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Grocery and convenience stores in Warren County, NY

How Warren 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,245 of 2,402 scored counties
#36 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
73
43 chain locations (59%)
Official establishments
25
−10.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$203.1M
On groceries · $6,741 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.2
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
65,020
−0.9% 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 73 grocery and convenience stores in Warren County. Of those, 43 are chain locations, or 59%, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.2, 29% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Household spending on groceries in Warren County comes to about $203.1M a year: $6,741 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per store, 18% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Warren County in 2023, down 10.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,205 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Warren County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Warren County is 49 (lower middle), #1,245 of 2,402 scored counties and #36 of 61 scored counties in New York.

How Warren 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.

Grocery and convenience stores in Warren County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureWarren CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.220.418.7
Spending per listing$2.8M$3.4M$3.4M
Households per official establishment1,2056121,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.7%+1.8%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,741$6,985$6,319
Median household income$78,442$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score4939

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 25−10.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
839
Annual payroll, 2023
$24.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
11Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7343 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
60The 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 Warren 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 Warren County

Population, 2025 estimate
65,020−0.9% since 2020
Households
30,133
Median age
46.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
867 sq. mi.
People per square mile
76
Median household income
$78,442+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,475
Median home value
$267,400
Jobs located here
34,221
Daytime population
69,870Residents 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 counties in New York for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in New York, with Warren County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ontario County, NY817615.7$4.3M+0.6%#163 of 2,402
2Saratoga County, NY8118418.1$4.1M+2.3%#168 of 2,402
3Wayne County, NY707218.7$3.5M+0.1%#443 of 2,402
4Putnam County, NY685214.6$5.3M+1.4%#486 of 2,402
5Rockland County, NY6818117.4$4.3M+5.9%#490 of 2,402
6Orange County, NY6525918.7$3.8M+4.2%#586 of 2,402
7Tioga County, NY653718.2$3.6M−1.9%#588 of 2,402
8Dutchess County, NY6418215.7$4.7M+1.5%#618 of 2,402
9Genesee County, NY644618.5$3.5M+0.2%#633 of 2,402
10Westchester County, NY6361716.5$4.7M+1.4%#649 of 2,402
36Warren County, NY497324.2$2.8M−0.9%#1,245 of 2,402

Other business types in Warren County

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Warren County, NY?

Warren County has 73 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 43 of them (59%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, down 10.7% from 2019. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Warren County, NY spend on groceries?

About $203.1M a year, or $6,741 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,133 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Warren 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 $2.8M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Warren County would have about 60, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,205 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Warren County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Warren County at 65,020 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 30,133 households. Median household income in Warren County is $78,442, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Warren County scores 49 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,245 of 2,402 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery and convenience stores · All 56 business types in Warren County

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