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Gas stations in Routt County, CO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,331 of 2,358 scored counties
#27 of 37 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
23
21 chain locations (91%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$33.4M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,961 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
39% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.4
87% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,329
+2.0% 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

Households in Routt County spend about $33.4M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,961 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per station, 39% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Routt County has 23 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (91%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.4, 87% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Routt County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 940 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Routt County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Routt County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,331 of 2,358 scored counties and #27 of 37 scored counties in Colorado.

How Routt 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 Routt County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureRoutt CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.410.310.9
Spending per listing$1.5M$2.7M$2.4M
Households per official establishment9401,5691,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.5%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,961$2,756$2,595
Median household income$106,489$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score4769

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 12
Employees, 2023
93
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2321 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Routt 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 Routt County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,329+2.0% since 2020
Households
11,281
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
2,362 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$106,489+37.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$150,721
Median home value
$854,700
Jobs located here
15,001
Daytime population
26,089Residents 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 Routt 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
27Routt County, CO472320.4$1.5M+2.0%#1,331 of 2,358

Other business types in Routt County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Routt County, CO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 gas stations in Routt County. 21 of them (91%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $33.4M a year, or $2,961 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,281 households in Routt County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Routt County has 20.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 87% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.5M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Routt County would have about 14, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 940 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Routt County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Routt County at 25,329 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,281 households. Median household income in Routt County is $106,489, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.5%, 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. Routt County scores 47 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,331 of 2,358 scored counties.

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 Routt County

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