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Gas stations in the Hot Springs, AR metro area
How the Hot Springs, AR metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #272 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Arkansas
- Listings
- 56
- 47 chain locations (84%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- −2.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $123.6M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,831 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.8
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,695
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Hot Springs metro area spend about $123.6M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,831 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 56 gas stations, that is $2.2M per station, 7% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The Hot Springs metro area has 56 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 47 are chain locations, or 84%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 12.8 for every 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in the Hot Springs metro area in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019. That is one for every 992 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $4.3M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Hot Springs metro area.
Population estimates show the Hot Springs metro area declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Hot Springs metro area scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #272 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Arkansas.
How the Hot Springs metro 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.
| Measure | Hot Springs metro area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.8 | 15.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 992 | 870 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.2% | −7.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,831 | $2,886 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $57,181 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 44−2.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 249
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5647 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $4.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Hot Springs metro 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 Hot Springs metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,695−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 43,667
- Median age
- 46.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 678 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 148
- Median household income
- $57,181+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,414
- Median home value
- $194,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,998
- Daytime population
- 100,390Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Arkansas for gas stations, numbered among those based in Arkansas (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Hot Springs metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 91 | 168 | 7.8 | $3.9M | +13.1% | #1 of 387 |
| 2Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 43 | 434 | 13.9 | $2M | +3.8% | #247 of 387 |
| 3Hot Springs, AR | 39 | 56 | 12.8 | $2.2M | −0.6% | #272 of 387 |
| 4Fort Smith, AR-OK | 39 | 147 | 16.2 | $1.8M | +3.1% | #275 of 387 |
| 5Jonesboro, AR | 36 | 81 | 15.2 | $1.8M | +3.6% | #288 of 387 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | 28 | 90 | 16.0 | $1.7M | −0.4% | #335 of 387 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 21 | 995 | 19.0 | $1.5M | −0.3% | #363 of 387 |
Other business types in the Hot Springs metro area
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 the Hot Springs, AR metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 56 gas stations in the Hot Springs metro area. 47 of them (84%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Hot Springs, AR metro area spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $123.6M a year, or $2,831 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,667 households in the Hot Springs metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hot Springs, AR metro area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
The Hot Springs metro area has 12.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.2M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Hot Springs metro area would have about 52, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 992 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Hot Springs, AR metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Hot Springs metro area at 99,695 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,667 households. Median household income in the Hot Springs metro area is $57,181, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. The Hot Springs metro area scores 39 for gas stations (lower middle), #272 of 387 scored metro areas.
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