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Grocery and convenience stores in New York County, NY
How New York County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,103 of 2,402 scored counties
#31 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 1,590
- 375 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 1,425
- −1.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $5.8B
- On groceries · $7,439 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.4
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,664,862
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,590 grocery and convenience stores in New York County. Of those, 375 are chain locations, or 24%, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 20.4 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
At $7,439 per household (18% above the U.S. average), households in New York County spend about $5.8B a year on groceries. Spread across 1,590 grocery and convenience stores, that is $3.6M per store, 7% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in New York County was 1,425 in 2023, down 1.4% from 2019. That is one for every 546 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 831 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 22 SBA-backed loans worth $15.4M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in New York County.
Population estimates put the population change in New York County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in New York County is 52 (upper middle), #1,103 of 2,402 scored counties and #31 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How New York 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 | New York County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.4 | 20.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $3.4M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 546 | 612 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.4% | +1.8% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $7,439 | $6,985 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $103,931 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,445 → 1,425−1.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 19,289
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $609.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 831Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,590375 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,709The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 22
- Amount
- $15.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in New York 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 New York County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,664,862−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 778,281
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 25%
- Vehicles per household
- 0.3
- Land area
- 23 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71,884
- Median household income
- $103,931+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $194,106
- Median home value
- $1,090,500
- Jobs located here
- 2,508,325
- Daytime population
- 3,351,624Residents 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 |
| 31New York County, NY | 52 | 1,590 | 20.4 | $3.6M | −1.3% | #1,103 of 2,402 |
Other business types in New York County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores52
- Grocery stores33
- Convenience stores62
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 New York County, NY?
There are 1,590 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in New York County as of September 2026. 375 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 1,425 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, down 1.4% from 2019. Official counts list 831 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in New York County, NY spend on groceries?
About $5.8B a year, or $7,439 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,590 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 778,281 households in New York County and national spending patterns by income.
How does New York County, NY compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
New York County has 20.4 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.6M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, New York County would have about 1,709, against 1,590 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 546 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is New York County, NY growing?
Population estimates put New York County at 1,664,862 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 778,281 households. Median household income in New York County is $103,931, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.1%, 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. New York County scores 52 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #1,103 of 2,402 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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