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Grocery and convenience stores in St. Lawrence County, NY
How St. Lawrence County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,825 of 2,402 scored counties
#55 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 126
- 60 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- +9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $258.8M
- On groceries · $6,212 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.2
- 61% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 105,488
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in St. Lawrence County is 34 (lower middle), #1,825 of 2,402 scored counties and #55 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 126 grocery and convenience stores in St. Lawrence County. 60 of them (48%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 30.2, 61% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Household spending on groceries in St. Lawrence County comes to about $258.8M a year: $6,212 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per store, 39% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 36 businesses with payroll in St. Lawrence County classed as grocery and convenience stores, up 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,157 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in St. Lawrence County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Lawrence County declined 2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How St. Lawrence 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 | St. Lawrence County | 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 | 1,157 | 612 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.1% | +1.8% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,212 | $6,985 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $62,850 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 36+9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 612
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12660 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 76The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 105,488−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 41,666
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 2,680 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $62,850+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,668
- Median home value
- $121,900
- Jobs located here
- 32,561
- Daytime population
- 102,579Residents 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 |
| 55St. Lawrence County, NY | 34 | 126 | 30.2 | $2.1M | −2.5% | #1,825 of 2,402 |
Other business types in St. Lawrence County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores34
- Grocery stores44
- Convenience stores32
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 St. Lawrence County, NY?
St. Lawrence County has 126 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 60 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in St. Lawrence County, NY spend on groceries?
About $258.8M a year, or $6,212 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 126 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,666 households in St. Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Lawrence County, NY compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
St. Lawrence County 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, 39% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, St. Lawrence County would have about 76, against 126 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,157 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Lawrence County, NY growing?
Population estimates put St. Lawrence County at 105,488 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,666 households. Median household income in St. Lawrence County is $62,850, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. 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. St. Lawrence County scores 34 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,825 of 2,402 scored counties.
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