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Gas stations in Costilla County, CO

How Costilla County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
4
4 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.6M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,760 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
52% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.2
2.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
3,679
+5.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 gas stations in Costilla County. That is 24.2 per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Costilla County comes to about $4.6M a year: $2,760 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 4 gas stations, that is $1.1M per station, 52% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Costilla County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 413 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Costilla County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Costilla 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.

Gas stations in Costilla County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureCostilla CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.210.310.9
Spending per listing$1.1M$2.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment4131,5691,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.5%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.1%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,760$2,756$2,595
Median household income$36,861$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored69

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
25
Annual payroll, 2023
$475K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
44 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Costilla 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 Costilla County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,679+5.1% since 2020
Households
1,651
Median age
52.2
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,228 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$36,861
Average household income
$54,653
Median home value
$184,700
Jobs located here
728
Daytime population
3,153Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for gas stations, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Costilla County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Elbert County, CO9699.0$4.5M+16.5%#3 of 2,358
2Park County, CO9188.9$3.8M+5.1%#21 of 2,358
3Douglas County, CO90866.1$4.9M+10.9%#25 of 2,358
4Weld County, CO8215412.4$2.5M+14.2%#121 of 2,358
5Broomfield County, CO79216.6$4M+6.3%#164 of 2,358
6Larimer County, CO791318.5$3.4M+4.8%#169 of 2,358
7Gunnison County, CO7767.1$4.1M+2.9%#208 of 2,358
8Delta County, CO77118.5$3.5M+3.6%#212 of 2,358
9Montrose County, CO761810.0$3M+4.1%#237 of 2,358
10Archuleta County, CO76711.8$2.6M+6.6%#240 of 2,358
Costilla County, CONot scored424.2$1.1M+5.1%

Other business types in Costilla County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Costilla County, CO?

There are 4 gas stations on map listings in Costilla County as of September 2026. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

How much do households in Costilla County, CO spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $4.6M a year, or $2,760 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,651 households in Costilla County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Costilla County, CO compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Costilla County has 24.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.2 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 national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Costilla County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 413 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Costilla County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Costilla County at 3,679 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,651 households. The median household income in Costilla County is $36,861 a year, 54% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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 Costilla County

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