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Gas stations in Grafton County, NH
How Grafton County, NH 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 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,145 of 2,358 scored counties
#9 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 64
- 50 chain locations (78%)
- Official establishments
- 56
- +5.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $75.3M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,030 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 51% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.2
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 93,225
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Grafton County scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #2,145 of 2,358 scored counties and #9 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 64 gas stations in Grafton County. Chain locations make up 78% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 17.2 per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Grafton County comes to about $75.3M a year: $2,030 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each station on map listings, 51% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Grafton County in 2023, up 5.7% from 2019. That is one for every 663 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Grafton County. Population estimates put the population change in Grafton County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Grafton County compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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 | Grafton County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.2 | 10.8 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 663 | 1,009 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.7% | +0.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,030 | $2,192 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $88,261 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 56+5.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 449
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6450 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $2.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Grafton 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 Grafton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 93,225+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 37,107
- Median age
- 45.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,709 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $88,261+39.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $125,563
- Median home value
- $344,500
- Jobs located here
- 53,397
- Daytime population
- 103,226Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hillsborough County, NH | 62 | 128 | 7.6 | $2.8M | +2.5% | #653 of 2,358 |
| 2Strafford County, NH | 59 | 44 | 8.4 | $2.5M | +3.0% | #790 of 2,358 |
| 3Rockingham County, NH | 53 | 142 | 11.1 | $2.1M | +3.0% | #1,031 of 2,358 |
| 4Merrimack County, NH | 51 | 64 | 10.5 | $2.2M | +2.6% | #1,120 of 2,358 |
| 5Belknap County, NH | 48 | 26 | 9.9 | $2.2M | +2.1% | #1,257 of 2,358 |
| 6Sullivan County, NH | 40 | 20 | 12.0 | $1.8M | +2.1% | #1,586 of 2,358 |
| 7Cheshire County, NH | 38 | 44 | 14.4 | $1.5M | +2.3% | #1,667 of 2,358 |
| 8Carroll County, NH | 34 | 39 | 17.9 | $1.2M | +5.0% | #1,841 of 2,358 |
| 9Grafton County, NH | 24 | 64 | 17.2 | $1.2M | +2.2% | #2,145 of 2,358 |
| 10Coos County, NH | 16 | 31 | 22.1 | $864K | +0.4% | #2,277 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Grafton 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 Grafton County, NH?
Grafton County has 64 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 50 of them (78%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 5.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Grafton County, NH spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $75.3M a year, or $2,030 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 37,107 households in Grafton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grafton County, NH compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Grafton County has 17.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.2M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Grafton County would have about 32, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 663 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Grafton County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Grafton County at 93,225 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 37,107 households. The median household income in Grafton County is $88,261 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.2% 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. Grafton County scores 24 for gas stations (low), #2,145 of 2,358 scored counties.
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