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Gas stations in Delaware County, NY
The gas stations in Delaware County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,106 of 2,358 scored counties
#52 of 59 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 24
- 22 chain locations (92%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- −9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $36.8M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $1,914 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.5
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,305
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
For gas stations, Delaware County has a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle): #2,106 of 2,358 scored counties and #52 of 59 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Delaware County comes to about $36.8M a year: $1,914 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Spread across 24 gas stations, that is $1.5M per station, 36% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Delaware County has 24 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 22 of them (92%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 12.5 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Delaware County was 30 in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 640 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates show Delaware County grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Delaware County 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 | Delaware County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.5 | 6.9 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 640 | 1,743 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.1% | −10.9% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $1,914 | $1,450 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $63,337 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 30−9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 231
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2422 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Delaware 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 Delaware County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,305+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 19,203
- Median age
- 48.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,443 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $63,337+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,568
- Median home value
- $183,100
- Jobs located here
- 14,965
- Daytime population
- 42,128Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rockland County, NY | 67 | 81 | 7.8 | $2.6M | +5.9% | #487 of 2,358 |
| 2Richmond County, NY | 66 | 83 | 4.9 | $3.4M | +1.3% | #509 of 2,358 |
| 3New York County, NY | 64 | 49 | 0.6 | $9.2M | −1.3% | #581 of 2,358 |
| 4Saratoga County, NY | 60 | 73 | 7.2 | $2.9M | +2.3% | #736 of 2,358 |
| 5Orleans County, NY | 59 | 8 | 4.9 | $4.1M | −0.5% | #782 of 2,358 |
| 6Tompkins County, NY | 58 | 24 | 5.5 | $3.2M | −1.4% | #817 of 2,358 |
| 7Washington County, NY | 56 | 7 | 2.9 | $7.1M | −2.9% | #892 of 2,358 |
| 8Lewis County, NY | 56 | 8 | 7.2 | $3M | −0.3% | #896 of 2,358 |
| 9Tioga County, NY | 55 | 12 | 5.9 | $3.5M | −1.9% | #937 of 2,358 |
| 10Kings County, NY | 54 | 258 | 2.6 | $2.6M | −2.5% | #981 of 2,358 |
| 52Delaware County, NY | 25 | 24 | 12.5 | $1.5M | +0.2% | #2,106 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Delaware 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 Delaware County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 gas stations in Delaware County. 22 of them (92%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Delaware County, NY spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $36.8M a year, or $1,914 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,203 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware County, NY compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Delaware County has 12.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.5M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Delaware County would have about 15, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 640 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Delaware County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Delaware County at 44,305 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,203 households. Median household income in Delaware County is $63,337, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.8%, 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. Delaware County scores 25 for gas stations (lower middle), #2,106 of 2,358 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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