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Gas stations in the Batesville, AR area

How the Batesville, AR area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #176 of 536 scored small-town markets
#5 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas

Listings
23
17 chain locations (74%)
Official establishments
21
−4.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$43.9M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,998 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.7
44% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,785
+2.2% since 2020

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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 23 gas stations in the Batesville area. 17 of them (74%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 15.7 for every 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Households in the Batesville area spend about $43.9M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,998 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each station on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in the Batesville area classed as gasoline stations, down 4.5% from 2019. That is one for every 697 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Batesville area grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, the Batesville area has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #176 of 536 scored small-town markets and #5 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas.

How the Batesville area compares

The same measures for Arkansas 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.

Gas stations in Batesville, AR area compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureBatesville areaArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.715.110.9
Spending per listing$1.9M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment6978701,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.5%−7.2%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,998$2,886$2,595
Median household income$56,609$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score5942

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21−4.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
168
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2317 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 the Batesville area, 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 the Batesville area

Population, 2025 estimate
38,785+2.2% since 2020
Households
14,638
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
764 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$56,609
Average household income
$78,952
Median home value
$142,600
Jobs located here
18,686
Daytime population
41,118Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Arkansas for gas stations, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with the Batesville area marked.

Top small-town markets in Arkansas

Small-town markets in Arkansas ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Mountain Home, AR82178.8$3.2M+3.1%#20 of 536
2Paragould, AR692111.7$2.4M+3.4%#82 of 536
3Harrison, AR683619.4$1.6M+2.4%#94 of 536
4Malvern, AR632117.1$1.8M+1.1%#138 of 536
5Batesville, AR592315.7$1.9M+2.2%#176 of 536
6Russellville, AR576419.6$1.5M+1.6%#200 of 536
7Searcy, AR477224.3$1.2M+4.2%#312 of 536
8Camden, AR421514.5$2M−3.6%#353 of 536
9Magnolia, AR262428.5$1.1M−3.7%#484 of 536
10Arkadelphia, AR262429.6$990K−2.2%#485 of 536

Other business types in the Batesville area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gas stations are in the Batesville, AR area?

The Batesville area has 23 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (74%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019.

How much do households in the Batesville, AR area spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $43.9M a year, or $2,998 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,638 households in the Batesville area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Batesville, AR area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

The Batesville area has 15.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 44% 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, the Batesville area would have about 18, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 697 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Batesville, AR area growing?

Population estimates put the Batesville area at 38,785 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,638 households. The median household income in the Batesville area is $56,609 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Batesville area scores 59 for gas stations (upper middle), #176 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in the Batesville area

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