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Gas stations in Dutchess County, NY

How Dutchess County, NY 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,637 of 2,358 scored counties
#41 of 59 scored counties in New York

Listings
155
141 chain locations (91%)
Official establishments
106
−9.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$234.1M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,013 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.3
22% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
300,708
+1.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Dutchess County comes to about $234.1M a year: $2,013 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 155 gas stations, that is $1.5M per station, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 155 gas stations on map listings in Dutchess County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 91% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.3, 22% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 106 businesses with payroll in Dutchess County classed as gasoline stations, down 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,097 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $125K have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Dutchess County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dutchess County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Dutchess County is 39 (lower middle), #1,637 of 2,358 scored counties and #41 of 59 scored counties in New York.

How Dutchess 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.

Gas stations in Dutchess County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureDutchess CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.36.910.9
Spending per listing$1.5M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,0971,7431,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.4%−10.9%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,013$1,450$2,595
Median household income$99,478$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3940

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
117 → 106−9.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
709
Annual payroll, 2023
$22.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
155141 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
98The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$125K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Dutchess 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 Dutchess County

Population, 2025 estimate
300,708+1.5% since 2020
Households
116,275
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
796 sq. mi.
People per square mile
375
Median household income
$99,478+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$133,997
Median home value
$400,600
Jobs located here
112,196
Daytime population
274,540Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for gas stations, numbered among those based in New York, with Dutchess County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Rockland County, NY67817.8$2.6M+5.9%#487 of 2,358
2Richmond County, NY66834.9$3.4M+1.3%#509 of 2,358
3New York County, NY64490.6$9.2M−1.3%#581 of 2,358
4Saratoga County, NY60737.2$2.9M+2.3%#736 of 2,358
5Orleans County, NY5984.9$4.1M−0.5%#782 of 2,358
6Tompkins County, NY58245.5$3.2M−1.4%#817 of 2,358
7Washington County, NY5672.9$7.1M−2.9%#892 of 2,358
8Lewis County, NY5687.2$3M−0.3%#896 of 2,358
9Tioga County, NY55125.9$3.5M−1.9%#937 of 2,358
10Kings County, NY542582.6$2.6M−2.5%#981 of 2,358
41Dutchess County, NY3915513.3$1.5M+1.5%#1,637 of 2,358

Other business types in Dutchess County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Dutchess County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 155 gas stations in Dutchess County. 141 of them (91%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 106 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 9.4% from 2019. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Dutchess County, NY spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $234.1M a year, or $2,013 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 155 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 116,275 households in Dutchess County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dutchess County, NY compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Dutchess County has 13.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.5M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Dutchess County would have about 98, against 155 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,097 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Dutchess County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Dutchess County at 300,708 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 116,275 households. Median household income in Dutchess County is $99,478, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. Dutchess County scores 39 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,637 of 2,358 scored counties.

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