Auto · Small-town market · Alabama
Gas stations in the Selma, AL area
How the Selma, AL area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 10 out of 100: Low
Ranked #529 of 536 scored small-town markets
#12 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Alabama
- Listings
- 35
- 24 chain locations (69%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- −9.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $38.4M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,411 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.9
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,140
- −7.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gas stations in the Selma area is 10 (low), #529 of 536 scored small-town markets and #12 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 35 gas stations in the Selma area. Of those, 24 are chain locations, or 69%, against 84% across the U.S. That is 21.9 per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $2,411 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in the Selma area spend about $38.4M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 35 gas stations, that is $1.1M per station, 54% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 28 businesses with payroll in the Selma area classed as gasoline stations, down 9.7% from 2019. That is one for every 570 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Selma area declined 7.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Selma area 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 | Selma area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.9 | 18.4 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.6M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 570 | 647 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.7% | −4.0% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −7.9% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,411 | $3,007 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $35,627 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 10 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28−9.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 115
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3524 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 the Selma area, 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 the Selma area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,140−7.9% since 2020
- Households
- 15,947
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 979 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $35,627+5.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $53,885
- Median home value
- $94,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,268
- Daytime population
- 34,961Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Alabama for gas stations, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Selma area marked.
Top small-town markets in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Enterprise, AL | 76 | 27 | 12.9 | $2.5M | +6.3% | #47 of 536 |
| 2Fort Payne, AL | 73 | 29 | 11.1 | $3M | +3.4% | #59 of 536 |
| 3Albertville, AL | 70 | 52 | 14.3 | $2.3M | +6.0% | #77 of 536 |
| 4Russellville, AL | 61 | 24 | 20.1 | $1.5M | +1.1% | #159 of 536 |
| 5Scottsboro, AL | 53 | 45 | 20.6 | $1.5M | +3.3% | #238 of 536 |
| 6Cullman, AL | 52 | 89 | 25.2 | $1.4M | +6.7% | #258 of 536 |
| 7Ozark, AL | 47 | 38 | 19.3 | $1.6M | +1.3% | #311 of 536 |
| 8Alexander City, AL | 46 | 27 | 15.8 | $1.9M | −0.8% | #314 of 536 |
| 9Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 38 | 84 | 22.1 | $1.4M | 0.0% | #399 of 536 |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 37 | 94 | 23.3 | $1.3M | +3.0% | #408 of 536 |
| 12Selma, AL | 10 | 35 | 21.9 | $1.1M | −7.9% | #529 of 536 |
Other business types in the Selma area
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 the Selma, AL area?
There are 35 gas stations on map listings in the Selma area as of September 2026. 24 of them (69%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 9.7% from 2019. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Selma, AL area spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $38.4M a year, or $2,411 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,947 households in the Selma area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Selma, AL area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
The Selma area has 21.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.1M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Selma area would have about 16, against 35 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 fell 9.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Selma, AL area growing?
Population estimates put the Selma area at 35,140 people in 2025, down 7.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,947 households. The median household income in the Selma area is $35,627 a year, 56% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 5.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Selma area scores 10 for gas stations (low), #529 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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