Groceries and convenience · County · New York
Grocery stores in Dutchess County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Dutchess County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #705 of 2,070 scored counties
#14 of 60 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 76
- 21 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 81
- +1.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $847.3M
- On groceries · $7,287 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.1M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 300,708
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 76 grocery stores in Dutchess County. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 6.5 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in Dutchess County spend about $847.3M a year on groceries, or $7,287 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That works out to $11.1M per store, 20% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Dutchess County in 2023, up 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,435 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Dutchess County.
Population estimates put the population change in Dutchess County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Dutchess County is 59 (upper middle), #705 of 2,070 scored counties and #14 of 60 scored counties in New York.
How Dutchess 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 | Dutchess County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 9.9 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $11.1M | $7.1M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,435 | 926 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.3% | −10.0% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $7,287 | $6,985 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $99,478 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 80 → 81+1.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,446
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $114.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7621 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 91The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Dutchess 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 Dutchess County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 300,708+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 116,275
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 796 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 375
- Median household income
- $99,478+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $133,997
- Median home value
- $400,600
- Jobs located here
- 112,196
- Daytime population
- 274,540Residents 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 |
| 14Dutchess County, NY | 59 | 76 | 6.5 | $11.1M | +1.5% | #705 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Dutchess County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores64
- Grocery stores59
- Convenience stores68
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 Dutchess County, NY?
There are 76 grocery stores on map listings in Dutchess County as of September 2026. 21 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 1.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Dutchess County, NY spend on groceries?
About $847.3M a year, or $7,287 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 76 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $11.1M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 116,275 households in Dutchess County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dutchess County, NY compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Dutchess County has 6.5 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $11.1M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Dutchess County would have about 91, against 76 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,435 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Dutchess County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Dutchess County at 300,708 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 116,275 households. Median household income in Dutchess County is $99,478, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. Dutchess County scores 59 for grocery stores (upper middle), #705 of 2,070 scored counties.
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