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Gas stations in Strafford County, NH
How Strafford 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 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #790 of 2,358 scored counties
#2 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 44
- 39 chain locations (89%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- +7.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $111.2M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,135 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.4
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 135,043
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Strafford County comes to about $111.2M a year: $2,135 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per station, 6% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Strafford County has 44 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 39 of them (89%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 8.4 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Strafford County was 45 in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,157 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $90K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Strafford County.
Population estimates put the population change in Strafford County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Strafford County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #790 of 2,358 scored counties and #2 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire.
How Strafford 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 | Strafford County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.4 | 10.8 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,157 | 1,009 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.1% | +0.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,135 | $2,192 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $88,570 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42 → 45+7.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 389
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4439 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $90K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Strafford 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 Strafford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 135,043+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 52,080
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 368 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 361
- Median household income
- $88,570+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,189
- Median home value
- $362,800
- Jobs located here
- 49,807
- Daytime population
- 117,713Residents 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 Strafford 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 Strafford County, NH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 44 gas stations in Strafford County. 39 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Strafford County, NH spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $111.2M a year, or $2,135 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,080 households in Strafford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Strafford County, NH compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Strafford County has 8.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.5M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Strafford County would have about 47, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,157 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Strafford County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Strafford County at 135,043 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,080 households. Median household income in Strafford County is $88,570, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Strafford County scores 59 for gas stations (upper middle), #790 of 2,358 scored counties.
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