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Gas stations in Dukes County, MA

The gas stations in Dukes County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,032 of 2,358 scored counties
#14 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts

Listings
15
11 chain locations (73%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$18.1M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,384 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
49% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.8
82% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,219
+3.1% 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

For gas stations, Dukes County has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #2,032 of 2,358 scored counties and #14 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Dukes County spend about $18.1M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,384 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 15 gas stations, that is $1.2M per station, 49% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Dukes County has 15 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 73%, against 84% across the U.S. That is 19.8 per 10,000 households, 82% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Dukes County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 689 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates show Dukes County grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Dukes County compares

The same measures for Massachusetts 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 Dukes County, MA compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureDukes CountyMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.87.310.9
Spending per listing$1.2M$2.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment6891,4161,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.8%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,384$1,858$2,595
Median household income$125,786$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market score2849

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 11
Employees, 2023
89
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1511 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Dukes 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 Dukes County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,219+3.1% since 2020
Households
7,584
Median age
50.4
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
103 sq. mi.
People per square mile
203
Median household income
$125,786+75.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$207,940
Median home value
$1,165,800
Jobs located here
7,891
Daytime population
20,942Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Massachusetts

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The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for gas stations, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Dukes County marked.

Top counties in Massachusetts

Counties in Massachusetts ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hampshire County, MA76304.8$4.1M+10.4%#229 of 2,358
2Middlesex County, MA654166.6$2.8M+2.8%#552 of 2,358
3Essex County, MA642096.7$2.9M+2.3%#592 of 2,358
4Suffolk County, MA631163.5$3.3M+0.1%#611 of 2,358
5Plymouth County, MA621638.0$2.7M+3.5%#656 of 2,358
6Norfolk County, MA582137.5$2.5M+2.2%#826 of 2,358
7Worcester County, MA563189.5$2.2M+3.7%#912 of 2,358
8Nantucket County, MA56611.4$2M+3.6%#920 of 2,358
9Barnstable County, MA55918.6$2.4M+2.4%#945 of 2,358
10Bristol County, MA552048.7$2.3M+2.9%#948 of 2,358
14Dukes County, MA281519.8$1.2M+3.1%#2,032 of 2,358

Other business types in Dukes County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Dukes County, MA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 gas stations in Dukes County. 11 of them (73%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

How much do households in Dukes County, MA spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $18.1M a year, or $2,384 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,584 households in Dukes County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dukes County, MA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Dukes County has 19.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 82% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.2M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Dukes County would have about 8, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 689 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Dukes County, MA growing?

Population estimates put Dukes County at 21,219 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,584 households. Median household income in Dukes County is $125,786, 56% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 75.2%, 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. Dukes County scores 28 for gas stations (lower middle), #2,032 of 2,358 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Dukes County

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