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Gas stations in Lonoke County, AR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #635 of 2,358 scored counties
#11 of 58 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
49
39 chain locations (80%)
Official establishments
28
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$89.7M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,141 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.2
58% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
76,664
+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 Lonoke County comes to about $89.7M a year: $3,141 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. Spread across 49 gas stations, that is $1.8M per station, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Lonoke County has 49 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 80% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 17.2 per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Lonoke County was 28 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,020 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lonoke County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Lonoke County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #635 of 2,358 scored counties and #11 of 58 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Lonoke 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 Lonoke County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureLonoke CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.215.110.9
Spending per listing$1.8M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,0208701,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%−7.2%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,141$2,886$2,595
Median household income$72,828$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score6342

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 280.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
235
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4939 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
38The 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 Lonoke 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 Lonoke County

Population, 2025 estimate
76,664+3.5% since 2020
Households
28,554
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
772 sq. mi.
People per square mile
98
Median household income
$72,828+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,277
Median home value
$193,600
Jobs located here
15,402
Daytime population
59,400Residents 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 Lonoke 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
11Lonoke County, AR634917.2$1.8M+3.5%#635 of 2,358

Other business types in Lonoke County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Lonoke County, AR?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 49 gas stations in Lonoke County. 39 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $89.7M a year, or $3,141 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,554 households in Lonoke County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lonoke County has 17.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.8M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Lonoke County would have about 38, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,020 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Lonoke County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Lonoke County at 76,664 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,554 households. Median household income in Lonoke County is $72,828, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Lonoke County scores 63 for gas stations (upper middle), #635 of 2,358 scored counties.

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

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