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Market rankings · New Hampshire

Gas stations in New Hampshire

Every metro area, small-town market and county in New Hampshire, ranked by the Groundwork market score for gas stations, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
602
489 chain locations (81%)
Official establishments
551
+0.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.2B
On gasoline and other fuels
Listings per 10k households
10.8
In line with the U.S.
Spending per listing
$2M
15% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#37 of 51
Market score 39 · Lower middle

A site report maps the gas stations on map listings around any address in New Hampshire by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

There are 602 gas stations on map listings in New Hampshire as of September 2026. 489 of them (81%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 10.8 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in New Hampshire comes to about $1.2B a year: $2,192 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 602 gas stations, that is $2M per station, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 551 businesses with payroll in New Hampshire classed as gasoline stations, up 0.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,009 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 3.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 23 SBA-backed loans worth $10.9M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in New Hampshire.

Among the 50 states and DC, New Hampshire ranks #37 for gas stations, with a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in New Hampshire, the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area scores highest (54). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in New Hampshire, the Concord area scores highest (61).

Every market in New Hampshire for gas stations

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Hampshire, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching New Hampshire, ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH541,3036.7$2.7M+2.3%#167 of 387
1Manchester-Nashua, NH521287.6$2.8M+2.5%#179 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching New Hampshire, ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Concord, NH616410.5$2.2M+2.6%#152 of 536
2Laconia, NH57269.9$2.2M+2.1%#194 of 536
3Keene, NH464414.4$1.5M+2.3%#317 of 536
4Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT3513314.5$1.4M+1.5%#419 of 536

Counties

Counties in New Hampshire, ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hillsborough County, NH621287.6$2.8M+2.5%#653 of 2,358
2Strafford County, NH59448.4$2.5M+3.0%#790 of 2,358
3Rockingham County, NH5314211.1$2.1M+3.0%#1,031 of 2,358
4Merrimack County, NH516410.5$2.2M+2.6%#1,120 of 2,358
5Belknap County, NH48269.9$2.2M+2.1%#1,257 of 2,358
6Sullivan County, NH402012.0$1.8M+2.1%#1,586 of 2,358
7Cheshire County, NH384414.4$1.5M+2.3%#1,667 of 2,358
8Carroll County, NH343917.9$1.2M+5.0%#1,841 of 2,358
9Grafton County, NH246417.2$1.2M+2.2%#2,145 of 2,358
10Coos County, NH163122.1$864K+0.4%#2,277 of 2,358

Questions

How many gas stations are in New Hampshire?

As of September 2026, map listings count 602 gas stations in New Hampshire. 489 of them (81%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 551 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 0.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in New Hampshire spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $1.2B a year, or $2,192 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 602 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 555,822 households in New Hampshire and national spending patterns by income.

How does New Hampshire compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

New Hampshire has 10.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, New Hampshire would have about 511, against 602 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,009 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

Which market in New Hampshire has the highest market score for gas stations?

Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in New Hampshire, the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area scores highest, at 54 (upper middle). Among 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in New Hampshire, the Concord area scores highest, at 61 (upper middle). Among 10 scored counties in New Hampshire, Hillsborough County scores highest, at 62 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. New Hampshire scores 39 for gas stations (lower middle), #37 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in New Hampshire. It maps the gas stations on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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