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Gas stations in Jackson County, AR

The gas stations in Jackson County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,095 of 2,358 scored counties
#44 of 58 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
15
10 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,798 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
52% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.7
2.3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,741
0.0% 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

For gas stations, Jackson County has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #2,095 of 2,358 scored counties and #44 of 58 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $2,798 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Jackson County spend about $17M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each station on map listings, 52% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Jackson County has 15 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (67%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.7, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Jackson County in 2023. That is one for every 675 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates show Jackson County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Jackson 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 Jackson County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.715.110.9
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment6758701,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.2%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,798$2,886$2,595
Median household income$44,218$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score2642

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 9
Employees, 2023
77
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1510 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,7410.0% since 2020
Households
6,076
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
634 sq. mi.
People per square mile
26
Median household income
$44,218+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$64,324
Median home value
$98,300
Jobs located here
4,396
Daytime population
15,421Residents 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 Jackson 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
44Jackson County, AR261524.7$1.1M0.0%#2,095 of 2,358

Other business types in Jackson County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Jackson County, AR?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 gas stations in Jackson County. 10 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $17M a year, or $2,798 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,076 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jackson County has 24.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.1M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Jackson County would have about 7, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 675 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Jackson County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 16,741 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,076 households. Median household income in Jackson County is $44,218, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.6%, 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. Jackson County scores 26 for gas stations (lower middle), #2,095 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 Jackson County

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