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Gas stations in Yuma County, AZ
The gas stations in Yuma County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #338 of 2,358 scored counties
#5 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 64
- 51 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- 63
- −6.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $201.2M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,536 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 224,449
- +9.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 64 gas stations in Yuma County. 51 of them (80%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.1, 26% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Yuma County spend about $201.2M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,536 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 64 gas stations, that is $3.1M per station, 32% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Yuma County was 63 in 2023, down 6.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,259 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Yuma County.
Population estimates show Yuma County grew 9.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Yuma County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #338 of 2,358 scored counties and #5 of 14 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Yuma 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 | Yuma County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.1 | 5.9 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $4.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,259 | 1,792 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.0% | −1.1% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.2% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,536 | $2,632 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $62,876 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 83 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 67 → 63−6.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 755
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6451 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 84The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Yuma 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 Yuma County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 224,449+9.2% since 2020
- Households
- 79,341
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 5,514 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $62,876+39.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,974
- Median home value
- $217,800
- Jobs located here
- 70,111
- Daytime population
- 205,624Residents 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 Yuma 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 Yuma County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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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 Yuma County, AZ?
There are 64 gas stations on map listings in Yuma County as of September 2026. 51 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 6.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Yuma County, AZ spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $201.2M a year, or $2,536 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 79,341 households in Yuma County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yuma County, AZ compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Yuma County has 8.1 gas stations per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.1M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Yuma County would have about 84, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,259 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Yuma County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Yuma County at 224,449 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 79,341 households. The median household income in Yuma County is $62,876 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.0% 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. Yuma County scores 72 for gas stations (upper middle), #338 of 2,358 scored counties.
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