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Gas stations in the Cortland, NY area
How the Cortland, NY area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #389 of 536 scored small-town markets
#7 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York
- Listings
- 27
- 26 chain locations (96%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- −56.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $37.5M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $1,975 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.2
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,850
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in the Cortland area comes to about $37.5M a year: $1,975 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per station, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 27 gas stations on map listings in the Cortland area as of September 2026. Of those, 26 are chain locations, or 96%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 14.2 for every 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in the Cortland area classed as gasoline stations, down 56.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,727 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Cortland area.
Population estimates show the Cortland area declined 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gas stations, the Cortland area has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #389 of 536 scored small-town markets and #7 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York.
How the Cortland 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 | Cortland area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.2 | 6.9 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,727 | 1,743 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −56.0% | −10.9% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $1,975 | $1,450 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $70,418 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11−56.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 97
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2726 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Cortland 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 Cortland area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,850−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 18,999
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 499 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $70,418+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,337
- Median home value
- $162,100
- Jobs located here
- 17,001
- Daytime population
- 43,892Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Auburn, NY | 53 | 26 | 8.2 | $2.3M | −2.3% | #230 of 536 |
| 2Olean, NY | 52 | 25 | 7.8 | $2.4M | −2.1% | #244 of 536 |
| 3Gloversville, NY | 51 | 16 | 7.0 | $2.7M | −1.6% | #259 of 536 |
| 4Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 51 | 42 | 7.9 | $2.3M | −2.6% | #260 of 536 |
| 5Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 49 | 35 | 8.4 | $2.2M | −2.5% | #283 of 536 |
| 6Oneonta, NY | 45 | 23 | 9.9 | $2M | +3.8% | #325 of 536 |
| 7Cortland, NY | 39 | 27 | 14.2 | $1.4M | −1.9% | #389 of 536 |
| 8Batavia, NY | 35 | 32 | 12.9 | $1.5M | +0.2% | #418 of 536 |
| 9Corning, NY | 32 | 49 | 12.5 | $1.5M | −1.6% | #440 of 536 |
| 10Monticello, NY | 31 | 72 | 22.9 | $856K | +2.7% | #459 of 536 |
Other business types in the Cortland area
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 the Cortland, NY area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 gas stations in the Cortland area. 26 of them (96%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 56.0% from 2019.
How much do households in the Cortland, NY area spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $37.5M a year, or $1,975 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,999 households in the Cortland area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Cortland, NY area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
The Cortland area has 14.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.4M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Cortland area would have about 16, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,727 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 56.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Cortland, NY area growing?
Population estimates put the Cortland area at 45,850 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,999 households. Median household income in the Cortland area is $70,418, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Cortland area scores 39 for gas stations (lower middle), #389 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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