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Grocery and convenience stores in Seneca County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Seneca County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,213 of 2,402 scored counties
#35 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 35
- 10 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $86.1M
- On groceries · $6,331 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.7
- 37% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,883
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Seneca County spend about $86.1M a year on groceries, or $6,331 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per store, 27% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 35 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Seneca County as of September 2026. 10 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 25.7 for every 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Seneca County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 1,701 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Seneca County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For grocery and convenience stores, Seneca County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,213 of 2,402 scored counties and #35 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Seneca 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 | Seneca County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.7 | 20.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $3.4M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,701 | 612 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.8% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,331 | $6,985 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $68,089 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 256
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3510 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Seneca 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 Seneca County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,883−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 13,606
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 324 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $68,089+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,874
- Median home value
- $155,400
- Jobs located here
- 11,145
- Daytime population
- 30,768Residents 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 |
| 35Seneca County, NY | 50 | 35 | 25.7 | $2.5M | −1.7% | #1,213 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Seneca County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores50
- Grocery stores57
- Convenience stores50
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 Seneca County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 grocery and convenience stores in Seneca County. 10 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Seneca County, NY spend on groceries?
About $86.1M a year, or $6,331 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,606 households in Seneca County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Seneca County, NY compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Seneca County has 25.7 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.5M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Seneca County would have about 25, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,701 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.
How fast is Seneca County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Seneca County at 32,883 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,606 households. The median household income in Seneca County is $68,089 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Seneca County scores 50 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #1,213 of 2,402 scored counties.
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