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Gas stations in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area
The gas stations in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #264 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 382
- 313 chain locations (82%)
- Official establishments
- 328
- −8.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $890.4M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $1,775 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,155,653
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area spend about $890.4M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $1,775 per household, 32% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each station on map listings, 2% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 382 gas stations on map listings in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area as of September 2026. 313 of them (82%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 7.6 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area was 328 in 2023, down 8.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,529 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area declined 0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gas stations in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area is 40 (lower middle), #264 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York.
How the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 6.9 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,529 | 1,743 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.4% | −10.9% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $1,775 | $1,450 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $72,237 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 328−8.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,349
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $114.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 382313 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 373The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area, 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 the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,155,653−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 501,549
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,565 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 742
- Median household income
- $72,237+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,175
- Median home value
- $226,100
- Jobs located here
- 547,190
- Daytime population
- 1,174,035Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ithaca, NY | 52 | 24 | 5.5 | $3.2M | −1.4% | #178 of 387 |
| 2New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 45 | 4,665 | 6.3 | $2.3M | +0.6% | #231 of 387 |
| 3Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 40 | 382 | 7.6 | $2.3M | −0.8% | #264 of 387 |
| 4Utica-Rome, NY | 38 | 84 | 6.9 | $2.6M | −2.0% | #279 of 387 |
| 5Rochester, NY | 38 | 371 | 8.3 | $2.2M | −0.7% | #282 of 387 |
| 6Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 35 | 330 | 8.6 | $2.2M | +1.9% | #292 of 387 |
| 7Syracuse, NY | 33 | 230 | 8.5 | $2.2M | −1.3% | #306 of 387 |
| 8Binghamton, NY | 29 | 77 | 7.5 | $2.4M | −1.3% | #326 of 387 |
| 9Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 29 | 327 | 12.8 | $1.6M | +3.0% | #329 of 387 |
| 10Glens Falls, NY | 28 | 42 | 7.7 | $2.6M | −1.9% | #331 of 387 |
Other business types in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many gas stations are in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 382 gas stations in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area. 313 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 328 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 8.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $890.4M a year, or $1,775 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 382 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 501,549 households in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
The Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area has 7.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.3M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area would have about 373, against 382 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,529 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area at 1,155,653 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 501,549 households. Median household income in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area is $72,237, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. The Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area scores 40 for gas stations (lower middle), #264 of 387 scored metro areas.
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