Market rankings · Arkansas

Gas stations in Arkansas

Markets across Arkansas ranked by the Groundwork market score for gas stations, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 1,825; 1,487 chain locations (81%)
Official establishments: 1,386; −7.2% since 2019
Household spending a year: $3.5B; On gasoline and other fuels
Listings per 10k households: 15.1; 39% above the U.S.
Spending per listing: $1.9M; 20% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #33 of 51; Market score 42 · Lower middle

A site report maps the gas stations on map listings around any address in Arkansas 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1,825 gas stations in Arkansas. Chain locations make up 81% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.1, 39% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Households in Arkansas spend about $3.5B a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,886 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per station, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 1,386 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Arkansas in 2023, down 7.2% from 2019. That is one for every 870 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, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $30.9M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Arkansas.

Among the 50 states and DC, Arkansas ranks #33 for gas stations, with a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle). Of the 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Arkansas, the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area scores highest (91). Of the 14 scored small-town markets in or partly in Arkansas, the Mountain Home area scores highest (82).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Arkansas, 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 Arkansas, ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	91	168	7.8	$3.9M	+13.1%	#1 of 387
2Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	43	434	13.9	$2M	+3.8%	#247 of 387
3Hot Springs, AR	39	56	12.8	$2.2M	−0.6%	#272 of 387
4Fort Smith, AR-OK	39	147	16.2	$1.8M	+3.1%	#275 of 387
5Jonesboro, AR	36	81	15.2	$1.8M	+3.6%	#288 of 387
Texarkana, TX-AR	28	90	16.0	$1.7M	−0.4%	#335 of 387
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	21	995	19.0	$1.5M	−0.3%	#363 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Arkansas, ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Mountain Home, AR	82	17	8.8	$3.2M	+3.1%	#20 of 536
2Paragould, AR	69	21	11.7	$2.4M	+3.4%	#82 of 536
3Harrison, AR	68	36	19.4	$1.6M	+2.4%	#94 of 536
4Malvern, AR	63	21	17.1	$1.8M	+1.1%	#138 of 536
5Batesville, AR	59	23	15.7	$1.9M	+2.2%	#176 of 536
6Russellville, AR	57	64	19.6	$1.5M	+1.6%	#200 of 536
7Searcy, AR	47	72	24.3	$1.2M	+4.2%	#312 of 536
8Camden, AR	42	15	14.5	$2M	−3.6%	#353 of 536
9Magnolia, AR	26	24	28.5	$1.1M	−3.7%	#484 of 536
10Arkadelphia, AR	26	24	29.6	$990K	−2.2%	#485 of 536
11Blytheville, AR	21	39	25.2	$1.1M	−6.7%	#498 of 536
12Pine Bluff, AR	19	53	19.7	$1.4M	−5.6%	#504 of 536
13El Dorado, AR	19	31	20.7	$1.3M	−5.2%	#505 of 536
14Forrest City, AR	7	26	33.4	$781K	−5.3%	#532 of 536

Counties

Counties in Arkansas, ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Benton County, AR	91	80	7.1	$4.4M	+16.0%	#19 of 2,358
2Washington County, AR	85	79	8.1	$3.6M	+9.9%	#72 of 2,358
3Madison County, AR	79	9	13.9	$2.5M	+11.2%	#178 of 2,358
4Saline County, AR	77	50	10.0	$3.1M	+7.6%	#216 of 2,358
5Randolph County, AR	76	6	8.2	$3.7M	+1.5%	#231 of 2,358
6Baxter County, AR	75	17	8.8	$3.2M	+3.1%	#255 of 2,358
7Fulton County, AR	72	6	12.6	$2.5M	+3.7%	#350 of 2,358
8Carroll County, AR	70	15	13.2	$2.4M	+3.6%	#410 of 2,358
9Faulkner County, AR	70	69	14.0	$2.2M	+8.2%	#413 of 2,358
10Crawford County, AR	65	40	17.1	$1.8M	+4.1%	#578 of 2,358
11Lonoke County, AR	63	49	17.2	$1.8M	+3.5%	#635 of 2,358
12Craighead County, AR	60	57	12.8	$2.2M	+4.8%	#758 of 2,358
13Polk County, AR	59	9	11.4	$2.6M	+1.6%	#789 of 2,358
14Sevier County, AR	59	7	12.5	$2.5M	−0.1%	#791 of 2,358
15Greene County, AR	59	21	11.7	$2.4M	+3.4%	#796 of 2,358
16Stone County, AR	59	7	13.3	$2M	+2.9%	#801 of 2,358
17Grant County, AR	54	14	20.1	$1.6M	+4.1%	#1,007 of 2,358
18Boone County, AR	54	34	22.1	$1.4M	+3.3%	#1,012 of 2,358
19Sebastian County, AR	53	67	12.8	$2.2M	+2.2%	#1,028 of 2,358
20Pope County, AR	53	43	17.7	$1.7M	+2.5%	#1,044 of 2,358
21Clay County, AR	52	5	8.3	$3.5M	−3.3%	#1,053 of 2,358
22Ashley County, AR	52	7	9.5	$2.8M	−5.9%	#1,056 of 2,358
23Garland County, AR	52	56	12.8	$2.2M	−0.6%	#1,068 of 2,358
24Hot Spring County, AR	52	21	17.1	$1.8M	+1.1%	#1,092 of 2,358
25Izard County, AR	50	10	19.1	$1.5M	+5.9%	#1,180 of 2,358

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Counties in Arkansas, ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Independence County, AR	49	23	15.7	$1.9M	+2.2%	#1,219 of 2,358
27Sharp County, AR	48	11	16.0	$1.9M	+4.7%	#1,269 of 2,358
28Pike County, AR	48	8	19.6	$1.6M	−1.9%	#1,283 of 2,358
29Franklin County, AR	46	13	18.4	$1.6M	+3.5%	#1,372 of 2,358
30Miller County, AR	45	21	12.8	$2M	−0.5%	#1,392 of 2,358
31Lincoln County, AR	43	5	13.9	$2.1M	−1.0%	#1,463 of 2,358
32Johnson County, AR	43	20	19.4	$1.6M	+2.0%	#1,482 of 2,358
33Logan County, AR	43	18	21.1	$1.6M	+2.5%	#1,483 of 2,358
34Pulaski County, AR	42	248	14.4	$1.8M	+1.3%	#1,507 of 2,358
35White County, AR	40	72	24.3	$1.2M	+4.2%	#1,609 of 2,358
36Cleburne County, AR	38	26	24.7	$1.2M	+3.9%	#1,686 of 2,358
37Lawrence County, AR	35	12	18.1	$1.6M	+0.3%	#1,790 of 2,358
38Conway County, AR	33	22	26.6	$1.1M	+3.2%	#1,872 of 2,358
39Van Buren County, AR	33	22	29.6	$990K	+2.8%	#1,876 of 2,358
40Ouachita County, AR	31	13	15.1	$1.8M	−3.9%	#1,911 of 2,358
41Yell County, AR	29	21	25.2	$1.2M	−1.3%	#1,999 of 2,358
42Hempstead County, AR	28	15	20.1	$1.5M	−4.6%	#2,015 of 2,358
43Howard County, AR	26	10	19.6	$1.5M	−3.6%	#2,075 of 2,358
44Jackson County, AR	26	15	24.7	$1.1M	0.0%	#2,095 of 2,358
45Columbia County, AR	25	24	28.5	$1.1M	−3.7%	#2,117 of 2,358
46Drew County, AR	23	14	19.5	$1.4M	−1.5%	#2,161 of 2,358
47Clark County, AR	23	24	29.6	$990K	−2.2%	#2,170 of 2,358
48Mississippi County, AR	19	39	25.2	$1.1M	−6.7%	#2,231 of 2,358
49Union County, AR	18	31	20.7	$1.3M	−5.2%	#2,238 of 2,358
50Cross County, AR	18	16	24.7	$1.1M	−3.6%	#2,245 of 2,358
51Phillips County, AR	17	8	13.3	$1.7M	−13.0%	#2,253 of 2,358
52Jefferson County, AR	14	51	21.2	$1.3M	−5.7%	#2,291 of 2,358
53Arkansas County, AR	13	15	22.4	$1.2M	−7.4%	#2,302 of 2,358
54Desha County, AR	12	9	19.5	$1.2M	−11.8%	#2,318 of 2,358
55Poinsett County, AR	12	24	27.3	$895K	−2.0%	#2,321 of 2,358
56Crittenden County, AR	10	52	28.6	$856K	−3.9%	#2,338 of 2,358
57Bradley County, AR	9	11	29.3	$937K	−6.4%	#2,342 of 2,358
58St. Francis County, AR	8	26	33.4	$781K	−5.3%	#2,346 of 2,358
Marion County, AR	Not scored	4	5.2	$6M	+4.3%
Little River County, AR	Not scored	4	8.3	$3.7M	−1.8%
Perry County, AR	Not scored	4	9.8	$3.4M	+3.1%
Scott County, AR	Not scored	3	7.5	$3.8M	+1.4%
Chicot County, AR	Not scored	9	22.7	$937K	−10.3%
Montgomery County, AR	Not scored	4	10.8	$2.8M	+1.1%
Lee County, AR	Not scored	3	11.2	$2.2M	−6.4%
Nevada County, AR	Not scored	16	49.2	$608K	−4.1%
Prairie County, AR	Not scored	12	36.9	$769K	−3.9%
Searcy County, AR	Not scored	6	18.8	$1.6M	0.0%
Cleveland County, AR	Not scored	2	6.8	$4.6M	−4.3%
Newton County, AR	Not scored	2	6.3	$5.5M	−2.3%
Monroe County, AR	Not scored	19	68.1	$359K	−7.8%
Dallas County, AR	Not scored	10	39.1	$665K	−6.7%
Lafayette County, AR	Not scored	3	11.4	$2.5M	−6.4%
Woodruff County, AR	Not scored	5	18.6	$1.4M	−8.2%
Calhoun County, AR	Not scored	2	11.8	$2.9M	−2.2%

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 Arkansas?

Arkansas has 1,825 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 1,487 of them (81%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 1,386 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 7.2% from 2019. Another 71 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $3.5B a year, or $2,886 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,825 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,205,987 households in Arkansas and national spending patterns by income.

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

Arkansas has 15.1 gas stations per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.9M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Arkansas would have about 1,459, against 1,825 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 870 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

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

Among 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Arkansas, the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area scores highest, at 91 (very high). Among 14 scored small-town markets in or partly in Arkansas, the Mountain Home area scores highest, at 82 (high). Among 58 scored counties in Arkansas, Benton County scores highest, at 91 (very 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. Arkansas scores 42 for gas stations (lower middle), #33 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 Arkansas. 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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