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Gas stations in Suffolk County, NY
How Suffolk 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,399 of 2,358 scored counties
#29 of 59 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 631
- 501 chain locations (79%)
- Official establishments
- 477
- −6.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,336 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.8
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,546,090
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 631 gas stations in Suffolk County. Chain locations make up 79% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 12.8 for every 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $2,336 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Suffolk County spend about $1.2B a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each station on map listings, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Suffolk County was 477 in 2023, down 6.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,036 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts list 47 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $6M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Suffolk County.
Population estimates put the population change in Suffolk County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Suffolk County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,399 of 2,358 scored counties and #29 of 59 scored counties in New York.
How Suffolk 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 | Suffolk County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.8 | 6.9 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,036 | 1,743 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.8% | −10.9% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,336 | $1,450 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $130,686 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 512 → 477−6.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,291
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $78.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 47Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 631501 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 484The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Suffolk 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 Suffolk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,546,090+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 494,405
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 898 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,620
- Median household income
- $130,686+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $167,491
- Median home value
- $578,400
- Jobs located here
- 624,016
- Daytime population
- 1,340,805Residents 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 |
| 29Suffolk County, NY | 45 | 631 | 12.8 | $1.8M | +1.6% | #1,399 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Suffolk County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Suffolk County, NY?
Suffolk County has 631 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 501 of them (79%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 477 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 6.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 47 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Suffolk County, NY spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $1.2B a year, or $2,336 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 631 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 494,405 households in Suffolk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Suffolk County, NY compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Suffolk County has 12.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.8M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Suffolk County would have about 484, against 631 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,036 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Suffolk County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Suffolk County at 1,546,090 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 494,405 households. The median household income in Suffolk County is $130,686 a year, 62% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.4% 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. Suffolk County scores 45 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,399 of 2,358 scored counties.
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