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Gas stations in the Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area
How the Auburn-Opelika, AL 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #230 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama
- Listings
- 134
- 113 chain locations (84%)
- Official establishments
- 91
- +7.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $231M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,013 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.5
- 61% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 208,013
- +7.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in the Auburn-Opelika metro area comes to about $231M a year: $3,013 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each station on map listings, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The Auburn-Opelika metro area has 134 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 84% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 17.5 per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in the Auburn-Opelika metro area was 91 in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 843 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Auburn-Opelika metro area.
Population estimates show the Auburn-Opelika metro area grew 7.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in the Auburn-Opelika metro area is 46 (lower middle), #230 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama.
How the Auburn-Opelika metro area compares
The same measures for Alabama 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 | Auburn-Opelika metro area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.5 | 18.4 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.6M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 843 | 647 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.1% | −4.0% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.1% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,013 | $3,007 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $63,649 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 91+7.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 660
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 134113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 97The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Auburn-Opelika 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 Auburn-Opelika metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 208,013+7.1% since 2020
- Households
- 76,673
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,216 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 164
- Median household income
- $63,649
- Average household income
- $87,657
- Median home value
- $247,500
- Jobs located here
- 69,655
- Daytime population
- 195,094Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Alabama for gas stations, numbered among those based in Alabama, with the Auburn-Opelika metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Huntsville, AL | 59 | 271 | 13.2 | $2.3M | +12.5% | #137 of 387 |
| 2Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 57 | 129 | 13.1 | $2.4M | +14.8% | #153 of 387 |
| 3Auburn-Opelika, AL | 46 | 134 | 17.5 | $1.7M | +7.1% | #230 of 387 |
| 4Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 42 | 105 | 16.5 | $1.9M | +3.5% | #255 of 387 |
| 5Decatur, AL | 34 | 133 | 21.2 | $1.6M | +2.5% | #300 of 387 |
| 6Tuscaloosa, AL | 32 | 207 | 19.6 | $1.5M | +2.9% | #319 of 387 |
| 7Dothan, AL | 30 | 106 | 17.4 | $1.6M | +3.4% | #325 of 387 |
| 8Birmingham, AL | 29 | 936 | 20.1 | $1.5M | +1.4% | #330 of 387 |
| 9Mobile, AL | 28 | 241 | 14.9 | $1.9M | −0.7% | #333 of 387 |
| 10Anniston-Oxford, AL | 28 | 71 | 15.8 | $1.9M | −0.3% | #334 of 387 |
Other business types in the Auburn-Opelika metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in the Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 134 gas stations in the Auburn-Opelika metro area. 113 of them (84%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 91 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $231M a year, or $3,013 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 134 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 76,673 households in the Auburn-Opelika metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
The Auburn-Opelika metro area has 17.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.7M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Auburn-Opelika metro area would have about 97, against 134 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 843 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Auburn-Opelika metro area at 208,013 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,673 households. Median household income in the Auburn-Opelika metro area is $63,649, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Auburn-Opelika metro area scores 46 for gas stations (lower middle), #230 of 387 scored metro areas.
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