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Gas stations in Choctaw County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Choctaw County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,778 of 2,358 scored counties
#41 of 63 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 8
- 6 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.2M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,077 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.2
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,904
- −5.7% since 2020
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What this means
For gas stations, Choctaw County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,778 of 2,358 scored counties and #41 of 63 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $3,077 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in Choctaw County spend about $16.2M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 8 gas stations, that is $2M per station, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Choctaw County has 8 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (75%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 15.2 for every 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Choctaw County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 438 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates show Choctaw County declined 5.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Choctaw County 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 | Choctaw County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.2 | 18.4 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1.6M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 438 | 647 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.0% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.7% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,077 | $3,007 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $47,813 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 91
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 86 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Choctaw 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 Choctaw County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,904−5.7% since 2020
- Households
- 5,255
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 914 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 14
- Median household income
- $47,813+33.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,991
- Median home value
- $123,400
- Jobs located here
- 3,148
- Daytime population
- 11,427Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Madison County, AL | 69 | 208 | 12.6 | $2.4M | +11.0% | #438 of 2,358 |
| 2Geneva County, AL | 67 | 12 | 11.3 | $2.7M | +3.2% | #485 of 2,358 |
| 3Baldwin County, AL | 67 | 129 | 13.1 | $2.4M | +14.8% | #492 of 2,358 |
| 4Limestone County, AL | 67 | 63 | 15.4 | $2.2M | +18.0% | #495 of 2,358 |
| 5Lauderdale County, AL | 66 | 47 | 12.0 | $2.6M | +3.3% | #523 of 2,358 |
| 6Coffee County, AL | 66 | 27 | 12.9 | $2.5M | +6.3% | #526 of 2,358 |
| 7DeKalb County, AL | 65 | 29 | 11.1 | $3M | +3.4% | #550 of 2,358 |
| 8Lee County, AL | 64 | 107 | 15.4 | $2M | +8.6% | #603 of 2,358 |
| 9Autauga County, AL | 63 | 30 | 13.1 | $2.4M | +5.1% | #624 of 2,358 |
| 10Marshall County, AL | 63 | 52 | 14.3 | $2.3M | +6.0% | #627 of 2,358 |
| 41Choctaw County, AL | 35 | 8 | 15.2 | $2M | −5.7% | #1,778 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Choctaw County
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 Choctaw County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 gas stations in Choctaw County. 6 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Choctaw County, AL spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $16.2M a year, or $3,077 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,255 households in Choctaw County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Choctaw County, AL compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Choctaw County has 15.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Choctaw County would have about 7, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 438 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Choctaw County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Choctaw County at 11,904 people in 2025, down 5.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,255 households. Median household income in Choctaw County is $47,813, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.2%, 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. Choctaw County scores 35 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,778 of 2,358 scored counties.
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