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Grocery and convenience stores in Montgomery County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,454 of 2,402 scored counties
#46 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
59
29 chain locations (49%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$123.5M
On groceries · $6,301 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
30.1
61% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
50,046
+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

Households in Montgomery County spend about $123.5M a year on groceries, or $6,301 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per store, 38% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

Montgomery County has 59 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 29 of them (49%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 30.1 for every 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Montgomery County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 1,307 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montgomery County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery and convenience stores, Montgomery County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,454 of 2,402 scored counties and #46 of 61 scored counties in New York.

How Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households30.120.418.7
Spending per listing$2.1M$3.4M$3.4M
Households per official establishment1,3076121,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.8%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,301$6,985$6,319
Median household income$64,943$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score4439

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 15
Employees, 2023
406
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5929 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County

Population, 2025 estimate
50,046+1.1% since 2020
Households
19,603
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
403 sq. mi.
People per square mile
123
Median household income
$64,943+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,002
Median home value
$157,500
Jobs located here
18,287
Daytime population
48,064Residents 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 Montgomery 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
46Montgomery County, NY445930.1$2.1M+1.1%#1,454 of 2,402

Other business types in Montgomery County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 59 grocery and convenience stores in Montgomery County. 29 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023.

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

About $123.5M a year, or $6,301 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,603 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montgomery County has 30.1 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.1M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 37, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,307 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Montgomery County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Montgomery County at 50,046 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,603 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $64,943 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.3% 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. Montgomery County scores 44 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,454 of 2,402 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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