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Gas stations in Pike County, AL
The gas stations in Pike County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,027 of 2,358 scored counties
#48 of 63 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 27
- 20 chain locations (74%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $34.8M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,790 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.6
- 98% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,688
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Pike County is 28 (lower middle), #2,027 of 2,358 scored counties and #48 of 63 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 gas stations in Pike County. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 74%, against 84% across the U.S. That is 21.6 per 10,000 households, 98% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Pike County comes to about $34.8M a year: $2,790 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per station, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in Pike County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 520 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Pike County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pike 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 | Pike County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.6 | 18.4 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.6M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 520 | 647 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.0% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,790 | $3,007 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $48,677 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 24
- Employees, 2023
- 137
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2720 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Pike 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 Pike County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,688+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,484
- Median age
- 35.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 672 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $48,677+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,387
- Median home value
- $157,600
- Jobs located here
- 15,417
- Daytime population
- 34,472Residents 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 |
| 48Pike County, AL | 28 | 27 | 21.6 | $1.3M | +2.4% | #2,027 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Pike County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Pike County, AL?
Pike County has 27 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (74%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Pike County, AL spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $34.8M a year, or $2,790 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,484 households in Pike County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pike County, AL compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Pike County has 21.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 98% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.3M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Pike County would have about 15, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 520 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Pike County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Pike County at 33,688 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,484 households. The median household income in Pike County is $48,677 a year, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Pike County scores 28 for gas stations (lower middle), #2,027 of 2,358 scored counties.
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