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Gas stations in Suffolk County, MA
How Suffolk 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 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #611 of 2,358 scored counties
#4 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 116
- 82 chain locations (71%)
- Official establishments
- 104
- −13.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $379.3M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $1,159 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 68% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 791,891
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Suffolk County spend about $379.3M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $1,159 per household, 55% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.3M per station, 37% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Suffolk County has 116 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 82 of them (71%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 104 businesses with payroll in Suffolk County classed as gasoline stations, down 13.3% from 2019. That is one for every 3,146 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $300K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Suffolk County.
Population estimates put the population change in Suffolk County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Suffolk County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #611 of 2,358 scored counties and #4 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Suffolk 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 | Suffolk County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 7.3 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,146 | 1,416 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.3% | −0.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $1,159 | $1,858 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $95,631 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 120 → 104−13.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 615
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11682 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 159The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $300K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Suffolk 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 Suffolk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 791,891+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 327,167
- Median age
- 36.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 36%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.0
- Land area
- 58 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13,478
- Median household income
- $95,631+37.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $139,221
- Median home value
- $705,800
- Jobs located here
- 748,596
- Daytime population
- 1,129,553Residents 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 Suffolk 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 Suffolk County, MA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 116 gas stations in Suffolk County. 82 of them (71%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 104 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 13.3% from 2019. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Suffolk County, MA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $379.3M a year, or $1,159 per household. That is 55% below the U.S. average (an index of 45, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 116 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 327,167 households in Suffolk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Suffolk County, MA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Suffolk County has 3.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.3M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Suffolk County would have about 159, against 116 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,146 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Suffolk County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Suffolk County at 791,891 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 327,167 households. Median household income in Suffolk County is $95,631, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.3%, 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. Suffolk County scores 63 for gas stations (upper middle), #611 of 2,358 scored counties.
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