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Gas stations in Custer County, CO

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
2
2 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.2M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,700 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
7.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
5,590
+18.3% 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 2 gas stations in Custer County. That is 7.5 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Custer County comes to about $7.2M a year: $2,700 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each station on map listings.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Custer County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Custer County grew 18.3% from 2020 to 2025, 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 Custer 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 Custer County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureCuster CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.510.310.9
Spending per listing$3.6M$2.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,5691,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.5%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+18.3%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,700$2,756$2,595
Median household income$72,674$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored69

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
22 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Custer 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 Custer County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,590+18.3% since 2020
Households
2,672
Median age
55.3
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
739 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$72,674
Average household income
$95,408
Median home value
$392,100
Jobs located here
1,060
Daytime population
4,671Residents 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 Custer 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
Custer County, CONot scored27.5$3.6M+18.3%

Other business types in Custer 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 Custer County, CO?

There are 2 gas stations on map listings in Custer County as of September 2026. The listings count gas stations. No official count is published for gasoline stations in Custer County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $7.2M a year, or $2,700 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,672 households in Custer County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Custer County has 2 gas stations on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Custer County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Custer County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Custer County at 5,590 people in 2025, up 18.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,672 households. The median household income in Custer County is $72,674 a year, 10% 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 Custer County

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