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Gas stations in Clark County, AR
The gas stations in Clark County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,170 of 2,358 scored counties
#47 of 58 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 24
- 20 chain locations (83%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.7M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,924 a household
- Spending per listing
- $990K
- 59% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.6
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,938
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Clark County is 23 (low), #2,170 of 2,358 scored counties and #47 of 58 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 gas stations in Clark County. Chain locations make up 83% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 29.6 per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Clark County comes to about $23.7M a year: $2,924 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Spread across 24 gas stations, that is $990K per station, 59% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Clark County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 677 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates show Clark County declined 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Clark 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.
| Measure | Clark County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.6 | 15.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $990K | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 677 | 870 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,924 | $2,886 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $52,034 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 220
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2420 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Clark 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 Clark County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,938−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 8,121
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 866 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $52,034+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,512
- Median home value
- $155,000
- Jobs located here
- 7,786
- Daytime population
- 20,730Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for gas stations, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Clark County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| 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 |
| 47Clark County, AR | 23 | 24 | 29.6 | $990K | −2.2% | #2,170 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Clark 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 Clark County, AR?
There are 24 gas stations on map listings in Clark County as of September 2026. 20 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Clark County, AR spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $23.7M a year, or $2,924 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $990K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,121 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clark County, AR compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Clark County has 29.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $990K, 59% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Clark County would have about 10, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 677 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Clark County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Clark County at 20,938 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,121 households. The median household income in Clark County is $52,034 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Clark County scores 23 for gas stations (low), #2,170 of 2,358 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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