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Gas stations in Las Animas County, CO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,871 of 2,358 scored counties
#35 of 37 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
16
16 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$18.5M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,835 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
52% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.6
2.3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,391
−0.7% 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

Las Animas County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,871 of 2,358 scored counties and #35 of 37 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $2,835 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Las Animas County spend about $18.5M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $1.2M per station, 52% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 16 gas stations on map listings in Las Animas County as of September 2026. All of them are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.6, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Las Animas County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 930 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Las Animas County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Las Animas 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 Las Animas County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureLas Animas CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.610.310.9
Spending per listing$1.2M$2.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment9301,5691,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.5%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,835$2,756$2,595
Median household income$52,074$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score3369

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 7
Employees, 2023
90
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1616 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Las Animas 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 Las Animas County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,391−0.7% since 2020
Households
6,513
Median age
46.5
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
4,773 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$52,074+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,556
Median home value
$237,600
Jobs located here
4,514
Daytime population
12,932Residents 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 Las Animas 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
35Las Animas County, CO331624.6$1.2M−0.7%#1,871 of 2,358

Other business types in Las Animas County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Las Animas County, CO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 gas stations in Las Animas County. 16 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $18.5M a year, or $2,835 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,513 households in Las Animas County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Las Animas County has 24.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.2M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Las Animas County would have about 8, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 930 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Las Animas County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Las Animas County at 14,391 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,513 households. Median household income in Las Animas County is $52,074, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.5%, 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. Las Animas County scores 33 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,871 of 2,358 scored counties.

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

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