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Gas stations in Franklin County, AR

How Franklin County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,372 of 2,358 scored counties
#29 of 58 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
13
10 chain locations (77%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.9M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,964 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
33% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.4
69% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,725
+3.5% 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

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Franklin County comes to about $20.9M a year: $2,964 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each station on map listings, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 13 gas stations on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 77% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 18.4 for every 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Franklin County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 705 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Franklin County is 46 (lower middle), #1,372 of 2,358 scored counties and #29 of 58 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Franklin 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 Franklin County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.415.110.9
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment7058701,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.2%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,964$2,886$2,595
Median household income$55,886$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score4642

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 10
Employees, 2023
165
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1310 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,725+3.5% since 2020
Households
7,048
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
609 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$55,886+43.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,644
Median home value
$130,800
Jobs located here
4,764
Daytime population
15,317Residents 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 Franklin 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
29Franklin County, AR461318.4$1.6M+3.5%#1,372 of 2,358

Other business types in Franklin County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Franklin County, AR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 gas stations in Franklin County. 10 of them (77%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $20.9M a year, or $2,964 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,048 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Franklin County has 18.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.6M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Franklin County would have about 9, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 705 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Franklin County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 17,725 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,048 households. Median household income in Franklin County is $55,886, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.6%, 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. Franklin County scores 46 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,372 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Franklin County

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