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Grocery stores in Nassau County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Nassau County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,043 of 2,070 scored counties
#35 of 60 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 419
- 139 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 452
- −9.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.8B
- On groceries · $8,193 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.1
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,398,939
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Nassau County comes to about $3.8B a year: $8,193 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. That works out to $9M per store, 4% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 419 grocery stores on map listings in Nassau County as of September 2026. Of those, 139 are chain locations, or 33%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.1, 34% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Nassau County was 452 in 2023, down 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,014 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $3.6M have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Nassau County.
Population estimates put the population change in Nassau County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Nassau County is 49 (lower middle), #1,043 of 2,070 scored counties and #35 of 60 scored counties in New York.
How Nassau 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 | Nassau County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.1 | 9.9 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $9M | $7.1M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,014 | 926 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.4% | −10.0% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $8,193 | $6,985 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $146,202 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 499 → 452−9.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 12,742
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $432.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 419139 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 404The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $3.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Nassau 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 Nassau County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,398,939+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 458,166
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 285 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,884
- Median household income
- $146,202+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $191,703
- Median home value
- $684,700
- Jobs located here
- 639,475
- Daytime population
- 1,328,680Residents 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 |
| 35Nassau County, NY | 49 | 419 | 9.1 | $9M | +0.6% | #1,043 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Nassau County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores59
- Grocery stores49
- Convenience stores63
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 Nassau County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 419 grocery stores in Nassau County. 139 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 452 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, down 9.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Nassau County, NY spend on groceries?
About $3.8B a year, or $8,193 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 419 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $9M 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 458,166 households in Nassau County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nassau County, NY compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Nassau County has 9.1 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $9M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Nassau County would have about 404, against 419 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,014 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Nassau County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Nassau County at 1,398,939 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 458,166 households. The median household income in Nassau County is $146,202 a year, 81% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. 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. Nassau County scores 49 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,043 of 2,070 scored counties.
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