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Nassau County, NY — Gas stations Saturation

How many gas stations exist per person present — residents plus daytime workers — by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Establishment data: Census ZBP 2023. Population: ACS 2024 5-year. 78 ZIP codes analyzed.

Includes: Gas stations with a convenience store · Fuel + mart locations. Counted together because official statistics use one 447110 code.

Measured density: Below average — 0.60× the U.S. rate (between 0.60× and 0.77× once withheld ZIP cells are counted)

Why a range: Census does not publish a ZIP-by-industry count when that ZIP has 0–2 businesses. 43 ZIP cells in this county are withheld, 34 of them with residents. Each could hold 0, 1, or 2 businesses: counting them all as 0 gives the low end, counting them all as 2 gives the high end — the data cannot say where the truth sits. The density range uses only the populated cells, since ZIPs without residents are excluded from per-person rates. How ranges work

Below the U.S. rate   Nassau County gas stations — 60–77% of the U.S. rate

244 gas stations are counted in Nassau County — 1.4 per 10,000 people present (residents + daytime workers), 60% of the U.S. rate of 2.4.

On the comparable ZIP set (ZIPs with a published count in every year), the total has risen 8% between 2015 and 2023 (207 → 224). That set is smaller than today's county total. 2020–2021 were pandemic-distorted, and Census rounds counts, so small moves are within noise.

Measured supply density is highest in 11096 (Inwood), 11558 (Island Park), 11516 (Cedarhurst) — well above the national rate. On measured density alone, the lowest-density residential ZIPs with a published count are 11530 (Garden City), 11050 (Port Washington), 11756 (Levittown).

Census County Business Patterns (2023) puts the county-wide count at 263 establishments, including locations in ZIP codes that do not map to a ZCTA — so it can run slightly above the sum of the ZIP rows on this page. It is annual, so it lags more than QCEW.

Measured density: Nassau County sits at 60% of the U.S. rate for gas stations. 34 ZIPs with population have no published count (each 0–2 businesses), so the true per-capita rate is between 60% and 77% of the U.S. rate. Why. The highest measured density is in 11096 and 11558; the lowest measured density is in 11530 and 11050.

This is a supply-side read: it counts existing gas stations and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more. Treat low density as a question to check, not an answer.

Gas stations
244–330
published count; upper bound counts each withheld ZIP cell as 2 (43 cells) (2023)
Per 10,000 present
1.4
residents + daytime workers
U.S. average
2.4
per 10,000 present
County index
0.60×
vs. U.S.
Latest year (CBP)
263
2023 — $39M annual payroll
Residents
1,401,387
69 ZIPs with data
Workers
598,752
jobs located in county

Is the area growing?

Population
1,392,438
Census PEP, July 1 2024
Change since 2020
+0.1%
+1,854 people
Net migration 2024
+3,230
international +7,655, domestic −4,425
Jobs located here
638,252
LODES 2022, −1.4% since 2019

Nassau County had an estimated 1,392,438 residents on July 1, 2024 — 0.1% more than in 2020 (+1,854). In the latest year it gained 6,386 people: births minus deaths +3,092, international migration +7,655, domestic migration −4,425. Components are published separately and may not sum exactly.

638,252 jobs were located in the county in 2022 (−1.4% since 2019), and 692,699 employed residents lived there (−0.2% since 2019). LODES counts wage and salary jobs covered by unemployment insurance plus federal jobs; it excludes the self-employed and military, and counts jobs rather than unique people. 2019→2022 spans the pandemic, so read it as one change, not a trend.

Population and migration say whether the customer base is growing. They do not say whether people want another business of this type. Definitions and limits →  ·  Full county detail →

ZIP gaining residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
11516 Cedarhurst
+23.6%
11501 Mineola
+10.3%
11550 Hempstead
+5.8%
ZIP losing residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
11001 Floral Park
−9.0%

ACS 5-year estimates for 2015–2019 and 2020–2024. Only ZIPs with at least 2,000 residents in both windows and a change larger than the survey margin of error (90%) are listed — small ZIPs move a lot on paper without a real signal.

Nonemployer businesses

Not shown. Census publishes gasoline stations only as a broader 2022 grouping (NAICS 4571) that also includes other fuel retailers, so a convenience-store-gas-station-only nonemployer count is not published.

Census Nonemployer Statistics 2024 (NAICS 2022). We do not approximate this figure.

Saturation map

Each ZIP area is shaded by its density of this business type per person present (residents + workers) vs. the U.S. average. Click any ZIP to zoom to its boundary, see its numbers, and switch to aerial imagery. Individual mapped shops appear as dots at street level — Show locations zooms you in to them (scroll or double-click to zoom).

Basemap:
Under 50% 50–100% 100–150% 150–250% 250%+ 0–2 (not published) / no data ZIP total (dot size) Mapped shop (OpenStreetMap, street level)

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap.

White dots are ZIP totals from the official Census count — the bigger the dot, the more gas stations in that ZIP. They are aggregated, not individual shops. Turquoise dots are individual locations mapped in OpenStreetMap, shown only at street level; they are crowd-sourced and indicative, may be incomplete, and do not equal the official counts. Only the official ZIP totals feed the saturation index.

Market trend — up 8% since 2015

Number of gas stations in Nassau County across 2015–2023, on a consistent set of ZIP codes present in every year — so changes are real, not ZIP-boundary artifacts. 2015/2018 are pre-pandemic baselines; 2020/2021 are COVID-distorted.

207
2015
218
2018
245
2020
237
2021
225
2022
224
2023

Highest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
11096 Inwood
206%
11558 Island Park
174%
11516 Cedarhurst
156%
11552 West Hempstead
154%
11801 Hicksville
147%
11735 Farmingdale
136%
11501 Mineola
129%
11710 Bellmore
128%
11577 Roslyn Heights
114%
11783 Seaford
109%
11021 Great Neck
108%
11563 Lynbrook
94%
11040 New Hyde Park
90%
11003 Elmont
79%
11566 Merrick
76%

Lowest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
11530 Garden City
28%
11050 Port Washington
42%
11756 Levittown
45%
11010 Franklin Square
46%
11572 Oceanside
47%
11520 Freeport
49%
11758 Massapequa
49%
11510 Baldwin
56%
11001 Floral Park
56%
11570 Rockville Centre
57%
11554 East Meadow
60%
11580 Valley Stream
60%
11550 Hempstead
62%
11553 Uniondale
64%
11590 Westbury
71%
Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A ZIP with few gas stations may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. We rank only residential and mixed ZIPs here; employment hubs and visitor destinations are listed separately below. ZIPs where Census did not publish a count (0–2 businesses) are not ranked: they may be the least served of all, but the data cannot tell 0 from 1 or 2. Verify those locally.

Employment hubs & destinations

These ZIPs have far more workers (or visitors) than residents, so their counts are driven by daytime and visitor demand — not a place to read "shortage" from resident numbers alone.

ZIPNeighborhoodType ResidentsWorkersGas stationsIndex
11042New Hyde Park Destination 14125,823 0–2 —

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All ZIP codes

Click a column header to sort. Index = gas stations per 10,000 people present (residents + 0.5×workers) ÷ the U.S. average. 100% = exactly average.

ZIPNeighborhood ResidentsWorkersGas stations Per 10kIndexStatus
11096Inwood 10,4283,707 6 4.9 206% High density
11558Island Park 8,4542,504 4 4.1 174% High density
11516Cedarhurst 9,1123,466 4 3.7 156% High density
11552West Hempstead 25,1744,433 10 3.7 154% High density
11801Hicksville 41,58525,734 19 3.5 147% Above average
11735Farmingdale 32,02835,370 16 3.2 136% Above average
11501Mineola 21,64115,644 9 3.1 129% Above average
11710Bellmore 34,8349,704 12 3.0 128% Above average
11577Roslyn Heights 13,0773,488 4 2.7 114% Above average
11783Seaford 21,1274,340 6 2.6 109% Above average
11021Great Neck 19,78315,316 7 2.6 108% Above average
11563Lynbrook 22,8998,125 6 2.2 94% Below average
11040New Hyde Park 41,98828,601 12 2.1 90% Below average
11003Elmont 45,1746,119 9 1.9 79% Below average
11566Merrick 34,7417,989 7 1.8 76% Below average
11791Syosset 25,52016,204 6 1.8 75% Below average
11581Valley Stream 22,81811,004 5 1.8 74% Below average
11803Plainview 29,71321,821 7 1.7 73% Below average
11793Wantagh 32,3496,145 6 1.7 71% Below average
11714Bethpage 22,69514,021 5 1.7 71% Below average
11590Westbury 47,59924,032 10 1.7 71% Below average
11553Uniondale 27,87510,521 5 1.5 64% Below average
11550Hempstead 60,96013,262 10 1.5 62% Below average
11580Valley Stream 43,09211,427 7 1.4 60% Below average
11554East Meadow 36,82110,500 6 1.4 60% Below average
11570Rockville Centre 28,90816,228 5 1.4 57% Below average
11001Floral Park 25,4938,936 4 1.3 56% Below average
11510Baldwin 35,7014,368 5 1.3 56% Below average
11758Massapequa 54,37510,555 7 1.2 49% Far below average
11520Freeport 44,91013,634 6 1.2 49% Far below average
11572Oceanside 30,43611,638 4 1.1 47% Far below average
11010Franklin Square 25,6044,241 3 1.1 46% Far below average
11756Levittown 42,6658,788 5 1.1 45% Far below average
11050Port Washington 32,79415,110 4 1.0 42% Far below average
11530Garden City 27,93935,781 3 0.7 28% Far below average
11002Floral Park —8 0–2 — — Not published
11020Great Neck 5,676704 0–2 — — Not published
11022Great Neck —26 0–2 — — Not published
11023Great Neck 9,6301,844 0–2 — — Not published
11024Great Neck 9,155970 0–2 — — Not published
11030Manhasset 18,05124,267 0–2 — — Not published
11042New Hyde Park 14125,823 0–2 — — Not published
11507Albertson 6,7361,750 0–2 — — Not published
11509Atlantic Beach 1,790497 0–2 — — Not published
11514Carle Place 4,5444,096 0–2 — — Not published
11518East Rockaway 10,1491,450 0–2 — — Not published
11531Garden City —61 0–2 — — Not published
11542Glen Cove 28,9658,300 0–2 — — Not published
11545Glen Head 12,1724,723 0–2 — — Not published
11547Glenwood Landing 706171 0–2 — — Not published
11548Greenvale 2,2614,259 0–2 — — Not published
11549Hempstead 2,3593,099 0–2 — — Not published
11551Hempstead —8 0–2 — — Not published
11555Uniondale —449 0–2 — — Not published
11556Uniondale 03,287 0–2 — — Not published
11557Hewlett 8,5043,736 0–2 — — Not published
11559Lawrence 8,8785,252 0–2 — — Not published
11560Locust Valley 7,6962,197 0–2 — — Not published
11561Long Beach 38,7085,564 0–2 — — Not published
11565Malverne 9,009753 0–2 — — Not published
11568Old Westbury 4,1442,787 0–2 — — Not published
11569Point Lookout 945209 0–2 — — Not published
11571Rockville Centre —35 0–2 — — Not published
11575Roosevelt 18,7051,973 0–2 — — Not published
11576Roslyn 12,2818,926 0–2 — — Not published
11579Sea Cliff 5,033891 0–2 — — Not published
11582Valley Stream —148 0–2 — — Not published
11596Williston Park 10,5162,229 0–2 — — Not published
11598Woodmere 13,5993,661 0–2 — — Not published
11709Bayville 6,744616 0–2 — — Not published
11732East Norwich 3,228688 0–2 — — Not published
11753Jericho 12,43512,846 0–2 — — Not published
11762Massapequa Park 22,4873,641 0–2 — — Not published
11765Mill Neck 683312 0–2 — — Not published
11771Oyster Bay 10,9082,905 0–2 — — Not published
11797Woodbury 9,40213,628 0–2 — — Not published
11802Hicksville —168 0–2 — — Not published
11804Old Bethpage 4,8351,229 0–2 — — Not published

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Census withholds some ZIP-by-industry cells to protect small businesses. 0–2 means the cell was not published (Census publishes industry counts only at 3+ per ZIP), so the ZIP is left unranked rather than counted as zero. ~ means the count is estimated from the broader industry group and can be off by a business or two.

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Methodology & sources

Establishments. U.S. Census ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP 2023), NAICS 447110 — gasoline stations with convenience stores. Counts establishments with paid employees. ZBP is published annually with a ~2-year lag.

Fresh county signal. This industry has no clean QCEW series, so the freshest county signal is Census County Business Patterns 2023: 263 establishments and $39M in annual payroll county-wide. This count includes locations in ZIP codes that do not map to a ZCTA, so it can be slightly higher than the sum of the ZIP rows. CBP is annual and slower than QCEW. It cannot be broken down by ZIP.

Population. U.S. Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year ZCTA population (table B01003). Workers are the ZIP's total employment from the same 2023 ZBP file.

Demand ("people present"). Demand comes from residents and daytime workers: residents + 0.5 × workers. This is the single documented assumption in the model and can be tuned.

Index. index = (ZIP establishments ÷ ZIP demand × 10,000) ÷ the U.S. average for this industry (2.37 per 10,000 present). It is a supply-side density measure; it does not capture income, rent, tourism, or whether locals actually want more.

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