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Gas stations in Harford County, MD
The gas stations in Harford County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #107 of 2,358 scored counties
#7 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 69
- 61 chain locations (88%)
- Official establishments
- 64
- −4.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $314.4M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,088 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- 91% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 266,446
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Harford County scores 82 (high) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #107 of 2,358 scored counties and #7 of 24 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gas stations.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 69 gas stations in Harford County. Chain locations make up 88% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 6.8 for every 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Harford County spend about $314.4M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,088 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.6M per station, 91% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 64 businesses with payroll in Harford County classed as gasoline stations, down 4.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,591 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $524K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Harford County. Population estimates put the population change in Harford County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Harford 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 | Harford County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 7.6 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $3.6M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,591 | 1,702 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.5% | −5.5% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,088 | $2,770 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $112,265 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 67 → 64−4.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 920
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6961 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 132The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $524K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Harford 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 Harford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 266,446+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 101,795
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 437 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 603
- Median household income
- $112,265+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $133,186
- Median home value
- $386,400
- Jobs located here
- 87,506
- Daytime population
- 226,500Residents 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 |
Other business types in Harford 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 Harford County, MD?
There are 69 gas stations on map listings in Harford County as of September 2026. 61 of them (88%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Harford County, MD spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $314.4M a year, or $3,088 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $4.6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 101,795 households in Harford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harford County, MD compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Harford County has 6.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $4.6M, 91% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Harford County would have about 132, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,591 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Harford County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Harford County at 266,446 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,795 households. The median household income in Harford County is $112,265 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Harford County scores 82 for gas stations (high), #107 of 2,358 scored counties.
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