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Gas stations in the Arcadia, FL area

How the Arcadia, FL area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #35 of 536 scored small-town markets
#1 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Florida

Listings
12
11 chain locations (92%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$33.5M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,616 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.4
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,078
+8.8% 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

The Arcadia area scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #35 of 536 scored small-town markets and #1 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for gas stations.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in the Arcadia area comes to about $33.5M a year: $2,616 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 12 gas stations, that is $2.8M per station, 17% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The Arcadia area has 12 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 92% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 9.4 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in the Arcadia area was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 1,282 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Arcadia area from 2020 to 2025 at +8.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Arcadia area compares

The same measures for Florida 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 Arcadia, FL area compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureArcadia areaFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.49.510.9
Spending per listing$2.8M$2.8M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,2821,4771,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.2%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.8%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,616$2,654$2,595
Median household income$54,417$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score7872

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10
Employees, 2023
84
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1211 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 the Arcadia area, 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 the Arcadia area

Population, 2025 estimate
37,078+8.8% since 2020
Households
12,824
Median age
44.7
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
637 sq. mi.
People per square mile
56
Median household income
$54,417+53.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,542
Median home value
$174,100
Jobs located here
9,687
Daytime population
32,018Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Florida

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Florida for gas stations, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Arcadia area marked.

Top small-town markets in Florida

Small-town markets in Florida ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Arcadia, FL78129.4$2.8M+8.8%#35 of 536
2Palatka, FL614614.7$1.8M+5.9%#156 of 536
3Clewiston, FL493619.3$1.5M+18.8%#289 of 536
4Okeechobee, FL443925.8$1.1M+7.4%#338 of 536
5Lake City, FL426624.1$1.2M+6.2%#363 of 536
6Key West-Key Largo, FL285616.3$1.6M−2.9%#471 of 536

Other business types in the Arcadia area

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in the Arcadia, FL area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 gas stations in the Arcadia area. 11 of them (92%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

How much do households in the Arcadia, FL area spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $33.5M a year, or $2,616 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,824 households in the Arcadia area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Arcadia, FL area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

The Arcadia area has 9.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.8M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Arcadia area would have about 14, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,282 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is the Arcadia, FL area growing?

Population estimates put the Arcadia area at 37,078 people in 2025, up 8.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,824 households. Median household income in the Arcadia area is $54,417, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 53.6%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Arcadia area scores 78 for gas stations (high), #35 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in the Arcadia area

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