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Gas stations in Arapahoe County, CO
How Arapahoe County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #336 of 2,358 scored counties
#13 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 209
- 197 chain locations (94%)
- Official establishments
- 139
- +0.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $690.5M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,684 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 673,820
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 209 gas stations in Arapahoe County. 197 of them (94%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 8.1 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $2,684 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Arapahoe County spend about $690.5M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each station on map listings, 39% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Arapahoe County was 139 in 2023, up 0.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,851 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $4.7M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Arapahoe County.
Population estimates put the population change in Arapahoe County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Arapahoe County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #336 of 2,358 scored counties and #13 of 37 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Arapahoe County compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | Arapahoe County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.1 | 10.3 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $2.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,851 | 1,569 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +0.7% | −2.5% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,684 | $2,756 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $101,087 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 138 → 139+0.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,139
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $37.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 209197 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 290The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $4.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 673,820+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 257,232
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 798 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 827
- Median household income
- $101,087+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,289
- Median home value
- $561,200
- Jobs located here
- 352,398
- Daytime population
- 677,507Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elbert County, CO | 96 | 9 | 9.0 | $4.5M | +16.5% | #3 of 2,358 |
| 2Park County, CO | 91 | 8 | 8.9 | $3.8M | +5.1% | #21 of 2,358 |
| 3Douglas County, CO | 90 | 86 | 6.1 | $4.9M | +10.9% | #25 of 2,358 |
| 4Weld County, CO | 82 | 154 | 12.4 | $2.5M | +14.2% | #121 of 2,358 |
| 5Broomfield County, CO | 79 | 21 | 6.6 | $4M | +6.3% | #164 of 2,358 |
| 6Larimer County, CO | 79 | 131 | 8.5 | $3.4M | +4.8% | #169 of 2,358 |
| 7Gunnison County, CO | 77 | 6 | 7.1 | $4.1M | +2.9% | #208 of 2,358 |
| 8Delta County, CO | 77 | 11 | 8.5 | $3.5M | +3.6% | #212 of 2,358 |
| 9Montrose County, CO | 76 | 18 | 10.0 | $3M | +4.1% | #237 of 2,358 |
| 10Archuleta County, CO | 76 | 7 | 11.8 | $2.6M | +6.6% | #240 of 2,358 |
| 13Arapahoe County, CO | 72 | 209 | 8.1 | $3.3M | +2.8% | #336 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Arapahoe County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Arapahoe County, CO?
There are 209 gas stations on map listings in Arapahoe County as of September 2026. 197 of them (94%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 139 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 0.7% from 2019. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Arapahoe County, CO spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $690.5M a year, or $2,684 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 209 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 257,232 households in Arapahoe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Arapahoe County, CO compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Arapahoe County has 8.1 gas stations per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.3M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Arapahoe County would have about 290, against 209 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,851 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Arapahoe County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Arapahoe County at 673,820 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 257,232 households. The median household income in Arapahoe County is $101,087 a year, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% 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. Arapahoe County scores 72 for gas stations (upper middle), #336 of 2,358 scored counties.
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