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Gas stations in Hale County, AL

How Hale 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 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,766 of 2,358 scored counties
#40 of 63 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
11
9 chain locations (82%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13.4M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,380 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
49% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.5
79% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,194
+2.9% 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 Hale County spend about $13.4M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,380 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per station, 49% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 11 gas stations on map listings in Hale County as of September 2026. 9 of them (82%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 19.5 for every 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Hale County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 940 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Hale County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Hale County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,766 of 2,358 scored counties and #40 of 63 scored counties in Alabama.

How Hale 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 Hale County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureHale CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.518.410.9
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.6M$2.4M
Households per official establishment9406471,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.0%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,380$3,007$2,595
Median household income$39,250$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score3635

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 6
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$660K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
119 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Hale 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 Hale County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,194+2.9% since 2020
Households
5,642
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
644 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$39,250+15.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$60,886
Median home value
$127,600
Jobs located here
2,723
Daytime population
11,017Residents 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 Hale 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
40Hale County, AL361119.5$1.2M+2.9%#1,766 of 2,358

Other business types in Hale County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Hale County, AL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 gas stations in Hale County. 9 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $13.4M a year, or $2,380 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,642 households in Hale County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hale County has 19.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.2M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Hale County would have about 6, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 940 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Hale County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Hale County at 15,194 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,642 households. Median household income in Hale County is $39,250, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.3%, 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. Hale County scores 36 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,766 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Hale County

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