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Gas stations in Dorchester County, MD
How Dorchester County, MD 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #713 of 2,358 scored counties
#20 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 16
- 11 chain locations (69%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $36.5M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,691 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.8
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,628
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,691 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Dorchester County spend about $36.5M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 16 gas stations, that is $2.3M per station, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 16 gas stations on map listings in Dorchester County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 69% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 11.8 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Dorchester County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 1,231 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Dorchester County grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Dorchester County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #713 of 2,358 scored counties and #20 of 24 scored counties in Maryland.
How Dorchester County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Dorchester County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.8 | 7.6 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $3.6M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,231 | 1,702 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.5% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,691 | $2,770 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $61,839 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 141
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1611 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Dorchester 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 Dorchester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,628+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 13,546
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 541 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $61,839+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,771
- Median home value
- $262,400
- Jobs located here
- 12,352
- Daytime population
- 29,247Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Charles County, MD | 94 | 35 | 5.7 | $5.9M | +5.9% | #6 of 2,358 |
| 2Frederick County, MD | 93 | 71 | 6.8 | $4.7M | +11.0% | #10 of 2,358 |
| 3Carroll County, MD | 88 | 43 | 6.7 | $5.1M | +2.2% | #46 of 2,358 |
| 4Calvert County, MD | 87 | 21 | 6.3 | $5.9M | +1.7% | #51 of 2,358 |
| 5St. Mary’s County, MD | 84 | 31 | 7.3 | $4.5M | +2.4% | #83 of 2,358 |
| 6Howard County, MD | 82 | 78 | 6.4 | $4.7M | +1.9% | #106 of 2,358 |
| 7Harford County, MD | 82 | 69 | 6.8 | $4.6M | +2.0% | #107 of 2,358 |
| 8Anne Arundel County, MD | 80 | 185 | 8.2 | $3.7M | +1.7% | #147 of 2,358 |
| 9Cecil County, MD | 80 | 43 | 10.6 | $3M | +3.2% | #152 of 2,358 |
| 10Queen Anne’s County, MD | 78 | 23 | 11.6 | $3M | +8.8% | #196 of 2,358 |
| 20Dorchester County, MD | 61 | 16 | 11.8 | $2.3M | +3.4% | #713 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Dorchester County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Dorchester County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 gas stations in Dorchester County. 11 of them (69%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dorchester County, MD spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $36.5M a year, or $2,691 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,546 households in Dorchester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dorchester County, MD compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Dorchester County has 11.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.3M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Dorchester County would have about 15, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,231 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Dorchester County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Dorchester County at 33,628 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,546 households. Median household income in Dorchester County is $61,839, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.9%, 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. Dorchester County scores 61 for gas stations (upper middle), #713 of 2,358 scored counties.
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