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Gas stations in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #838 of 2,358 scored counties
#1 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut

Listings
41
34 chain locations (83%)
Official establishments
29
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$91.5M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,322 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.4
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
98,096
+3.0% 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 41 gas stations in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. Chain locations make up 83% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 10.4 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region comes to about $91.5M a year: $2,322 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each station on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 29 businesses with payroll in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 1,359 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3.5M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #838 of 2,358 scored counties and #1 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.

How the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region compares

The same measures for Connecticut and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all gasoline and other fuels by the gas stations counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Gas stations in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT compared with Connecticut and the U.S.
MeasureNortheastern Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticutU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.410.710.9
Spending per listing$2.2M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,3591,3531,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.8%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,322$2,016$2,595
Median household income$90,589$95,781$80,734
Groundwork market score5837

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
29
Employees, 2023
219
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4134 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$3.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, 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 Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region

Population, 2025 estimate
98,096+3.0% since 2020
Households
39,412
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
554 sq. mi.
People per square mile
174
Median household income
$90,589
Average household income
$113,121
Median home value
$307,600
Jobs located here
28,462
Daytime population
79,653Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for gas stations, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region marked.

Top counties in Connecticut

Counties in Connecticut ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT584110.4$2.2M+3.0%#838 of 2,358
2Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT561749.7$2.1M+3.2%#915 of 2,358
3Capitol Planning Region, CT553859.8$2M+3.1%#953 of 2,358
4Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT5525610.9$1.9M+3.5%#956 of 2,358
5Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT5512510.4$1.9M+4.1%#961 of 2,358
6Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT50469.6$2.3M+2.2%#1,155 of 2,358
7Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT479512.8$1.7M+2.3%#1,323 of 2,358
8South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT4626211.4$1.7M+2.5%#1,369 of 2,358
9Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT4215613.5$1.5M+2.0%#1,518 of 2,358

Other business types in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region

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

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Questions

How many gas stations are in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT?

There are 41 gas stations on map listings in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region as of September 2026. 34 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $91.5M a year, or $2,322 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,412 households in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

The Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region has 10.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.2M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region would have about 38, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,359 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?

Population estimates put the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region at 98,096 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,412 households. The median household income in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region is $90,589 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region scores 58 for gas stations (upper middle), #838 of 2,358 scored counties.

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