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Grocery and convenience stores in Orange County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Orange County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #586 of 2,402 scored counties
#6 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 259
- 107 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 176
- +12.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $994.6M
- On groceries · $7,175 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 417,669
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Orange County comes to about $994.6M a year: $7,175 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Spread across 259 grocery and convenience stores, that is $3.8M per store, 13% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Orange County has 259 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 107 are chain locations, or 41%, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.7, in line with the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Official counts show 176 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Orange County in 2023, up 12.1% from 2019. That is one for every 788 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 109 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $865K have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Orange County.
Population estimates show Orange County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery and convenience stores, Orange County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #586 of 2,402 scored counties and #6 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Orange 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 | Orange County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.7 | 20.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $3.4M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 788 | 612 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.1% | +1.8% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $7,175 | $6,985 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $97,178 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 157 → 176+12.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,124
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $135.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 109Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 259107 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 294The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $865K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Orange 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 Orange County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 417,669+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 138,608
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 812 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 501
- Median household income
- $97,178+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,076
- Median home value
- $387,900
- Jobs located here
- 147,445
- Daytime population
- 375,981Residents 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 Orange County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores65
- Grocery stores59
- Convenience stores69
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 Orange County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 259 grocery and convenience stores in Orange County. 107 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 176 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 12.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 109 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Orange County, NY spend on groceries?
About $994.6M a year, or $7,175 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 259 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 138,608 households in Orange County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orange County, NY compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Orange County has 18.7 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.8M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Orange County would have about 294, against 259 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 788 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Orange County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Orange County at 417,669 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 138,608 households. The median household income in Orange County is $97,178 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.6% 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. Orange County scores 65 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #586 of 2,402 scored counties.
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