Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · New York
Grocery and convenience stores in the Monticello, NY area
How the Monticello, NY area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #333 of 538 scored small-town markets
#11 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York
- Listings
- 99
- 15 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 53
- +17.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $208.3M
- On groceries · $6,626 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.5
- 68% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,586
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $6,626 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in the Monticello area spend about $208.3M a year on groceries. Spread across 99 grocery and convenience stores, that is $2.1M per store, 38% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
The Monticello area has 99 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 15%, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 31.5, 68% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 53 businesses with payroll in the Monticello area classed as grocery and convenience stores, up 17.8% from 2019. That is one for every 593 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $8.1M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in the Monticello area.
Population estimates show the Monticello area grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in the Monticello area is 45 (lower middle), #333 of 538 scored small-town markets and #11 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York.
How the Monticello 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.
| Measure | Monticello area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.5 | 20.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $3.4M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 593 | 612 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.8% | +1.8% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,626 | $6,985 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $72,382 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53+17.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 689
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9915 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 62The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $8.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in the Monticello 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 Monticello area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,586+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 31,434
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 968 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 82
- Median household income
- $72,382
- Average household income
- $105,703
- Median home value
- $249,000
- Jobs located here
- 27,765
- Daytime population
- 75,219Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Batavia, NY | 71 | 46 | 18.5 | $3.5M | +0.2% | #65 of 538 |
| 2Auburn, NY | 70 | 65 | 20.6 | $3.1M | −2.3% | #79 of 538 |
| 3Gloversville, NY | 63 | 46 | 20.1 | $3.1M | −1.6% | #145 of 538 |
| 4Plattsburgh, NY | 59 | 72 | 21.5 | $3M | −2.0% | #187 of 538 |
| 5Olean, NY | 54 | 62 | 19.4 | $3.1M | −2.1% | #244 of 538 |
| 6Seneca Falls, NY | 54 | 35 | 25.7 | $2.5M | −1.7% | #250 of 538 |
| 7Cortland, NY | 53 | 40 | 21.1 | $3M | −1.9% | #254 of 538 |
| 8Oneonta, NY | 52 | 70 | 30.2 | $2.1M | +3.8% | #274 of 538 |
| 9Corning, NY | 49 | 95 | 24.2 | $2.6M | −1.6% | #288 of 538 |
| 10Amsterdam, NY | 47 | 59 | 30.1 | $2.1M | +1.1% | #317 of 538 |
| 11Monticello, NY | 45 | 99 | 31.5 | $2.1M | +2.7% | #333 of 538 |
Other business types in the Monticello area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores45
- Grocery stores36
- Convenience stores73
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in the Monticello, NY area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 99 grocery and convenience stores in the Monticello area. 15 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 17.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Monticello, NY area spend on groceries?
About $208.3M a year, or $6,626 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 99 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,434 households in the Monticello area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Monticello, NY area compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
The Monticello area has 31.5 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 68% 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, the Monticello area would have about 62, against 99 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 593 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Monticello, NY area growing?
Population estimates put the Monticello area at 80,586 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,434 households. The median household income in the Monticello area is $72,382 a year, 10% 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 Monticello area scores 45 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #333 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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