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Gas stations in Limestone County, AL

How Limestone 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 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #495 of 2,358 scored counties
#4 of 63 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
63
50 chain locations (79%)
Official establishments
62
+1.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$136.9M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,344 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.4
41% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
122,928
+18.0% 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

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Limestone County comes to about $136.9M a year: $3,344 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per station, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 63 gas stations on map listings in Limestone County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 79% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 15.4 for every 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 62 businesses with payroll in Limestone County classed as gasoline stations, up 1.6% from 2019. That is one for every 661 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Limestone County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Limestone County grew 18.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Limestone County is 67 (upper middle), #495 of 2,358 scored counties and #4 of 63 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Limestone 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 Limestone County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureLimestone CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.418.410.9
Spending per listing$2.2M$1.6M$2.4M
Households per official establishment6616471,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+1.6%−4.0%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+18.0%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,344$3,007$2,595
Median household income$83,629$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score6735

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
61 → 62+1.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
626
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6350 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
57The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$500K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
122,928+18.0% since 2020
Households
40,953
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
563 sq. mi.
People per square mile
197
Median household income
$83,629+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,289
Median home value
$281,000
Jobs located here
33,073
Daytime population
98,251Residents 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 Limestone 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

Other business types in Limestone County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Limestone County, AL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 63 gas stations in Limestone County. 50 of them (79%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 62 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 1.6% from 2019.

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

About $136.9M a year, or $3,344 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,953 households in Limestone County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Limestone County has 15.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.2M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Limestone County would have about 57, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 661 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Limestone County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Limestone County at 122,928 people in 2025, up 18.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,953 households. Median household income in Limestone County is $83,629, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.1%, 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. Limestone County scores 67 for gas stations (upper middle), #495 of 2,358 scored counties.

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