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Gas stations in Essex County, MA
The gas stations in Essex County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #592 of 2,358 scored counties
#3 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 209
- 147 chain locations (70%)
- Official establishments
- 199
- −7.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $608.9M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $1,944 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 826,653
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,944 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Essex County spend about $608.9M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 209 gas stations, that is $2.9M per station, 22% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 209 gas stations on map listings in Essex County as of September 2026. Of those, 147 are chain locations, or 70%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.7, 39% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Essex County was 199 in 2023, down 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,574 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Essex County.
Population estimates show Essex County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Essex County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #592 of 2,358 scored counties and #3 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Essex 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.
| Measure | Essex County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 7.3 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,574 | 1,416 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.4% | −0.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $1,944 | $1,858 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $101,883 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 215 → 199−7.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,281
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $44.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 209147 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 255The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Essex 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 Essex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 826,653+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 313,147
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,651
- Median household income
- $101,883+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $140,108
- Median home value
- $619,100
- Jobs located here
- 329,644
- Daytime population
- 736,954Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hampshire County, MA | 76 | 30 | 4.8 | $4.1M | +10.4% | #229 of 2,358 |
| 2Middlesex County, MA | 65 | 416 | 6.6 | $2.8M | +2.8% | #552 of 2,358 |
| 3Essex County, MA | 64 | 209 | 6.7 | $2.9M | +2.3% | #592 of 2,358 |
| 4Suffolk County, MA | 63 | 116 | 3.5 | $3.3M | +0.1% | #611 of 2,358 |
| 5Plymouth County, MA | 62 | 163 | 8.0 | $2.7M | +3.5% | #656 of 2,358 |
| 6Norfolk County, MA | 58 | 213 | 7.5 | $2.5M | +2.2% | #826 of 2,358 |
| 7Worcester County, MA | 56 | 318 | 9.5 | $2.2M | +3.7% | #912 of 2,358 |
| 8Nantucket County, MA | 56 | 6 | 11.4 | $2M | +3.6% | #920 of 2,358 |
| 9Barnstable County, MA | 55 | 91 | 8.6 | $2.4M | +2.4% | #945 of 2,358 |
| 10Bristol County, MA | 55 | 204 | 8.7 | $2.3M | +2.9% | #948 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Essex 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 Essex County, MA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 209 gas stations in Essex County. 147 of them (70%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 199 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 7.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Essex County, MA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $608.9M a year, or $1,944 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 209 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 313,147 households in Essex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Essex County, MA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Essex County has 6.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.9M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Essex County would have about 255, against 209 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,574 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Essex County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Essex County at 826,653 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 313,147 households. Median household income in Essex County is $101,883, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Essex County scores 64 for gas stations (upper middle), #592 of 2,358 scored counties.
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