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Gas stations in Benton County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Benton County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 91 out of 100: Very high

Ranked #19 of 2,358 scored counties
#1 of 58 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
80
67 chain locations (84%)
Official establishments
77
+11.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$350.6M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,132 a household
Spending per listing
$4.4M
84% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.1
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
332,554
+16.0% 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

Benton County scores 91 (very high) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #19 of 2,358 scored counties and #1 of 58 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gas stations.

At $3,132 per household (21% above the U.S. average), households in Benton County spend about $350.6M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 80 gas stations, that is $4.4M per station, 84% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 80 gas stations on map listings in Benton County as of September 2026. 67 of them (84%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 7.1 per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 77 businesses with payroll in Benton County classed as gasoline stations, up 11.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,453 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $6.1M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Benton County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Benton County grew 16.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Benton County 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 Benton County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureBenton CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.115.110.9
Spending per listing$4.4M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,4538701,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+11.6%−7.2%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+16.0%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,132$2,886$2,595
Median household income$93,506$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score9142

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
69 → 77+11.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
705
Annual payroll, 2023
$23M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8067 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
147The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$6.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Benton 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 Benton County

Population, 2025 estimate
332,554+16.0% since 2020
Households
111,919
Median age
36.9
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
848 sq. mi.
People per square mile
358
Median household income
$93,506+40.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$126,066
Median home value
$323,500
Jobs located here
151,032
Daytime population
313,270Residents 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 counties in Arkansas for gas stations, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Benton County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Benton County, AR91807.1$4.4M+16.0%#19 of 2,358
2Washington County, AR85798.1$3.6M+9.9%#72 of 2,358
3Madison County, AR79913.9$2.5M+11.2%#178 of 2,358
4Saline County, AR775010.0$3.1M+7.6%#216 of 2,358
5Randolph County, AR7668.2$3.7M+1.5%#231 of 2,358
6Baxter County, AR75178.8$3.2M+3.1%#255 of 2,358
7Fulton County, AR72612.6$2.5M+3.7%#350 of 2,358
8Carroll County, AR701513.2$2.4M+3.6%#410 of 2,358
9Faulkner County, AR706914.0$2.2M+8.2%#413 of 2,358
10Crawford County, AR654017.1$1.8M+4.1%#578 of 2,358

Other business types in Benton County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Benton County, AR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 80 gas stations in Benton County. 67 of them (84%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 77 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 11.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Benton County, AR spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $350.6M a year, or $3,132 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 80 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $4.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 111,919 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Benton County, AR compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Benton County has 7.1 gas stations per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $4.4M, 84% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Benton County would have about 147, against 80 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,453 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Benton County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Benton County at 332,554 people in 2025, up 16.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 111,919 households. Median household income in Benton County is $93,506, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.9%, 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. Benton County scores 91 for gas stations (very high), #19 of 2,358 scored counties.

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