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Gas stations in Alaska

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Alaska, ranked by the Groundwork market score for gas stations, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
219
144 chain locations (66%)
Official establishments
200
+7.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$704.5M
On gasoline and other fuels
Listings per 10k households
8.1
26% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$3.2M
35% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#18 of 51
Market score 57 · Upper middle

A site report maps the gas stations on map listings around any address in Alaska by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

There are 219 gas stations on map listings in Alaska as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 66% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 8.1 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Alaska comes to about $704.5M a year: $2,604 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each station on map listings, 35% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 200 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Alaska in 2023, up 7.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,353 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 3.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $515K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Alaska.

Among the 50 states and DC, Alaska ranks #18 for gas stations, with a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area scores highest (74). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Alaska, the Juneau area, scores 65.

Every market in Alaska for gas stations

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Alaska, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Alaska, ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Anchorage, AK741047.0$3.9M+1.9%#40 of 387
2Fairbanks-College, AK53349.4$2.9M−1.4%#174 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Alaska, ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Juneau, AK65107.6$3.3M−1.8%#110 of 536
Ketchikan, AKNot scored23.5$7M−2.6%

Counties

Counties in Alaska, ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK864411.0$2.8M+10.4%#66 of 2,358
2Anchorage Municipality, AK66605.5$4.7M−1.3%#506 of 2,358
3Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK663514.4$2M+5.1%#537 of 2,358
4Juneau City and Borough, AK62107.6$3.3M−1.8%#647 of 2,358
5Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK60349.4$2.9M−1.4%#735 of 2,358
Bethel Census Area, AKNot scored12.1$4.7M−1.5%
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AKNot scored23.5$7M−2.6%
Kodiak Island Borough, AKNot scored24.3$5.8M−5.0%
North Slope Borough, AKNot scored28.8$1.6M−3.8%
Nome Census Area, AKNot scored13.6$2.9M−1.9%
Sitka City and Borough, AKNot scored12.9$8M−1.3%
Kusilvak Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.2%
Northwest Arctic Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−9.0%
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKNot scored832.0$926K+6.5%
Chugach Census Area, AKNot scored310.5$2.6M−7.5%
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKNot scored14.1$6M+0.6%
Aleutians West Census Area, AKNot scored110.5$2.4M+1.2%
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKNot scored28.7$1.8M−5.1%
Dillingham Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−7.4%
Aleutians East Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a+1.6%
Petersburg Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Copper River Census Area, AKNot scored541.4$764K+1.9%
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−3.8%
Wrangell City and Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.6%
Haines Borough, AKNot scored111.1$2.4M−1.0%
Denali Borough, AKNot scored6106.2$256K+0.3%
Skagway Municipality, AKNot scored00.0n/a−10.7%
Lake and Peninsula Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−6.2%
Bristol Bay Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a+2.4%
Yakutat City and Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.5%

Markets with fewer than 5 gas stations on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Alaska?

As of September 2026, map listings count 219 gas stations in Alaska. 144 of them (66%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 200 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 7.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Alaska spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $704.5M a year, or $2,604 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 219 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 270,533 households in Alaska and national spending patterns by income.

How does Alaska compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Alaska has 8.1 gas stations per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.2M, 35% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Alaska would have about 295, against 219 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,353 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

Which market in Alaska has the highest market score for gas stations?

Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area scores highest, at 74 (upper middle). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Alaska is the Juneau area, at 65 (upper middle). Among 5 scored counties in Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough scores highest, at 86 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Alaska scores 57 for gas stations (upper middle), #18 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Alaska. It maps the gas stations on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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