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Gas stations in New Castle County, DE
How New Castle County, DE compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #248 of 2,358 scored counties
#3 of 3 scored counties in Delaware
- Listings
- 155
- 135 chain locations (87%)
- Official establishments
- 117
- −8.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $611M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,725 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 65% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 588,026
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in New Castle County comes to about $611M a year: $2,725 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 155 gas stations, that is $3.9M per station, 65% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
New Castle County has 155 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 135 of them (87%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 6.9 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 117 businesses with payroll in New Castle County classed as gasoline stations, down 8.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,916 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in New Castle County.
Population estimates put the population change in New Castle County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, New Castle County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #248 of 2,358 scored counties and #3 of 3 scored counties in Delaware. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How New Castle County compares
The same measures for Delaware 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.
| Measure | New Castle County | Delaware | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.9 | 7.4 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $3.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,916 | 1,682 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.6% | −2.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +6.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,725 | $2,842 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $91,166 | $84,954 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 85 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 128 → 117−8.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,651
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $51.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 155135 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 256The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in New Castle 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 New Castle County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 588,026+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 224,173
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 426 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,356
- Median household income
- $91,166+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,517
- Median home value
- $352,200
- Jobs located here
- 298,174
- Daytime population
- 607,117Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Delaware
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sussex County, DE | 88 | 77 | 7.2 | $4.2M | +16.1% | #49 of 2,358 |
| 2Kent County, DE | 81 | 67 | 9.4 | $3.1M | +6.8% | #135 of 2,358 |
| 3New Castle County, DE | 75 | 155 | 6.9 | $3.9M | +3.0% | #248 of 2,358 |
Other business types in New Castle County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
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Child care
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Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in New Castle County, DE?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 155 gas stations in New Castle County. 135 of them (87%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 117 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 8.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in New Castle County, DE spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $611M a year, or $2,725 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 155 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 224,173 households in New Castle County and national spending patterns by income.
How does New Castle County, DE compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
New Castle County has 6.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.9M, 65% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, New Castle County would have about 256, against 155 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,916 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is New Castle County, DE growing?
Population estimates put New Castle County at 588,026 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 224,173 households. Median household income in New Castle County is $91,166, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. New Castle County scores 75 for gas stations (high), #248 of 2,358 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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