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Grocery stores in the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area

How the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #385 of 506 scored small-town markets
#13 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York

Listings
50
17 chain locations (34%)
Official establishments
29
+7.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$324.6M
On groceries · $6,080 a household
Spending per listing
$6.5M
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.4
38% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
124,126
−2.6% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area is 36 (lower middle), #385 of 506 scored small-town markets and #13 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 50 grocery stores in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area. Chain locations make up 34% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 9.4 for every 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Household spending on groceries in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area comes to about $324.6M a year: $6,080 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.5M per store, 30% 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 29 businesses with payroll in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area classed as supermarkets and grocery stores, up 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,841 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $416K has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area. Population estimates put the population change in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Jamestown-Dunkirk 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 Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureJamestown-Dunkirk areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.49.96.8
Spending per listing$6.5M$7.1M$9.3M
Households per official establishment1,8419262,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.4%−10.0%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,080$6,985$6,319
Median household income$58,351$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3622

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
29+7.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,003
Annual payroll, 2023
$26.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5017 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
35The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$416K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in the Jamestown-Dunkirk 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 Jamestown-Dunkirk area

Population, 2025 estimate
124,126−2.6% since 2020
Households
53,393
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
1,060 sq. mi.
People per square mile
118
Median household income
$58,351+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,000
Median home value
$127,900
Jobs located here
44,855
Daytime population
120,603Residents 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 small-town markets in New York for grocery stores, numbered among those based in New York, with the Jamestown-Dunkirk area marked.

Top small-town markets in New York

Small-town markets in New York ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Batavia, NY7483.2$20.1M+0.2%#49 of 506
2Amsterdam, NY66115.6$11.2M+1.1%#101 of 506
3Gloversville, NY66146.1$10.3M−1.6%#105 of 506
4Seneca Falls, NY6285.9$10.8M−1.7%#130 of 506
5Plattsburgh, NY61247.2$9M−2.0%#147 of 506
6Oneonta, NY60198.2$7.8M+3.8%#158 of 506
7Auburn, NY56299.2$6.9M−2.3%#213 of 506
8Corning, NY55246.1$10.4M−1.6%#218 of 506
9Olean, NY54196.0$10.2M−2.1%#227 of 506
10Massena-Ogdensburg, NY48337.9$7.8M−2.5%#286 of 506
13Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY36509.4$6.5M−2.6%#385 of 506

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Questions

How many grocery stores are in the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area?

There are 50 grocery stores on map listings in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area as of September 2026. 17 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019.

How much do households in the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area spend on groceries?

About $324.6M a year, or $6,080 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $6.5M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 53,393 households in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

The Jamestown-Dunkirk area has 9.4 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $6.5M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, the Jamestown-Dunkirk area would have about 35, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,841 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area growing?

Population estimates put the Jamestown-Dunkirk area at 124,126 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 53,393 households. Median household income in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area is $58,351, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.6%, 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 Jamestown-Dunkirk area scores 36 for grocery stores (lower middle), #385 of 506 scored small-town markets.

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