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Gas stations in Mesa County, CO
How Mesa 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 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #432 of 2,358 scored counties
#14 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 72
- 62 chain locations (86%)
- Official establishments
- 53
- −1.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $185.3M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,815 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.9
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 162,845
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,815 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Mesa County spend about $185.3M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each station on map listings, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Mesa County has 72 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 86% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.9, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Mesa County in 2023, down 1.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,242 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Mesa County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Mesa County is 69 (upper middle), #432 of 2,358 scored counties and #14 of 37 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Mesa 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 | Mesa County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.9 | 10.3 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.7M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,242 | 1,569 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.8% | −2.5% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,815 | $2,756 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $73,658 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 54 → 53−1.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 664
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7262 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 78The 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 Mesa 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 Mesa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 162,845+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 65,830
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,329 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $73,658+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,145
- Median home value
- $378,600
- Jobs located here
- 65,394
- Daytime population
- 156,691Residents 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 |
| 14Mesa County, CO | 69 | 72 | 10.9 | $2.6M | +4.4% | #432 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Mesa County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Mesa County, CO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 72 gas stations in Mesa County. 62 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 1.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Mesa County, CO spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $185.3M a year, or $2,815 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 65,830 households in Mesa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mesa County, CO compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Mesa County has 10.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.6M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Mesa County would have about 78, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,242 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Mesa County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Mesa County at 162,845 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,830 households. Median household income in Mesa County is $73,658, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. Mesa County scores 69 for gas stations (upper middle), #432 of 2,358 scored counties.
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