Auto · County · New York
Gas stations in Orleans County, NY
The gas stations in Orleans County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #782 of 2,358 scored counties
#5 of 59 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 8
- 8 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.9M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,029 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 72% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 55% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,825
- −0.5% since 2020
See the gas stations around any address in Orleans County
The site report maps the gas stations on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Orleans County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 gas stations in Orleans County. All of them are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 4.9 for every 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Orleans County spend about $32.9M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,029 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 gas stations, that is $4.1M per station, 72% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Orleans County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 1,159 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Orleans County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Orleans County is 59 (upper middle), #782 of 2,358 scored counties and #5 of 59 scored counties in New York.
How Orleans 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 | Orleans County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 6.9 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,159 | 1,743 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.9% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,029 | $1,450 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $65,969 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 149
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 88 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Orleans 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 Orleans County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,825−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 16,220
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 391 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 101
- Median household income
- $65,969+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,064
- Median home value
- $140,800
- Jobs located here
- 11,754
- Daytime population
- 32,968Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Orleans County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the gas stations on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Orleans County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardGas stations across New York
Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for gas stations, numbered among those based in New York, with Orleans County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Orleans 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 Orleans County, NY?
Orleans County has 8 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Orleans County, NY spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $32.9M a year, or $2,029 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,220 households in Orleans County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orleans County, NY compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Orleans County has 4.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $4.1M, 72% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Orleans County would have about 14, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,159 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Orleans County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Orleans County at 39,825 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,220 households. The median household income in Orleans County is $65,969 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Orleans County scores 59 for gas stations (upper middle), #782 of 2,358 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Orleans County. It maps the gas stations on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Orleans County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Orleans County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Orleans County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.