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Gas stations in Anchorage Municipality, AK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Anchorage Municipality, AK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #506 of 2,358 scored counties
#2 of 5 scored counties in Alaska
- Listings
- 60
- 52 chain locations (87%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- −4.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $281.6M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,593 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- 97% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 287,155
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Anchorage Municipality comes to about $281.6M a year: $2,593 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 60 gas stations, that is $4.7M per station, 97% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 60 gas stations on map listings in Anchorage Municipality as of September 2026. Of those, 52 are chain locations, or 87%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.5, 50% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Anchorage Municipality in 2023, down 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,361 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Anchorage Municipality from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Anchorage Municipality is 66 (upper middle), #506 of 2,358 scored counties and #2 of 5 scored counties in Alaska. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Anchorage Municipality compares
The same measures for Alaska 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 | Anchorage Municipality | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 8.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $4.7M | $3.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,361 | 1,353 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.2% | +7.5% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,593 | $2,604 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $103,284 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 48 → 46−4.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 519
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6052 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 118The 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 Anchorage Municipality, 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 Anchorage Municipality
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 287,155−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 108,597
- Median age
- 36.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 169
- Median household income
- $103,284+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,200
- Median home value
- $395,900
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alaska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 86 | 44 | 11.0 | $2.8M | +10.4% | #66 of 2,358 |
| 2Anchorage Municipality, AK | 66 | 60 | 5.5 | $4.7M | −1.3% | #506 of 2,358 |
| 3Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 66 | 35 | 14.4 | $2M | +5.1% | #537 of 2,358 |
| 4Juneau City and Borough, AK | 62 | 10 | 7.6 | $3.3M | −1.8% | #647 of 2,358 |
| 5Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 60 | 34 | 9.4 | $2.9M | −1.4% | #735 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Anchorage Municipality
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 Anchorage Municipality, AK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 60 gas stations in Anchorage Municipality. 52 of them (87%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 4.2% from 2019. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Anchorage Municipality, AK spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $281.6M a year, or $2,593 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 60 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $4.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 108,597 households in Anchorage Municipality and national spending patterns by income.
How does Anchorage Municipality, AK compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Anchorage Municipality has 5.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $4.7M, 97% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Anchorage Municipality would have about 118, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,361 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Anchorage Municipality, AK growing?
Population estimates put Anchorage Municipality at 287,155 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 108,597 households. Median household income in Anchorage Municipality is $103,284, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.6%, 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. Anchorage Municipality scores 66 for gas stations (upper middle), #506 of 2,358 scored counties.
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