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Grocery and convenience stores in Steuben County, NY
The grocery and convenience stores in Steuben County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,393 of 2,402 scored counties
#43 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 95
- 37 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- +3.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $248.6M
- On groceries · $6,340 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.2
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 91,855
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Steuben County spend about $248.6M a year on groceries, or $6,340 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each store on map listings, 23% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Steuben County has 95 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 39% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That is 24.2 per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Steuben County was 31 in 2023, up 3.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,265 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Steuben County.
Population estimates put the population change in Steuben County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Steuben County is 45 (lower middle), #1,393 of 2,402 scored counties and #43 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Steuben 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 | Steuben County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.2 | 20.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $3.4M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,265 | 612 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.3% | +1.8% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,340 | $6,985 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $65,887 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 31+3.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,045
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $29.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9537 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 73The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Steuben 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 Steuben County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 91,855−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 39,219
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,391 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 67
- Median household income
- $65,887+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,852
- Median home value
- $137,900
- Jobs located here
- 35,180
- Daytime population
- 89,380Residents 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 |
| 43Steuben County, NY | 45 | 95 | 24.2 | $2.6M | −1.6% | #1,393 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Steuben County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores45
- Grocery stores51
- Convenience stores49
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 Steuben County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 95 grocery and convenience stores in Steuben County. 37 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 3.3% from 2019. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Steuben County, NY spend on groceries?
About $248.6M a year, or $6,340 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 95 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,219 households in Steuben County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Steuben County, NY compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Steuben County has 24.2 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.6M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Steuben County would have about 73, against 95 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,265 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Steuben County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Steuben County at 91,855 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 39,219 households. The median household income in Steuben County is $65,887 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. Steuben County scores 45 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,393 of 2,402 scored counties.
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