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Gas stations in Erie County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Erie County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,063 of 2,358 scored counties
#13 of 59 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 313
- 259 chain locations (83%)
- Official establishments
- 261
- −10.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $718.6M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $1,754 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 946,741
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Erie County comes to about $718.6M a year: $1,754 per household, 32% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each station on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Erie County has 313 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 83% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.6, 30% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Erie County was 261 in 2023, down 10.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,570 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Erie County.
Population estimates show Erie County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gas stations, Erie County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #1,063 of 2,358 scored counties and #13 of 59 scored counties in New York.
How Erie 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 | Erie County | 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 | 1,570 | 1,743 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.9% | −10.9% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $1,754 | $1,450 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $72,839 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 293 → 261−10.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,722
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $98.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 313259 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 301The 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 Erie 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 Erie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 946,741−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 409,665
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 1,043 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 912
- Median household income
- $72,839+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,750
- Median home value
- $233,800
- Jobs located here
- 478,475
- Daytime population
- 994,716Residents 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 |
| 13Erie County, NY | 52 | 313 | 7.6 | $2.3M | −0.6% | #1,063 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Erie 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 Erie County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 313 gas stations in Erie County. 259 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 261 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 10.9% from 2019. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Erie County, NY spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $718.6M a year, or $1,754 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 313 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 409,665 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Erie County, NY compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Erie County has 7.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.3M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Erie County would have about 301, against 313 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,570 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Erie County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Erie County at 946,741 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 409,665 households. Median household income in Erie County is $72,839, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Erie County scores 52 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,063 of 2,358 scored counties.
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