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Grocery stores in Cortland County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Cortland County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,252 of 2,070 scored counties
#45 of 60 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 15
- 4 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $121.7M
- On groceries · $6,405 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.1M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,850
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 grocery stores in Cortland County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 27%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 7.9 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
At $6,405 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Cortland County spend about $121.7M a year on groceries. Spread across 15 grocery stores, that is $8.1M per store, 13% below 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 11 businesses with payroll in Cortland County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 1,727 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Cortland County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Cortland County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #1,252 of 2,070 scored counties and #45 of 60 scored counties in New York.
How Cortland 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.
| Measure | Cortland County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 9.9 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $8.1M | $7.1M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,727 | 926 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.0% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,405 | $6,985 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $70,418 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 477
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 154 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Cortland 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 Cortland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,850−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 18,999
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 499 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $70,418+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,337
- Median home value
- $162,100
- Jobs located here
- 17,001
- Daytime population
- 43,892Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saratoga County, NY | 81 | 62 | 6.1 | $12M | +2.3% | #173 of 2,070 |
| 2Ontario County, NY | 77 | 28 | 5.8 | $11.8M | +0.6% | #252 of 2,070 |
| 3Herkimer County, NY | 74 | 10 | 3.9 | $16.3M | −1.4% | #307 of 2,070 |
| 4Genesee County, NY | 70 | 8 | 3.2 | $20.1M | +0.2% | #399 of 2,070 |
| 5Schoharie County, NY | 70 | 9 | 7.0 | $9.2M | +1.4% | #422 of 2,070 |
| 6Niagara County, NY | 67 | 40 | 4.4 | $14.8M | −1.5% | #474 of 2,070 |
| 7Ulster County, NY | 62 | 43 | 5.8 | $12M | +1.1% | #611 of 2,070 |
| 8Rensselaer County, NY | 61 | 41 | 6.1 | $11.2M | −0.2% | #648 of 2,070 |
| 9Fulton County, NY | 61 | 14 | 6.1 | $10.3M | −1.6% | #654 of 2,070 |
| 10Wayne County, NY | 61 | 25 | 6.5 | $10M | +0.1% | #656 of 2,070 |
| 45Cortland County, NY | 43 | 15 | 7.9 | $8.1M | −1.9% | #1,252 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Cortland County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores46
- Grocery stores43
- 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 Cortland County, NY?
There are 15 grocery stores on map listings in Cortland County as of September 2026. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Cortland County, NY spend on groceries?
About $121.7M a year, or $6,405 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $8.1M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,999 households in Cortland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cortland County, NY compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Cortland County has 7.9 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $8.1M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Cortland County would have about 13, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,727 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Cortland County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Cortland County at 45,850 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,999 households. Median household income in Cortland County is $70,418, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. Cortland County scores 43 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,252 of 2,070 scored counties.
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