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Grocery stores in Broome County, NY

The grocery stores in Broome County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #972 of 2,070 scored counties
#29 of 60 scored counties in New York

Listings
54
13 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
41
−2.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$515.4M
On groceries · $6,285 a household
Spending per listing
$9.5M
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
195,736
−1.2% 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 54 grocery stores in Broome County. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 24%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.6, 3% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.

At $6,285 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Broome County spend about $515.4M a year on groceries. That is about $9.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 3% above 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 41 businesses with payroll in Broome County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores, down 2.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,000 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 Broome County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Broome County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Broome County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #972 of 2,070 scored counties and #29 of 60 scored counties in New York.

How Broome 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 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 Broome County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureBroome CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.69.96.8
Spending per listing$9.5M$7.1M$9.3M
Households per official establishment2,0009262,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.4%−10.0%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,285$6,985$6,319
Median household income$62,616$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5122

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
42 → 41−2.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,109
Annual payroll, 2023
$54.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5413 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
56The 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 Broome 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 Broome County

Population, 2025 estimate
195,736−1.2% since 2020
Households
82,005
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
706 sq. mi.
People per square mile
280
Median household income
$62,616+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,128
Median home value
$154,900
Jobs located here
82,220
Daytime population
201,023Residents 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 counties in New York for grocery stores, numbered among those based in New York, with Broome County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saratoga County, NY81626.1$12M+2.3%#173 of 2,070
2Ontario County, NY77285.8$11.8M+0.6%#252 of 2,070
3Herkimer County, NY74103.9$16.3M−1.4%#307 of 2,070
4Genesee County, NY7083.2$20.1M+0.2%#399 of 2,070
5Schoharie County, NY7097.0$9.2M+1.4%#422 of 2,070
6Niagara County, NY67404.4$14.8M−1.5%#474 of 2,070
7Ulster County, NY62435.8$12M+1.1%#611 of 2,070
8Rensselaer County, NY61416.1$11.2M−0.2%#648 of 2,070
9Fulton County, NY61146.1$10.3M−1.6%#654 of 2,070
10Wayne County, NY61256.5$10M+0.1%#656 of 2,070
29Broome County, NY51546.6$9.5M−1.2%#972 of 2,070

Other business types in Broome County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Broome County, NY?

Broome County has 54 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, down 2.4% from 2019.

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

About $515.4M a year, or $6,285 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $9.5M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 82,005 households in Broome County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Broome County, NY compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Broome County has 6.6 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $9.5M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Broome County would have about 56, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,000 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.4% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Broome County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Broome County at 195,736 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 82,005 households. Median household income in Broome County is $62,616, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.9%, 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. Broome County scores 51 for grocery stores (upper middle), #972 of 2,070 scored counties.

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