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Gas stations in Hampden County, MA
How Hampden County, MA 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,212 of 2,358 scored counties
#12 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 160
- 111 chain locations (69%)
- Official establishments
- 142
- +9.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $336.8M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $1,826 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.7
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 464,338
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 160 gas stations in Hampden County. Chain locations make up 69% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.7, 20% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $1,826 per household (30% below the U.S. average), households in Hampden County spend about $336.8M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $2.1M per station, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 142 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Hampden County in 2023, up 9.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,299 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Hampden County.
Population estimates show Hampden County grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hampden County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,212 of 2,358 scored counties and #12 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Hampden 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 | Hampden County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.7 | 7.3 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,299 | 1,416 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.2% | −0.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $1,826 | $1,858 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $71,306 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 130 → 142+9.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,165
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $35M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 160111 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 141The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Hampden 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 Hampden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 464,338+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 184,471
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 617 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 750
- Median household income
- $71,306+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,828
- Median home value
- $298,800
- Jobs located here
- 204,758
- Daytime population
- 449,264Residents 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 |
| 12Hampden County, MA | 49 | 160 | 8.7 | $2.1M | +0.2% | #1,212 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Hampden 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 Hampden County, MA?
There are 160 gas stations on map listings in Hampden County as of September 2026. 111 of them (69%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 142 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 9.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hampden County, MA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $336.8M a year, or $1,826 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 160 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 184,471 households in Hampden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hampden County, MA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Hampden County has 8.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.1M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Hampden County would have about 141, against 160 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,299 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Hampden County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Hampden County at 464,338 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 184,471 households. The median household income in Hampden County is $71,306 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. Hampden County scores 49 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,212 of 2,358 scored counties.
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