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Grocery and convenience stores in Suffolk County, NY
The grocery and convenience stores in Suffolk County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #895 of 2,402 scored counties
#23 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 1,094
- 490 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 763
- +6.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.9B
- On groceries · $7,915 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.1
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,546,090
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $7,915 per household (25% above the U.S. average), households in Suffolk County spend about $3.9B a year on groceries. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each store on map listings, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 1,094 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Suffolk County as of September 2026. 490 of them (45%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 22.1 for every 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Official counts show 763 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Suffolk County in 2023, up 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 648 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 371 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 22 SBA-backed loans worth $11.3M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Suffolk County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Suffolk County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Suffolk County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #895 of 2,402 scored counties and #23 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Suffolk 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 | Suffolk County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.1 | 20.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $3.4M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 648 | 612 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.4% | +1.8% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $7,915 | $6,985 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $130,686 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 717 → 763+6.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 15,339
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $495.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 371Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,094490 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,155The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 22
- Amount
- $11.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Suffolk 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 Suffolk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,546,090+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 494,405
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 898 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,620
- Median household income
- $130,686+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $167,491
- Median home value
- $578,400
- Jobs located here
- 624,016
- Daytime population
- 1,340,805Residents 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 |
| 23Suffolk County, NY | 57 | 1,094 | 22.1 | $3.6M | +1.6% | #895 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Suffolk County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores57
- Grocery stores51
- Convenience stores63
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 Suffolk County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,094 grocery and convenience stores in Suffolk County. 490 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 763 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 6.4% from 2019. Official counts list 371 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Suffolk County, NY spend on groceries?
About $3.9B a year, or $7,915 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,094 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 494,405 households in Suffolk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Suffolk County, NY compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Suffolk County has 22.1 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.6M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Suffolk County would have about 1,155, against 1,094 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 648 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Suffolk County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Suffolk County at 1,546,090 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 494,405 households. The median household income in Suffolk County is $130,686 a year, 62% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.4% 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. Suffolk County scores 57 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #895 of 2,402 scored counties.
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