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Gas stations in Queens County, NY

How Queens 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #986 of 2,358 scored counties
#11 of 59 scored counties in New York

Listings
368
308 chain locations (84%)
Official establishments
247
−14.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$899.6M
On gasoline and other fuels · $1,070 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
60% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,358,182
−1.1% 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

At $1,070 per household (59% below the U.S. average), households in Queens County spend about $899.6M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $2.4M per station, 2% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 368 gas stations on map listings in Queens County as of September 2026. 308 of them (84%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 247 businesses with payroll in Queens County classed as gasoline stations, down 14.2% from 2019. That is one for every 3,405 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts list 61 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Queens County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Queens County declined 1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Queens County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #986 of 2,358 scored counties and #11 of 59 scored counties in New York.

How Queens 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 Queens County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureQueens CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.46.910.9
Spending per listing$2.4M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3,4051,7431,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−14.2%−10.9%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$1,070$1,450$2,595
Median household income$86,136$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5440

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
288 → 247−14.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,156
Annual payroll, 2023
$39.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
61Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
368308 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
377The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$25K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
2,358,182−1.1% since 2020
Households
841,003
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
45%
Vehicles per household
0.9
Land area
109 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21,371
Median household income
$86,136+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$115,404
Median home value
$723,800
Jobs located here
728,428
Daytime population
2,069,814Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for gas stations, numbered among those based in New York, with Queens 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
11Queens County, NY543684.4$2.4M−1.1%#986 of 2,358

Other business types in Queens County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Queens County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 368 gas stations in Queens County. 308 of them (84%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 247 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 14.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 61 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $899.6M a year, or $1,070 per household. That is 59% below the U.S. average (an index of 41, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 368 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 841,003 households in Queens County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Queens County has 4.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.4M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Queens County would have about 377, against 368 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,405 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Queens County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Queens County at 2,358,182 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 841,003 households. Median household income in Queens County is $86,136, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Queens County scores 54 for gas stations (upper middle), #986 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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