2,680 sq. mi.
People per square mile
40
Median household income
$62,850
Average household income
$82,668
Median home value
$121,900
Jobs located here
32,561
Daytime population
102,579Residents 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 small-town markets in New York for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in New York, with the Massena-Ogdensburg area marked.

Top small-town markets in New York

Small-town markets in New York ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Batavia, NY714618.5$3.5M+0.2%#65 of 538
2Auburn, NY706520.6$3.1M−2.3%#79 of 538
3Gloversville, NY634620.1$3.1M−1.6%#145 of 538
4Plattsburgh, NY597221.5$3M−2.0%#187 of 538
5Olean, NY546219.4$3.1M−2.1%#244 of 538
6Seneca Falls, NY543525.7$2.5M−1.7%#250 of 538
7Cortland, NY534021.1$3M−1.9%#254 of 538
8Oneonta, NY527030.2$2.1M+3.8%#274 of 538
9Corning, NY499524.2$2.6M−1.6%#288 of 538
10Amsterdam, NY475930.1$2.1M+1.1%#317 of 538
13Massena-Ogdensburg, NY3512630.2$2.1M−2.5%#418 of 538

Other business types in the Massena-Ogdensburg area

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area?

The Massena-Ogdensburg area has 126 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 60 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area spend on groceries?

About $258.8M a year, or $6,212 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 126 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,666 households in the Massena-Ogdensburg area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?

The Massena-Ogdensburg area 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 national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, the Massena-Ogdensburg area would have about 76, against 126 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,157 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area growing?

Population estimates put the Massena-Ogdensburg area at 105,488 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,666 households. Median household income in the Massena-Ogdensburg area is $62,850, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Massena-Ogdensburg area scores 35 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #418 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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