Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · New York
Grocery stores in the Corning, NY area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in the Corning, NY area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #218 of 506 scored small-town markets
#8 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York
- Listings
- 24
- 7 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- −12.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $248.6M
- On groceries · $6,340 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.4M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 91,855
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Corning area spend about $248.6M a year on groceries, or $6,340 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 24 grocery stores, that is $10.4M per store, 11% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
The Corning area has 24 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 6.1 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in the Corning area classed as supermarkets and grocery stores, down 12.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,783 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Corning area declined 1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in the Corning area is 55 (upper middle), #218 of 506 scored small-town markets and #8 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York.
How the Corning 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.
| Measure | Corning area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 9.9 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $10.4M | $7.1M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,783 | 926 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.0% | −10.0% | 0.0% |
| 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 | 55 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22−12.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 997
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $28.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 247 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 supermarkets and grocery stores in the Corning 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 Corning area
- 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 small-town markets in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Batavia, NY | 74 | 8 | 3.2 | $20.1M | +0.2% | #49 of 506 |
| 2Amsterdam, NY | 66 | 11 | 5.6 | $11.2M | +1.1% | #101 of 506 |
| 3Gloversville, NY | 66 | 14 | 6.1 | $10.3M | −1.6% | #105 of 506 |
| 4Seneca Falls, NY | 62 | 8 | 5.9 | $10.8M | −1.7% | #130 of 506 |
| 5Plattsburgh, NY | 61 | 24 | 7.2 | $9M | −2.0% | #147 of 506 |
| 6Oneonta, NY | 60 | 19 | 8.2 | $7.8M | +3.8% | #158 of 506 |
| 7Auburn, NY | 56 | 29 | 9.2 | $6.9M | −2.3% | #213 of 506 |
| 8Corning, NY | 55 | 24 | 6.1 | $10.4M | −1.6% | #218 of 506 |
| 9Olean, NY | 54 | 19 | 6.0 | $10.2M | −2.1% | #227 of 506 |
| 10Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 48 | 33 | 7.9 | $7.8M | −2.5% | #286 of 506 |
Other business types in the Corning area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores49
- Grocery stores55
- Convenience stores53
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 stores are in the Corning, NY area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 grocery stores in the Corning area. 7 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, down 12.0% from 2019.
How much do households in the Corning, NY area 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 24 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $10.4M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,219 households in the Corning area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Corning, NY area compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
The Corning area has 6.1 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $10.4M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, the Corning area would have about 27, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,783 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.0% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Corning, NY area growing?
Population estimates put the Corning area 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 the Corning area 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Corning area scores 55 for grocery stores (upper middle), #218 of 506 scored small-town markets.
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