Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · New York
Grocery and convenience stores in the Oneonta, NY area
The grocery and convenience stores in the Oneonta, NY area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #274 of 538 scored small-town markets
#8 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York
- Listings
- 70
- 33 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $149.1M
- On groceries · $6,429 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.2
- 61% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 60,589
- +3.8% since 2020
See the grocery and convenience stores around any address in the Oneonta area
The site report maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Oneonta area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
At $6,429 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in the Oneonta area spend about $149.1M a year on groceries. That works out to $2.1M per store, 37% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
The Oneonta area has 70 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 33 are chain locations, or 47%, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 30.2 for every 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in the Oneonta area in 2023, down 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,159 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Oneonta area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Oneonta area scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #274 of 538 scored small-town markets and #8 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York.
How the Oneonta 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 | Oneonta area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.2 | 20.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $3.4M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,159 | 612 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −16.7% | +1.8% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,429 | $6,985 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $68,885 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20−16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 474
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7033 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The 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 the Oneonta 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 Oneonta area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 60,589+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 23,189
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,002 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $68,885+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,075
- Median home value
- $179,100
- Jobs located here
- 21,315
- Daytime population
- 56,903Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Oneonta area?
These figures cover the whole small-town market. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the grocery and convenience stores on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of the Oneonta area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardGrocery and convenience stores across New York
Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in New York for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in New York, with the Oneonta area marked.
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 |
Other business types in the Oneonta area
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 stores60
- Convenience stores55
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 Oneonta, NY area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 70 grocery and convenience stores in the Oneonta area. 33 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, down 16.7% from 2019. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Oneonta, NY area spend on groceries?
About $149.1M a year, or $6,429 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,189 households in the Oneonta area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Oneonta, NY area compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
The Oneonta 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, 37% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, the Oneonta area would have about 44, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,159 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Oneonta, NY area growing?
Population estimates put the Oneonta area at 60,589 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,189 households. The median household income in the Oneonta area is $68,885 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% 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. 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 Oneonta area scores 52 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #274 of 538 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Oneonta area. It maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for grocery and convenience stores · All 56 business types in the Oneonta area
Screening a site or an acquisition in the Oneonta area?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of the Oneonta area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.