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Gas stations in Ouachita County, AR
The gas stations in Ouachita County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,911 of 2,358 scored counties
#40 of 58 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 13
- 9 chain locations (69%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- −35.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $23.7M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,750 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.1
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,731
- −3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Ouachita County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,911 of 2,358 scored counties and #40 of 58 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 gas stations in Ouachita County. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 69%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.1, 39% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Ouachita County spend about $23.7M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,750 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each station on map listings, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Ouachita County was 13 in 2023, down 35.0% from 2019. That is one for every 663 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ouachita County declined 3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ouachita 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.
| Measure | Ouachita County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.1 | 15.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 663 | 870 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −35.0% | −7.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.9% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,750 | $2,886 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $49,268 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 13−35.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 103
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 139 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 Ouachita 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 Ouachita County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,731−3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 8,624
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 733 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 30
- Median household income
- $49,268+39.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $65,528
- Median home value
- $102,100
- Jobs located here
- 6,318
- Daytime population
- 19,004Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benton County, AR | 91 | 80 | 7.1 | $4.4M | +16.0% | #19 of 2,358 |
| 2Washington County, AR | 85 | 79 | 8.1 | $3.6M | +9.9% | #72 of 2,358 |
| 3Madison County, AR | 79 | 9 | 13.9 | $2.5M | +11.2% | #178 of 2,358 |
| 4Saline County, AR | 77 | 50 | 10.0 | $3.1M | +7.6% | #216 of 2,358 |
| 5Randolph County, AR | 76 | 6 | 8.2 | $3.7M | +1.5% | #231 of 2,358 |
| 6Baxter County, AR | 75 | 17 | 8.8 | $3.2M | +3.1% | #255 of 2,358 |
| 7Fulton County, AR | 72 | 6 | 12.6 | $2.5M | +3.7% | #350 of 2,358 |
| 8Carroll County, AR | 70 | 15 | 13.2 | $2.4M | +3.6% | #410 of 2,358 |
| 9Faulkner County, AR | 70 | 69 | 14.0 | $2.2M | +8.2% | #413 of 2,358 |
| 10Crawford County, AR | 65 | 40 | 17.1 | $1.8M | +4.1% | #578 of 2,358 |
| 40Ouachita County, AR | 31 | 13 | 15.1 | $1.8M | −3.9% | #1,911 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Ouachita County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Ouachita County, AR?
There are 13 gas stations on map listings in Ouachita County as of September 2026. 9 of them (69%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 35.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Ouachita County, AR spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $23.7M a year, or $2,750 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,624 households in Ouachita County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ouachita County, AR compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Ouachita County has 15.1 gas stations per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.8M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Ouachita County would have about 10, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 663 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 35.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Ouachita County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Ouachita County at 21,731 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,624 households. The median household income in Ouachita County is $49,268 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Ouachita County scores 31 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,911 of 2,358 scored counties.
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