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Gas stations in Marion County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Marion County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
3 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$23.9M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,121 a household
Spending per listing
$6M
2.5 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
52% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,593
+4.3% since 2020

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What this means

Households in Marion County spend about $23.9M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,121 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That works out to $6M per station, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Marion County has 4 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. That is 5.2 per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Marion County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 2,555 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Marion County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 gas stations on map listings, Marion County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Marion 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 Marion County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureMarion CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.215.110.9
Spending per listing$6M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment2,5558701,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.2%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,121$2,886$2,595
Median household income$48,619$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored42

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
23
Annual payroll, 2023
$709K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
43 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Marion 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 Marion County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,593+4.3% since 2020
Households
7,664
Median age
50.1
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
597 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$48,619+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,215
Median home value
$163,300
Jobs located here
3,596
Daytime population
15,570Residents 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 Marion 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
Marion County, ARNot scored45.2$6M+4.3%

Other business types in Marion County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Marion County, AR?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 gas stations in Marion County. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $23.9M a year, or $3,121 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,664 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marion County has 5.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $6M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Marion County would have about 10, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,555 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Marion County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Marion County at 17,593 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,664 households. Median household income in Marion County is $48,619, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.4%, 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. Marion County has no market score for gas stations: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Marion County. It maps the gas stations on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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