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Gas stations in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #735 of 2,358 scored counties
#5 of 5 scored counties in Alaska
- Listings
- 34
- 20 chain locations (59%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- −6.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $98.7M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,714 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.4
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 93,972
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 gas stations in Fairbanks North Star Borough. Chain locations make up 59% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 9.4 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Fairbanks North Star Borough spend about $98.7M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,714 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per station, 22% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Fairbanks North Star Borough was 27 in 2023, down 6.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,347 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Fairbanks North Star Borough from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Fairbanks North Star Borough scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #735 of 2,358 scored counties and #5 of 5 scored counties in Alaska.
How Fairbanks North Star Borough 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 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.4 | 8.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,347 | 1,353 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.9% | +7.5% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,714 | $2,604 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $88,267 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 27−6.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 224
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3420 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The 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 Fairbanks North Star Borough, 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 Fairbanks North Star Borough
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 93,972−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 36,359
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 7,335 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $88,267+14.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,548
- Median home value
- $298,200
- 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 Fairbanks North Star Borough
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
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Health care
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Questions
How many gas stations are in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK?
There are 34 gas stations on map listings in Fairbanks North Star Borough as of September 2026. 20 of them (59%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 6.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $98.7M a year, or $2,714 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,359 households in Fairbanks North Star Borough and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Fairbanks North Star Borough has 9.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.9M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Fairbanks North Star Borough would have about 41, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,347 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK growing?
Population estimates put Fairbanks North Star Borough at 93,972 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,359 households. The median household income in Fairbanks North Star Borough is $88,267 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 14.6% 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. Fairbanks North Star Borough scores 60 for gas stations (upper middle), #735 of 2,358 scored counties.
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