New businesses in New York — October 2026
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Between September 27 and October 27, 2026, 12,413 New York State business records entered our newly opened businesses section, fourth among U.S. states, after California, Texas and Florida. New York City received 5,059 of them (40.8%), the largest share but not a majority, and Rochester led upstate with 282.
How many new businesses are there in New York?
12,413 New York State records entered our newly opened businesses section between September 27 and October 27, 2026, about 414 a day on average; the date is the day a record reached us, not the day the business opened. That puts New York fourth among the states, after California, Texas and Florida. Across the Hudson, New Jersey received 7,630 in the same window — worth adding for a metro-area territory. Our database holds 1,270,209 New York State records in all; the New York page of our data section shows the current counts by sector and city.
New York City and the rest of the state
| Area | New records | Share of new New York records | All records in our database | New per 1,000 records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City | 5,059 | 40.8% | 484,212 | 10.4 |
| Westchester (three cities) | 342 | 2.8% | 20,168 | 17.0 |
| Upstate (six cities) | 1,001 | 8.1% | 69,744 | 14.4 |
| Other places or no city yet | 6,011 | 48.4% | 696,085 | — |
New York City received 5,059 new records, 40.8% of the state’s total — the largest share, but not a majority. Relative to their size, the six upstate cities in the table received more: 14.4 new per 1,000 records, against 10.4 in the city. The highest rate of all is in Yonkers, White Plains and New Rochelle, the Westchester County cities just north of the city (17.0). The other 48.4% of new records are in other places or do not carry a city yet — a list built from the big names alone misses them.
Which New York cities get the most new businesses?
| City | New records | All records in our database | New per 1,000 records |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City | 4,967 | 484,096 | 10.3 |
| Rochester | 282 | 20,607 | 13.7 |
| Buffalo | 241 | 17,889 | 13.5 |
| Albany | 165 | 10,611 | 15.5 |
| Syracuse | 161 | 12,443 | 12.9 |
| Yonkers | 131 | 8,523 | 15.4 |
| White Plains | 119 | 7,540 | 15.8 |
| New Rochelle | 92 | 4,105 | 22.4 |
| Schenectady | 86 | 4,181 | 20.6 |
| Poughkeepsie | 68 | 4,536 | 15.0 |
| Binghamton | 66 | 4,013 | 16.4 |
Rochester (282) and Buffalo (241) lead upstate. Albany received slightly more new records than Syracuse (165 against 161) with fewer records in our database (10,611 against 12,443). Relative to their size, New Rochelle (22.4 new per 1,000 records) and Schenectady (20.6) received the most, and New York City the fewest (10.3): the city leads on volume, not on rate. For the city on its own, set against Los Angeles, Houston and Chicago: new businesses in four U.S. cities.
Which sectors are opening in New York?
| Sector | New in New York State | New in New York City | All New York State records | New per 1,000 records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 344 | 160 | 44,643 | 7.7 |
| Hair and beauty salons | 279 | 110 | 35,218 | 7.9 |
| Construction companies | 154 | 74 | 26,053 | 5.9 |
| Real estate agencies | 138 | 35 | 30,187 | 4.6 |
| Dentists and dental clinics | 125 | 56 | 20,199 | 6.2 |
| Supermarkets and grocery stores | 125 | 53 | 13,878 | 9.0 |
| Auto repair shops | 103 | 31 | 17,490 | 5.9 |
| Cafés | 102 | 35 | 7,563 | 13.5 |
| Clothing stores | 68 | 20 | 11,322 | 6.0 |
| Gyms and fitness studios | 61 | 18 | 5,267 | 11.6 |
| Bars and pubs | 54 | 16 | 4,971 | 10.9 |
| Bakeries and pastry shops | 52 | 20 | 5,495 | 9.5 |
| Car dealers | 29 | 10 | 3,738 | 7.8 |
| Pharmacies | 11 | <5 | 6,289 | 1.7 |
Restaurants lead with 344, followed by hair and beauty salons (279) and construction companies (154). Relative to their size, cafés received the most new records (13.5 per 1,000).
How many list a phone or a website?
| On the record | New New York State records | Share | Share in New York City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phone number | 7,539 | 60.7% | 56.0% |
| Own website (own domain) | 5,080 | 40.9% | 35.2% |
| Website information (own website or platform page) | 5,905 | 47.6% | 44.6% |
| No website information | 6,508 | 52.4% | 55.4% |
60.7% of new New York records carry a phone number. With booking, appointment and other platform pages counted alongside own domains, 47.6% carry website information; the other 6,508 are a starting list for web designers, who should still check before they pitch: how to get web design clients.
What it means if you sell to new New York businesses
- Two territories, not one. New York City — 5,059 new records in 30 days inside one city — suits field reps who can see several openings in a day. The rest of the state is better split by county: Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk near the city; Monroe for Rochester, Erie for Buffalo, Onondaga for Syracuse and Albany for the Capital Region upstate.
- Food and groceries. Restaurants, cafés, bakeries and grocery stores together: 623 new records — the market for food and drink distributors, packaging and equipment. The distributor’s view: new grocery stores and supermarkets.
- When there is no number. 2,187 new New York City records have no phone number on the record; for them the website, the platform page or a visit is the first contact.
How to pull the New York list
- Location: United States, State: New York, then a county. In New York City each borough is a county of its own — Kings is Brooklyn, Richmond is Staten Island, New York County is Manhattan; Queens and the Bronx keep their names.
- Section and category: newly opened businesses (the last 30 days, updated daily), then a sector or a narrower category. Categories are not merged: “deli” and “grocery store” are separate choices.
- Reach: Phone — has, for a call list (what to say: a cold call script for new businesses); Website — none, for web design prospects.
- Count, open, watch: search and counts are free on every plan; a credit is spent only when you first open a record, and an export counts as an open (pricing). A saved search sends new matches by email every day.
Official figures measure something else
For September 2026 the U.S. Census Bureau recorded 534,947 business applications nationwide, seasonally adjusted and 0.5% more than in August (U.S. Census Bureau · Business Formation Statistics, released October 14, 2026). An application asks for an Employer Identification Number: a new holding company can count, while a bakery chain’s fifth Manhattan shop usually does not. Our records count locations that appeared as new, so the two series are read side by side, never subtracted or divided. The full comparison: Census business applications vs openings.