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Gas stations in Cullman County, AL

How Cullman County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,291 of 2,358 scored counties
#24 of 63 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
89
66 chain locations (74%)
Official establishments
62
+6.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$121.3M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,432 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.2
2.3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
94,009
+6.7% 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

Households in Cullman County spend about $121.3M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,432 per household, 32% above the U.S. average. Spread across 89 gas stations, that is $1.4M per station, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 89 gas stations on map listings in Cullman County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 74% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 25.2 for every 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Cullman County was 62 in 2023, up 6.9% from 2019. That is one for every 570 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Cullman County.

Population estimates put the population change in Cullman County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Cullman County is 48 (lower middle), #1,291 of 2,358 scored counties and #24 of 63 scored counties in Alabama.

How Cullman 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.

Gas stations in Cullman County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureCullman CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.218.410.9
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.6M$2.4M
Households per official establishment5706471,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.9%−4.0%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.7%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,432$3,007$2,595
Median household income$62,656$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score4835

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
58 → 62+6.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
491
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8966 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
51The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$2.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Cullman 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 Cullman County

Population, 2025 estimate
94,009+6.7% since 2020
Households
35,347
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
735 sq. mi.
People per square mile
123
Median household income
$62,656+39.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,606
Median home value
$199,100
Jobs located here
31,045
Daytime population
83,269Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for gas stations, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Cullman County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Madison County, AL6920812.6$2.4M+11.0%#438 of 2,358
2Geneva County, AL671211.3$2.7M+3.2%#485 of 2,358
3Baldwin County, AL6712913.1$2.4M+14.8%#492 of 2,358
4Limestone County, AL676315.4$2.2M+18.0%#495 of 2,358
5Lauderdale County, AL664712.0$2.6M+3.3%#523 of 2,358
6Coffee County, AL662712.9$2.5M+6.3%#526 of 2,358
7DeKalb County, AL652911.1$3M+3.4%#550 of 2,358
8Lee County, AL6410715.4$2M+8.6%#603 of 2,358
9Autauga County, AL633013.1$2.4M+5.1%#624 of 2,358
10Marshall County, AL635214.3$2.3M+6.0%#627 of 2,358
24Cullman County, AL488925.2$1.4M+6.7%#1,291 of 2,358

Other business types in Cullman County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Cullman County, AL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 89 gas stations in Cullman County. 66 of them (74%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 62 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 6.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Cullman County, AL spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $121.3M a year, or $3,432 per household. That is 32% above the U.S. average (an index of 132, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 89 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,347 households in Cullman County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cullman County, AL compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Cullman County has 25.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.4M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Cullman County would have about 51, against 89 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 570 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Cullman County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Cullman County at 94,009 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,347 households. Median household income in Cullman County is $62,656, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.5%, 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. Cullman County scores 48 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,291 of 2,358 scored counties.

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