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Grocery stores in Richmond County, NY

The grocery stores in Richmond County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,177 of 2,070 scored counties
#40 of 60 scored counties in New York

Listings
154
35 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
200
−2.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.2B
On groceries · $7,223 a household
Spending per listing
$8M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.0
32% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
501,290
+1.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 154 grocery stores in Richmond County. 35 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.0, 32% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.

At $7,223 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Richmond County spend about $1.2B a year on groceries. Spread across 154 grocery stores, that is $8M per store, 14% below 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 200 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Richmond County in 2023, down 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 854 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $350K have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Richmond County.

Population estimates put the population change in Richmond County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery stores, Richmond County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,177 of 2,070 scored counties and #40 of 60 scored counties in New York.

How Richmond 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.

Grocery stores in Richmond County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureRichmond CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.09.96.8
Spending per listing$8M$7.1M$9.3M
Households per official establishment8549262,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.0%−10.0%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$7,223$6,985$6,319
Median household income$98,333$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score4522

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
204 → 200−2.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,480
Annual payroll, 2023
$102.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
15435 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
133The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$350K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Richmond 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 Richmond County

Population, 2025 estimate
501,290+1.3% since 2020
Households
170,777
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.4
Land area
58 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8,604
Median household income
$98,333+18.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,747
Median home value
$675,500
Jobs located here
129,021
Daytime population
400,150Residents 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 counties in New York for grocery stores, numbered among those based in New York, with Richmond County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saratoga County, NY81626.1$12M+2.3%#173 of 2,070
2Ontario County, NY77285.8$11.8M+0.6%#252 of 2,070
3Herkimer County, NY74103.9$16.3M−1.4%#307 of 2,070
4Genesee County, NY7083.2$20.1M+0.2%#399 of 2,070
5Schoharie County, NY7097.0$9.2M+1.4%#422 of 2,070
6Niagara County, NY67404.4$14.8M−1.5%#474 of 2,070
7Ulster County, NY62435.8$12M+1.1%#611 of 2,070
8Rensselaer County, NY61416.1$11.2M−0.2%#648 of 2,070
9Fulton County, NY61146.1$10.3M−1.6%#654 of 2,070
10Wayne County, NY61256.5$10M+0.1%#656 of 2,070
40Richmond County, NY451549.0$8M+1.3%#1,177 of 2,070

Other business types in Richmond County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Richmond County, NY?

There are 154 grocery stores on map listings in Richmond County as of September 2026. 35 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 200 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, down 2.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Richmond County, NY spend on groceries?

About $1.2B a year, or $7,223 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 154 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 170,777 households in Richmond County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Richmond County, NY compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Richmond County has 9.0 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $8M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Richmond County would have about 133, against 154 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 854 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Richmond County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Richmond County at 501,290 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 170,777 households. Median household income in Richmond County is $98,333, 22% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.8%, 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. Richmond County scores 45 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,177 of 2,070 scored counties.

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