Groceries and convenience · County · New York
Grocery and convenience stores in Nassau County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Nassau County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #820 of 2,402 scored counties
#19 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 919
- 359 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 775
- −0.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.8B
- On groceries · $8,193 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.1
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,398,939
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Nassau County spend about $3.8B a year on groceries, or $8,193 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 21% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 919 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Nassau County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 39% of them, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.1, 7% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Official counts show 775 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Nassau County in 2023, down 0.1% from 2019. That is one for every 591 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 375 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $6M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Nassau County.
Population estimates put the population change in Nassau County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Nassau County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #820 of 2,402 scored counties and #19 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Nassau 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.
| Measure | Nassau County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.1 | 20.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $3.4M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 591 | 612 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −0.1% | +1.8% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $8,193 | $6,985 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $146,202 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 776 → 775−0.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 14,198
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $470.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 375Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 919359 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,108The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 15
- Amount
- $6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Nassau 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 Nassau County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,398,939+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 458,166
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 285 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,884
- Median household income
- $146,202+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $191,703
- Median home value
- $684,700
- Jobs located here
- 639,475
- Daytime population
- 1,328,680Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ontario County, NY | 81 | 76 | 15.7 | $4.3M | +0.6% | #163 of 2,402 |
| 2Saratoga County, NY | 81 | 184 | 18.1 | $4.1M | +2.3% | #168 of 2,402 |
| 3Wayne County, NY | 70 | 72 | 18.7 | $3.5M | +0.1% | #443 of 2,402 |
| 4Putnam County, NY | 68 | 52 | 14.6 | $5.3M | +1.4% | #486 of 2,402 |
| 5Rockland County, NY | 68 | 181 | 17.4 | $4.3M | +5.9% | #490 of 2,402 |
| 6Orange County, NY | 65 | 259 | 18.7 | $3.8M | +4.2% | #586 of 2,402 |
| 7Tioga County, NY | 65 | 37 | 18.2 | $3.6M | −1.9% | #588 of 2,402 |
| 8Dutchess County, NY | 64 | 182 | 15.7 | $4.7M | +1.5% | #618 of 2,402 |
| 9Genesee County, NY | 64 | 46 | 18.5 | $3.5M | +0.2% | #633 of 2,402 |
| 10Westchester County, NY | 63 | 617 | 16.5 | $4.7M | +1.4% | #649 of 2,402 |
| 19Nassau County, NY | 59 | 919 | 20.1 | $4.1M | +0.6% | #820 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Nassau County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores59
- Grocery stores49
- Convenience stores63
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 Nassau County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 919 grocery and convenience stores in Nassau County. 359 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 775 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, down 0.1% from 2019. Another 375 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Nassau County, NY spend on groceries?
About $3.8B a year, or $8,193 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 919 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 458,166 households in Nassau County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nassau County, NY compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Nassau County has 20.1 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $4.1M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Nassau County would have about 1,108, against 919 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 591 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Nassau County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Nassau County at 1,398,939 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 458,166 households. The median household income in Nassau County is $146,202 a year, 81% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Nassau County scores 59 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #820 of 2,402 scored counties.
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