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Top markets for gas stations
Every U.S. metro area, small-town market and county, ranked by the Groundwork market score for gas stations. The score weighs household spending per station, households per business, population growth and spending power.
- Listings in the U.S.
- 140,612
- 117,532 chain locations (84%)
- Official establishments
- 109,174
- −3.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $335.4B
- On gasoline and other fuels
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.9
- Spending per listing: $2.4M
A site report maps the gas stations on map listings around the address by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
The U.S. has 140,612 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 84% of them. That is 10.9 per 10,000 households.
At $2,595 per household, households in the U.S. spend about $335.4B a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each station on map listings.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in the U.S. was 109,174 in 2023, down 3.1% from 2019. They employ 1,016,960 people, with $29.7B in annual payroll. Official counts list 5,346 one-person businesses without payroll.
The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metro area has the highest market score for gas stations among 387 scored metro areas, at 91. In the 10 highest-scoring metro areas, the median spending per station is 59% above the U.S. figure, and the median rate of listings per household is 26% below the U.S. rate.
Top markets
These tables (CSV)Ranked by the Groundwork market score, which weighs household spending per competitor, households per business with payroll, population growth and spending power against every other market of the same kind. How the score works.
Top metro areas of 1 million people or more
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 83 | 802 | 4.2 | $6.2M | +7.3% |
| 10Raleigh-Cary, NC | 83 | 527 | 9.2 | $3.3M | +12.6% |
| 12Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 82 | 1,263 | 8.7 | $3.6M | +3.5% |
| 14Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 81 | 327 | 7.3 | $3.9M | +3.8% |
| 20Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 79 | 810 | 7.9 | $3.5M | +10.3% |
| 24Tulsa, OK | 77 | 359 | 8.8 | $3.3M | +5.1% |
| 28Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 76 | 1,534 | 6.5 | $4.1M | +3.3% |
| 36Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 75 | 3,082 | 10.7 | $2.8M | +10.6% |
| 44Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 74 | 1,140 | 10.6 | $2.8M | +10.1% |
| 47Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 73 | 738 | 8.4 | $3.3M | +3.2% |
| 49Tucson, AZ | 72 | 196 | 4.5 | $5.5M | +2.8% |
| 54San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 71 | 705 | 6.0 | $4.6M | −0.6% |
| 55Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 71 | 877 | 5.9 | $4.5M | +2.6% |
| 56San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 71 | 465 | 6.8 | $4.1M | −0.6% |
| 58Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 71 | 550 | 7.8 | $3.7M | +0.9% |
Top 50 metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 91 | 168 | 7.8 | $3.9M | +13.1% |
| 2Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | 91 | 198 | 9.6 | $3.4M | +14.5% |
| 3Logan, UT-ID | 90 | 45 | 9.1 | $3.6M | +8.8% |
| 4Boise City, ID | 89 | 251 | 8.3 | $3.6M | +12.2% |
| 5Ogden, UT | 88 | 160 | 7.5 | $4.2M | +5.3% |
| 6Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 87 | 85 | 7.2 | $4.3M | +7.1% |
| 7Bend, OR | 85 | 96 | 9.2 | $3.3M | +7.0% |
| 8North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | 84 | 235 | 6.0 | $4.4M | +13.2% |
| 9Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 83 | 802 | 4.2 | $6.2M | +7.3% |
| 10Raleigh-Cary, NC | 83 | 527 | 9.2 | $3.3M | +12.6% |
| 11Reno, NV | 82 | 156 | 6.9 | $4.1M | +5.0% |
| 12Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 82 | 1,263 | 8.7 | $3.6M | +3.5% |
| 13Lexington Park, MD | 81 | 52 | 6.9 | $5.1M | +2.1% |
| 14Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 81 | 327 | 7.3 | $3.9M | +3.8% |
| 15Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 81 | 131 | 8.5 | $3.4M | +4.8% |
| 16Corvallis, OR | 80 | 18 | 4.7 | $5.6M | +4.4% |
| 17Naples-Marco Island, FL | 80 | 113 | 6.8 | $3.8M | +10.6% |
| 18Dover, DE | 80 | 67 | 9.4 | $3.1M | +6.8% |
| 19Punta Gorda, FL | 79 | 64 | 7.1 | $3.7M | +15.5% |
| 20Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 79 | 810 | 7.9 | $3.5M | +10.3% |
| 21Wilmington, NC | 79 | 184 | 9.2 | $3.2M | +15.9% |
| 22Wichita, KS | 78 | 135 | 5.3 | $5.3M | +2.4% |
| 23Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | 78 | 90 | 8.1 | $3.5M | +6.5% |
| 24Tulsa, OK | 77 | 359 | 8.8 | $3.3M | +5.1% |
| 25Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 77 | 261 | 8.0 | $3.3M | +14.4% |
| 26Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 77 | 46 | 9.7 | $3.1M | +5.0% |
| 27Albany, OR | 77 | 50 | 9.9 | $3M | +3.0% |
| 28Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 76 | 1,534 | 6.5 | $4.1M | +3.3% |
| 29Jacksonville, NC | 76 | 61 | 8.1 | $3.7M | +6.0% |
| 30Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | 75 | 30 | 4.8 | $4.1M | +10.4% |
| 31Homosassa Springs, FL | 75 | 52 | 7.3 | $3.7M | +11.1% |
| 32Salem, OR | 75 | 126 | 7.9 | $3.5M | +2.7% |
| 33Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 75 | 107 | 9.9 | $3M | +2.7% |
| 34Stockton-Lodi, CA | 75 | 258 | 10.5 | $2.9M | +5.5% |
| 35Port St. Lucie, FL | 75 | 196 | 9.5 | $2.9M | +16.0% |
| 36Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 75 | 3,082 | 10.7 | $2.8M | +10.6% |
| 37Greeley, CO | 75 | 154 | 12.4 | $2.5M | +14.2% |
| 38St. George, UT | 75 | 86 | 12.3 | $2.5M | +17.4% |
| 39Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 74 | 211 | 7.5 | $4M | −1.5% |
| 40Anchorage, AK | 74 | 104 | 7.0 | $3.9M | +1.9% |
| 41Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 74 | 49 | 7.0 | $3.3M | +21.1% |
| 42Colorado Springs, CO | 74 | 264 | 8.7 | $3.2M | +3.1% |
| 43Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 74 | 340 | 10.1 | $2.8M | +10.7% |
| 44Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 74 | 1,140 | 10.6 | $2.8M | +10.1% |
| 45Gettysburg, PA | 73 | 20 | 4.9 | $5M | +3.6% |
| 46Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 73 | 141 | 7.4 | $3.9M | −0.4% |
| 47Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 73 | 738 | 8.4 | $3.3M | +3.2% |
| 48Rochester, MN | 72 | 39 | 4.2 | $6.7M | +2.0% |
| 49Tucson, AZ | 72 | 196 | 4.5 | $5.5M | +2.8% |
| 50Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 72 | 73 | 7.5 | $3.9M | −4.7% |
Top 25 small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Seaford, DE | 94 | 77 | 7.2 | $4.2M | +16.1% |
| 2Heber, UT | 94 | 33 | 11.5 | $2.8M | +5.3% |
| 3Shelton, WA | 92 | 34 | 13.1 | $2.5M | +7.8% |
| 4Vernal, UT | 89 | 15 | 12.4 | $2.5M | +7.3% |
| 5Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA | 88 | 16 | 7.4 | $4.3M | +0.9% |
| 6Bonham, TX | 88 | 16 | 12.5 | $2.7M | +9.2% |
| 7Montrose, CO | 87 | 18 | 10.0 | $3M | +4.1% |
| 8Fallon, NV | 86 | 10 | 10.5 | $2.9M | +1.1% |
| 9Lake of the Woods, VA | 85 | 20 | 13.5 | $2.6M | +10.1% |
| 10Safford, AZ | 85 | 17 | 13.3 | $2.4M | +4.0% |
| 11Madison, IN | 84 | 10 | 7.8 | $3.9M | +0.6% |
| 12Faribault-Northfield, MN | 84 | 19 | 8.1 | $3.6M | +4.2% |
| 13Kapaa, HI | 84 | 25 | 10.6 | $3M | +0.3% |
| 14Ocean Pines, MD | 84 | 25 | 10.4 | $2.9M | +3.7% |
| 15Anderson Creek, NC | 84 | 71 | 14.2 | $2.3M | +12.3% |
| 16Sanford, NC | 84 | 36 | 14.3 | $2.3M | +10.8% |
| 17Hilo-Kailua, HI | 83 | 66 | 8.9 | $3.2M | +4.6% |
| 18Mountain Home, ID | 83 | 12 | 10.8 | $2.7M | +2.8% |
| 19Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 82 | 23 | 7.7 | $3.7M | +2.2% |
| 20Mountain Home, AR | 82 | 17 | 8.8 | $3.2M | +3.1% |
| 21Brevard, NC | 82 | 16 | 11.0 | $2.8M | +2.9% |
| 22Moscow, ID | 82 | 17 | 10.4 | $2.7M | +5.6% |
| 23New Bern, NC | 82 | 61 | 11.6 | $2.5M | +3.6% |
| 24Urbana, OH | 81 | 17 | 10.9 | $2.8M | +0.2% |
| 25Bartlesville, OK | 81 | 25 | 11.9 | $2.5M | +2.7% |
Top 25 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1San Benito County, CA | 97 | 8 | 3.9 | $9M | +8.6% |
| 2Stafford County, VA | 97 | 28 | 5.4 | $6.7M | +8.3% |
| 3Elbert County, CO | 96 | 9 | 9.0 | $4.5M | +16.5% |
| 4Wasatch County, UT | 95 | 9 | 7.0 | $4.8M | +9.9% |
| 5Fluvanna County, VA | 94 | 6 | 5.8 | $6.8M | +6.2% |
| 6Charles County, MD | 94 | 35 | 5.7 | $5.9M | +5.9% |
| 7Cache County, UT | 94 | 27 | 6.1 | $5.3M | +8.5% |
| 8Jefferson County, WV | 93 | 7 | 3.1 | $11M | +9.2% |
| 9Douglas County, WA | 93 | 9 | 5.7 | $5.7M | +8.0% |
| 10Frederick County, MD | 93 | 71 | 6.8 | $4.7M | +11.0% |
| 11Utah County, UT | 93 | 179 | 8.8 | $3.7M | +14.5% |
| 12Rogers County, OK | 92 | 26 | 7.1 | $4.8M | +7.1% |
| 13Berkeley County, WV | 92 | 34 | 6.7 | $4.7M | +13.7% |
| 14Oldham County, KY | 92 | 18 | 7.8 | $4.6M | +4.9% |
| 15Williamson County, TN | 92 | 74 | 8.0 | $4.2M | +9.0% |
| 16Wagoner County, OK | 92 | 27 | 8.6 | $3.9M | +14.6% |
| 17Spotsylvania County, VA | 92 | 52 | 9.9 | $3.6M | +10.5% |
| 18Loudoun County, VA | 91 | 99 | 6.9 | $4.6M | +6.4% |
| 19Benton County, AR | 91 | 80 | 7.1 | $4.4M | +16.0% |
| 20Santa Rosa County, FL | 91 | 57 | 7.9 | $4.1M | +11.7% |
| 21Park County, CO | 91 | 8 | 8.9 | $3.8M | +5.1% |
| 22Pender County, NC | 91 | 24 | 9.5 | $3.5M | +19.0% |
| 23Canyon County, ID | 91 | 87 | 10.1 | $3.2M | +18.1% |
| 24Prince William County, VA | 90 | 100 | 6.4 | $5.2M | +4.2% |
| 25Douglas County, CO | 90 | 86 | 6.1 | $4.9M | +10.9% |
Scored: 387 metro areas, 536 small-town markets and 2,358 counties, each with at least 5 gas stations on map listings (counties: 10,000 people or more). Spending per listing is all household spending on gasoline and other fuels over the listings: demand for each competitor, not revenue. Each market has its own page, reached from its state below.
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Gas stations figures for all 387 metro areas, 538 small-town markets, 3,144 counties and 51 states: the Groundwork market score and rank, map listings and chains, household spending, businesses with payroll, employees and payroll, one-person businesses, SBA-backed loans, population, income and home value, each linked to its page. Sorted, filterable and ready to screen.
Gas stations by state
Every market in each state ranked, with the state’s highest-scoring metro area.
- AlabamaTop metro area: Huntsville metro area · 59
- AlaskaTop metro area: Anchorage metro area · 74
- ArizonaTop metro area: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area · 83
- ArkansasTop metro area: Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area · 91
- CaliforniaTop metro area: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area · 82
- ColoradoTop metro area: Fort Collins-Loveland metro area · 81
- ConnecticutTop metro area: Waterbury-Shelton metro area · 44
- DelawareTop metro area: Dover metro area · 80
- District of ColumbiaTop metro area: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area · 76
- FloridaTop metro area: North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area · 84
- GeorgiaTop metro area: Hinesville metro area · 62
- HawaiiTop metro area: Urban Honolulu metro area · 64
- IdahoTop metro area: Boise City metro area · 89
- IllinoisTop metro area: Champaign-Urbana metro area · 61
- IndianaTop metro area: Columbus metro area · 68
- IowaTop metro area: Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area · 70
- KansasTop metro area: Wichita metro area · 78
- KentuckyTop metro area: Louisville/Jefferson County metro area · 65
- LouisianaTop metro area: Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area · 56
- MaineTop metro area: Portland-South Portland metro area · 51
- MarylandTop metro area: Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area · 87
- MassachusettsTop metro area: Amherst Town-Northampton metro area · 75
- MichiganTop metro area: Kalamazoo-Portage metro area · 62
- MinnesotaTop metro area: Rochester metro area · 72
- MississippiTop metro area: Gulfport-Biloxi metro area · 44
- MissouriTop metro area: Columbia metro area · 57
- MontanaTop metro area: Bozeman metro area · 70
- NebraskaTop metro area: Omaha metro area · 68
- NevadaTop metro area: Reno metro area · 82
- New HampshireTop metro area: Manchester-Nashua metro area · 52
- New JerseyTop metro area: Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area · 58
- New MexicoTop metro area: Las Cruces metro area · 71
- New YorkTop metro area: Ithaca metro area · 52
- North CarolinaTop metro area: Raleigh-Cary metro area · 83
- North DakotaTop metro area: Fargo metro area · 66
- OhioTop metro area: Columbus metro area · 69
- OklahomaTop metro area: Tulsa metro area · 77
- OregonTop metro area: Bend metro area · 85
- PennsylvaniaTop metro area: Gettysburg metro area · 73
- Rhode IslandTop metro area: Providence-Warwick metro area · 49
- South CarolinaTop metro area: Charleston-North Charleston metro area · 74
- South DakotaTop metro area: Sioux Falls metro area · 52
- TennesseeTop metro area: Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area · 71
- TexasTop metro area: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area · 75
- UtahTop metro area: Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area · 91
- VermontTop metro area: Burlington-South Burlington metro area · 14
- VirginiaTop metro area: Charlottesville metro area · 72
- WashingtonTop metro area: Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metro area · 77
- West VirginiaTop metro area: Morgantown metro area · 46
- WisconsinTop metro area: Madison metro area · 62
- WyomingTop metro area: Cheyenne metro area · 57
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Questions
Which metro areas have the highest market score for gas stations?
The top 5 are Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR (91); Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT (91); Logan, UT-ID (90); Boise City, ID (89); and Ogden, UT (88). The score compares each of 387 scored metro areas with the others for gas stations.
How many gas stations are in the U.S.?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 140,612 gas stations in the U.S. 117,532 of them (84%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 109,174 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 3.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 5,346 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do U.S. households spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $335.4B a year, or $2,595 per household. Spread across the 140,612 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 129,209,336 households in the U.S. and national spending patterns by income.
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. Markets with fewer than 5 map listings of the type, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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