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Gas stations in the Harrison, AR area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in the Harrison, AR area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #94 of 536 scored small-town markets
#3 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas

Listings
36
30 chain locations (83%)
Official establishments
19
−20.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$58.7M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,166 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.4
78% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,654
+2.4% 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 the Harrison area comes to about $58.7M a year: $3,166 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. Spread across 36 gas stations, that is $1.6M per station, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The Harrison area has 36 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 83% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 19.4 for every 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in the Harrison area in 2023, down 20.8% from 2019. That is one for every 976 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Harrison area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Harrison area scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #94 of 536 scored small-town markets and #3 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Harrison 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 Harrison, AR area compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureHarrison areaArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.415.110.9
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment9768701,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−20.8%−7.2%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,166$2,886$2,595
Median household income$54,384$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score6842

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19−20.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
103
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3630 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The 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 Harrison 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 Harrison area

Population, 2025 estimate
45,654+2.4% since 2020
Households
18,542
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,411 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$54,384+22.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,341
Median home value
$185,000
Jobs located here
15,227
Daytime population
43,011Residents 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 Harrison 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 Harrison area

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 gas stations in the Harrison area. 30 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 20.8% from 2019.

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

About $58.7M a year, or $3,166 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,542 households in the Harrison area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Harrison area has 19.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.6M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Harrison area would have about 25, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 976 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Harrison, AR area growing?

Population estimates put the Harrison area at 45,654 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,542 households. Median household income in the Harrison area is $54,384, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.0%, 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. 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 Harrison area scores 68 for gas stations (upper middle), #94 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 Harrison area

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