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Grocery and convenience stores in Ontario County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Ontario County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #163 of 2,402 scored counties
#1 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 76
- 36 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $329.6M
- On groceries · $6,823 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.7
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 113,130
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Ontario County is 81 (high), #163 of 2,402 scored counties and #1 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery and convenience stores.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 76 grocery and convenience stores in Ontario County. Of those, 36 are chain locations, or 47%, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.7, 16% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Households in Ontario County spend about $329.6M a year on groceries, or $6,823 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 28% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in Ontario County classed as grocery and convenience stores, down 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,684 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ontario County grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Ontario 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 | Ontario County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.7 | 20.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $3.4M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,684 | 612 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.3% | +1.8% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,823 | $6,985 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $82,324 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 18−14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,195
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $32.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7636 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 97The 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 Ontario 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 Ontario County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 113,130+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 48,311
- Median age
- 45.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 644 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 175
- Median household income
- $82,324+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,042
- Median home value
- $222,900
- Jobs located here
- 52,273
- Daytime population
- 111,555Residents 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 |
Other business types in Ontario County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores81
- Grocery stores77
- Convenience stores81
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 Ontario County, NY?
There are 76 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Ontario County as of September 2026. 36 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ontario County, NY spend on groceries?
About $329.6M a year, or $6,823 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 76 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.3M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 48,311 households in Ontario County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ontario County, NY compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Ontario County has 15.7 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $4.3M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Ontario County would have about 97, against 76 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,684 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Ontario County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Ontario County at 113,130 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 48,311 households. Median household income in Ontario County is $82,324, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.8%, 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. Ontario County scores 81 for grocery and convenience stores (high), #163 of 2,402 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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