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Grocery stores in the Binghamton, NY metro area

The grocery stores in the Binghamton, NY metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #287 of 387 scored metro areas
#8 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York

Listings
70
16 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
50
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$648.3M
On groceries · $6,334 a household
Spending per listing
$9.3M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.8
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
243,189
−1.3% 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 70 grocery stores in the Binghamton metro area. 16 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 6.8 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Households in the Binghamton metro area spend about $648.3M a year on groceries, or $6,334 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 70 grocery stores, that is $9.3M per store, in line with the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 50 businesses with payroll in the Binghamton metro area classed as supermarkets and grocery stores, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,047 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $75K has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the Binghamton metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Binghamton metro area declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For grocery stores, the Binghamton metro area has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #287 of 387 scored metro areas and #8 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York.

How the Binghamton metro area 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 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 stores in Binghamton, NY metro area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureBinghamton metro areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.89.96.8
Spending per listing$9.3M$7.1M$9.3M
Households per official establishment2,0479262,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%−10.0%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,334$6,985$6,319
Median household income$64,590$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3622

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
500.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,434
Annual payroll, 2023
$61.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
7016 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
70The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$75K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the Binghamton metro area, 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 the Binghamton metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
243,189−1.3% since 2020
Households
102,352
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
1,224 sq. mi.
People per square mile
200
Median household income
$64,590+19.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,420
Median home value
$156,000
Jobs located here
94,944
Daytime population
240,172Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across New York

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The highest-scoring metro areas in New York for grocery stores, numbered among those based in New York, with the Binghamton metro area marked.

Top metro areas in New York

Metro areas in New York ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kingston, NY57435.8$12M+1.1%#142 of 387
2Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY531787.0$10.3M+3.0%#182 of 387
3Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY522646.9$10.1M+1.9%#190 of 387
4Elmira, NY51226.2$10M−3.9%#199 of 387
5Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY462996.0$11M−0.8%#221 of 387
6Rochester, NY462976.7$10M−0.7%#225 of 387
7Ithaca, NY40317.2$9.3M−1.4%#260 of 387
8Binghamton, NY36706.8$9.3M−1.3%#287 of 387
9Utica-Rome, NY34877.2$8.9M−2.0%#300 of 387
10Syracuse, NY342137.9$8.4M−1.3%#301 of 387

Other business types in the Binghamton metro area

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

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Questions

How many grocery stores are in the Binghamton, NY metro area?

The Binghamton metro area has 70 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

How much do households in the Binghamton, NY metro area spend on groceries?

About $648.3M a year, or $6,334 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 70 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $9.3M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 102,352 households in the Binghamton metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Binghamton, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

The Binghamton metro area has 6.8 grocery stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $9.3M, in line with the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,047 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Binghamton, NY metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Binghamton metro area at 243,189 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 102,352 households. Median household income in the Binghamton metro area is $64,590, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.0%, 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. The Binghamton metro area scores 36 for grocery stores (lower middle), #287 of 387 scored metro areas.

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