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Gas stations in Santa Cruz County, AZ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Santa Cruz County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #457 of 2,358 scored counties
#7 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 18
- 16 chain locations (89%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $48.7M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,871 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.6
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,020
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 gas stations in Santa Cruz County. 16 of them (89%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 10.6 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Santa Cruz County spend about $48.7M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,871 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per station, 13% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Santa Cruz County in 2023. That is one for every 943 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Santa Cruz County grew 4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Santa Cruz County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #457 of 2,358 scored counties and #7 of 14 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Santa Cruz County compares
The same measures for Arizona 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 | Santa Cruz County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.6 | 5.9 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $4.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 943 | 1,792 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.1% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,871 | $2,632 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $55,217 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 83 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 210
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1816 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,020+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 16,966
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,236 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $55,217+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,913
- Median home value
- $233,000
- Jobs located here
- 12,313
- Daytime population
- 42,829Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for gas stations, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Santa Cruz County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 87 | 79 | 4.9 | $5.8M | +25.4% | #52 of 2,358 |
| 2Maricopa County, AZ | 79 | 723 | 4.2 | $6.3M | +5.5% | #159 of 2,358 |
| 3Yavapai County, AZ | 79 | 90 | 8.1 | $3.5M | +6.5% | #168 of 2,358 |
| 4Pima County, AZ | 74 | 196 | 4.5 | $5.5M | +2.8% | #277 of 2,358 |
| 5Yuma County, AZ | 72 | 64 | 8.1 | $3.1M | +9.2% | #338 of 2,358 |
| 6Graham County, AZ | 72 | 17 | 13.3 | $2.4M | +4.0% | #351 of 2,358 |
| 7Santa Cruz County, AZ | 68 | 18 | 10.6 | $2.7M | +4.8% | #457 of 2,358 |
| 8Mohave County, AZ | 62 | 128 | 12.6 | $2.1M | +6.5% | #669 of 2,358 |
| 9Cochise County, AZ | 52 | 64 | 12.6 | $2.2M | +0.6% | #1,067 of 2,358 |
| 10Navajo County, AZ | 44 | 56 | 14.0 | $1.9M | +3.0% | #1,429 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz County, AZ?
There are 18 gas stations on map listings in Santa Cruz County as of September 2026. 16 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Santa Cruz County, AZ spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $48.7M a year, or $2,871 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,966 households in Santa Cruz County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Santa Cruz County, AZ compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Santa Cruz County has 10.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.7M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Santa Cruz County would have about 20, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 943 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Santa Cruz County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Santa Cruz County at 50,020 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,966 households. The median household income in Santa Cruz County is $55,217 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. Santa Cruz County scores 68 for gas stations (upper middle), #457 of 2,358 scored counties.
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