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Gas stations in the Utica-Rome, NY metro area

How the Utica-Rome, NY metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #279 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York

Listings
84
61 chain locations (73%)
Official establishments
102
−8.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$222.5M
On gasoline and other fuels · $1,840 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.9
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
285,611
−2.0% 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 $1,840 per household (29% below the U.S. average), households in the Utica-Rome metro area spend about $222.5M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each station on map listings, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The Utica-Rome metro area has 84 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 61 are chain locations, or 73%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.9, 37% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Official counts show 102 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in the Utica-Rome metro area in 2023, down 8.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,186 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Utica-Rome metro area declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gas stations, the Utica-Rome metro area has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #279 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York.

How the Utica-Rome metro area 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 Utica-Rome, NY metro area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureUtica-Rome metro areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.96.910.9
Spending per listing$2.6M$2.1M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,1861,7431,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.1%−10.9%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$1,840$1,450$2,595
Median household income$69,779$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3840

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
102−8.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
990
Annual payroll, 2023
$30.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8461 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
93The 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 the Utica-Rome metro area, 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 the Utica-Rome metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
285,611−2.0% since 2020
Households
120,961
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
2,623 sq. mi.
People per square mile
110
Median household income
$69,779+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,098
Median home value
$172,900
Jobs located here
118,874
Daytime population
283,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring metro areas in New York for gas stations, numbered among those based in New York, with the Utica-Rome metro area marked.

Top metro areas in New York

Metro areas in New York ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ithaca, NY52245.5$3.2M−1.4%#178 of 387
2New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ454,6656.3$2.3M+0.6%#231 of 387
3Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY403827.6$2.3M−0.8%#264 of 387
4Utica-Rome, NY38846.9$2.6M−2.0%#279 of 387
5Rochester, NY383718.3$2.2M−0.7%#282 of 387
6Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY353308.6$2.2M+1.9%#292 of 387
7Syracuse, NY332308.5$2.2M−1.3%#306 of 387
8Binghamton, NY29777.5$2.4M−1.3%#326 of 387
9Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY2932712.8$1.6M+3.0%#329 of 387
10Glens Falls, NY28427.7$2.6M−1.9%#331 of 387

Other business types in the Utica-Rome metro area

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in the Utica-Rome, NY metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 84 gas stations in the Utica-Rome metro area. 61 of them (73%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 102 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 8.1% from 2019. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Utica-Rome, NY metro area spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $222.5M a year, or $1,840 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 84 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 120,961 households in the Utica-Rome metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Utica-Rome, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

The Utica-Rome metro area has 6.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.6M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Utica-Rome metro area would have about 93, against 84 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,186 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Utica-Rome, NY metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Utica-Rome metro area at 285,611 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 120,961 households. Median household income in the Utica-Rome metro area is $69,779, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. The Utica-Rome metro area scores 38 for gas stations (lower middle), #279 of 387 scored metro areas.

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