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Grocery and convenience stores in the Plattsburgh, NY area

How the Plattsburgh, NY area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #187 of 538 scored small-town markets
#4 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York

Listings
72
35 chain locations (49%)
Official establishments
22
−4.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$216.4M
On groceries · $6,450 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.5
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
78,138
−2.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 72 grocery and convenience stores in the Plattsburgh area. Chain locations make up 49% of them, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.5, 15% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Households in the Plattsburgh area spend about $216.4M a year on groceries, or $6,450 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in the Plattsburgh area in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,525 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Plattsburgh area declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Plattsburgh area scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #187 of 538 scored small-town markets and #4 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York.

How the Plattsburgh 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.

Grocery and convenience stores in Plattsburgh, NY area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasurePlattsburgh areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.520.418.7
Spending per listing$3M$3.4M$3.4M
Households per official establishment1,5256121,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.3%+1.8%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,450$6,985$6,319
Median household income$71,224$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5939

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22−4.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
650
Annual payroll, 2023
$16.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7235 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
64The 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 Plattsburgh 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 Plattsburgh area

Population, 2025 estimate
78,138−2.0% since 2020
Households
33,556
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,038 sq. mi.
People per square mile
76
Median household income
$71,224+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,254
Median home value
$180,600
Jobs located here
30,059
Daytime population
74,633Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across New York

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in New York for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in New York, with the Plattsburgh area marked.

Top small-town markets in New York

Small-town markets in New York ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Batavia, NY714618.5$3.5M+0.2%#65 of 538
2Auburn, NY706520.6$3.1M−2.3%#79 of 538
3Gloversville, NY634620.1$3.1M−1.6%#145 of 538
4Plattsburgh, NY597221.5$3M−2.0%#187 of 538
5Olean, NY546219.4$3.1M−2.1%#244 of 538
6Seneca Falls, NY543525.7$2.5M−1.7%#250 of 538
7Cortland, NY534021.1$3M−1.9%#254 of 538
8Oneonta, NY527030.2$2.1M+3.8%#274 of 538
9Corning, NY499524.2$2.6M−1.6%#288 of 538
10Amsterdam, NY475930.1$2.1M+1.1%#317 of 538

Other business types in the Plattsburgh area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in the Plattsburgh, NY area?

The Plattsburgh area has 72 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 35 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Plattsburgh, NY area spend on groceries?

About $216.4M a year, or $6,450 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,556 households in the Plattsburgh area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Plattsburgh, NY area compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?

The Plattsburgh area has 21.5 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, the Plattsburgh area would have about 64, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,525 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Plattsburgh, NY area growing?

Population estimates put the Plattsburgh area at 78,138 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,556 households. Median household income in the Plattsburgh area is $71,224, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.4%, 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 Plattsburgh area scores 59 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #187 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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