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Gas stations in Pueblo County, CO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #661 of 2,358 scored counties
#20 of 37 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
69
62 chain locations (90%)
Official establishments
46
−19.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$183.4M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,677 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.1
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
169,277
+0.6% 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

At $2,677 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Pueblo County spend about $183.4M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each station on map listings, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 69 gas stations on map listings in Pueblo County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 90% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 10.1 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 46 businesses with payroll in Pueblo County classed as gasoline stations, down 19.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,490 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.4M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Pueblo County.

Population estimates put the population change in Pueblo County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Pueblo County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #661 of 2,358 scored counties and #20 of 37 scored counties in Colorado.

How Pueblo 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 Pueblo County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasurePueblo CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.110.310.9
Spending per listing$2.7M$2.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,4901,5691,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−19.3%−2.5%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,677$2,756$2,595
Median household income$64,010$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score6269

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
57 → 46−19.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
656
Annual payroll, 2023
$18.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6962 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
77The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$2.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Pueblo 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 Pueblo County

Population, 2025 estimate
169,277+0.6% since 2020
Households
68,523
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,387 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71
Median household income
$64,010+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,458
Median home value
$291,300
Jobs located here
56,090
Daytime population
161,514Residents 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 Pueblo 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
20Pueblo County, CO626910.1$2.7M+0.6%#661 of 2,358

Other business types in Pueblo County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Pueblo County, CO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 69 gas stations in Pueblo County. 62 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 19.3% from 2019.

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

About $183.4M a year, or $2,677 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 68,523 households in Pueblo County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pueblo County has 10.1 gas stations per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.7M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Pueblo County would have about 77, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,490 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Pueblo County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Pueblo County at 169,277 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,523 households. Median household income in Pueblo County is $64,010, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. Pueblo County scores 62 for gas stations (upper middle), #661 of 2,358 scored counties.

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