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Gas stations in Shelby County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Shelby County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #806 of 2,358 scored counties
#13 of 63 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 162
- 130 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- 116
- −1.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $285M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,281 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.6
- 71% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 238,552
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Shelby County comes to about $285M a year: $3,281 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. Spread across 162 gas stations, that is $1.8M per station, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Shelby County has 162 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 130 of them (80%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.6, 71% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 116 businesses with payroll in Shelby County classed as gasoline stations, down 1.7% from 2019. That is one for every 749 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.6M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Shelby County.
Population estimates put the population change in Shelby County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Shelby County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #806 of 2,358 scored counties and #13 of 63 scored counties in Alabama.
How Shelby 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 | Shelby County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.6 | 18.4 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.6M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 749 | 647 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.7% | −4.0% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,281 | $3,007 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $97,961 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 118 → 116−1.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 575
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 162130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 120The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Shelby 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 238,552+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 86,866
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 785 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 293
- Median household income
- $97,961+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,135
- Median home value
- $326,100
- Jobs located here
- 95,355
- Daytime population
- 222,801Residents 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 |
| 13Shelby County, AL | 59 | 162 | 18.6 | $1.8M | +6.5% | #806 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Shelby County
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 Shelby County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 162 gas stations in Shelby County. 130 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 116 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 1.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Shelby County, AL spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $285M a year, or $3,281 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 162 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 86,866 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, AL compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Shelby County has 18.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.8M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Shelby County would have about 120, against 162 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 749 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Shelby County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 238,552 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 86,866 households. Median household income in Shelby County is $97,961, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Shelby County scores 59 for gas stations (upper middle), #806 of 2,358 scored counties.
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