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Gas stations in the District of Columbia

Every metro area, small-town market and county in the District of Columbia, ranked by the Groundwork market score for gas stations, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
158
142 chain locations (90%)
Official establishments
81
−11.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$436.2M
On gasoline and other fuels
Listings per 10k households
4.9
55% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$2.8M
16% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#15 of 51
Market score 64 · Upper middle

A site report maps the gas stations on map listings around any address in the District of Columbia by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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What this means

There are 158 gas stations on map listings in the District of Columbia as of September 2026. 142 of them (90%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Households in the District of Columbia spend about $436.2M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $1,344 per household, 48% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per station, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in the District of Columbia in 2023, down 11.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,006 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 3.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.8M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the District of Columbia.

Among the 50 states and DC, the District of Columbia ranks #15 for gas stations, with a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, scores 76.

Every market in the District of Columbia for gas stations

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in the District of Columbia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching the District of Columbia, ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV761,5346.5$4.1M+3.3%#28 of 387

Counties

Counties in the District of Columbia, ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
District of ColumbiaNot scored1584.9$2.8M+3.4%

Markets with fewer than 5 gas stations on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many gas stations are in the District of Columbia?

As of September 2026, map listings count 158 gas stations in the District of Columbia. 142 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 11.0% from 2019. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the District of Columbia spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $436.2M a year, or $1,344 per household. That is 48% below the U.S. average (an index of 52, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 158 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 324,491 households in the District of Columbia and national spending patterns by income.

How does the District of Columbia compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

The District of Columbia has 4.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.8M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, the District of Columbia would have about 183, against 158 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,006 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

Which market in the District of Columbia has the highest market score for gas stations?

The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia is the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, at 76 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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 District of Columbia scores 64 for gas stations (upper middle), #15 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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