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Gas stations in Saratoga County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Saratoga County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #736 of 2,358 scored counties
#4 of 59 scored counties in New York

Listings
73
58 chain locations (79%)
Official establishments
95
−5.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$209.2M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,053 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
20% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.2
34% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
241,343
+2.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 73 gas stations in Saratoga County. Chain locations make up 79% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 7.2 for every 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

At $2,053 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Saratoga County spend about $209.2M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 73 gas stations, that is $2.9M per station, 20% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 95 businesses with payroll in Saratoga County classed as gasoline stations, down 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,073 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $3.1M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Saratoga County.

Population estimates put the population change in Saratoga County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Saratoga County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #736 of 2,358 scored counties and #4 of 59 scored counties in New York.

How Saratoga 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 Saratoga County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureSaratoga CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.26.910.9
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,0731,7431,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−5.0%−10.9%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,053$1,450$2,595
Median household income$100,787$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6040

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
100 → 95−5.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
956
Annual payroll, 2023
$33.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7358 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
88The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$3.1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
241,343+2.3% since 2020
Households
101,911
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
810 sq. mi.
People per square mile
294
Median household income
$100,787+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$133,050
Median home value
$348,600
Jobs located here
91,512
Daytime population
214,409Residents 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 Saratoga 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

Other business types in Saratoga County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Saratoga County, NY?

Saratoga County has 73 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 58 of them (79%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 95 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019.

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

About $209.2M a year, or $2,053 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 101,911 households in Saratoga County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Saratoga County has 7.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.9M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Saratoga County would have about 88, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,073 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Saratoga County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Saratoga County at 241,343 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,911 households. The median household income in Saratoga County is $100,787 a year, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Saratoga County scores 60 for gas stations (upper middle), #736 of 2,358 scored counties.

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