Route 14, Watkins Glen to Troy
North–south through the middle of the region: from Watkins Glen and Montour Falls at the foot of Seneca Lake, down the Catharine Valley through Millport and Horseheads to Elmira and Southport, and on into Pennsylvania as PA 14 toward Troy.
The line connects the towns along the route; it isn’t drawn on the road itself. Chemung County’s stretch is in gold.
- 3,256businesses and organizations in the 9 towns along it
- 2,498of them in Chemung County
- 104new in public records in the last 12 months
- 69closings confirmed in the last 12 months
Town by town
| Town | County | Businesses | Storefronts | New (12 mo) | Closed (12 mo) | Main kinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watkins Glen | Schuyler County, NY | 278 | 219 | 6 | 0 | Restaurants, Hotels and lodging, Breweries, wineries and distilleries |
| Montour Falls | Schuyler County, NY | 112 | 82 | 3 | 0 | Clubs, lodges and associations, Car dealers, Trucking, hauling and logistics |
| Millport | Chemung County | 34 | 13 | 3 | 2 | Trucking, hauling and logistics, Builders and general contractors, Landscaping, lawn and tree care |
| Horseheads | Chemung County | 814 | 626 | 29 | 27 | Restaurants, Trucking, hauling and logistics, Builders and general contractors |
| Elmira Heights | Chemung County | 159 | 138 | 4 | 5 | Trucking, hauling and logistics, Restaurants, Builders and general contractors |
| Elmira | Chemung County | 1,476 | 1,165 | 55 | 34 | Trucking, hauling and logistics, Restaurants, Doctors and clinics |
| Southport | Chemung County | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | Builders and general contractors, Car dealers, Fast food and takeout |
| Gillett | Bradford County, PA | 94 | 23 | 2 | 0 | Trucking, hauling and logistics, Auto repair, Clubs, lodges and associations |
| Troy | Bradford County, PA | 274 | 87 | 1 | 0 | Trucking, hauling and logistics, Social services, Clubs, lodges and associations |
Counted by the town in each business’s address, so a town’s count includes its surroundings that share its mailing name. “New in public records” means a license, permit or filing first appeared in the last year; it isn’t always a new opening. A closing counts once it’s confirmed, and most of the neighboring counties’ possible closings are still waiting to be checked, so their closing counts run low. Neighboring counties are checked less closely than Chemung’s listings.