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Gas stations in Hillsborough County, FL
How Hillsborough County, FL 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 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #341 of 2,358 scored counties
#23 of 65 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 549
- 479 chain locations (87%)
- Official establishments
- 437
- −4.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.6B
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,668 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.4
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,574,115
- +7.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 549 gas stations in Hillsborough County. Of those, 479 are chain locations, or 87%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.4, 14% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $2,668 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Hillsborough County spend about $1.6B a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $2.8M per station, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 437 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Hillsborough County in 2023, down 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,335 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 31 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $7.9M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Hillsborough County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hillsborough County grew 7.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Hillsborough County is 72 (upper middle), #341 of 2,358 scored counties and #23 of 65 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Hillsborough County 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.
| Measure | Hillsborough County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.4 | 9.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,335 | 1,477 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.6% | −6.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,668 | $2,654 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $79,540 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 458 → 437−4.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,052
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $105M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 31Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 549479 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 652The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $7.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,574,115+7.4% since 2020
- Households
- 583,192
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,022 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,490
- Median household income
- $79,540+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,695
- Median home value
- $371,500
- Jobs located here
- 844,193
- Daytime population
- 1,660,701Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for gas stations, numbered among those based in Florida, with Hillsborough County marked.
Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Santa Rosa County, FL | 91 | 57 | 7.9 | $4.1M | +11.7% | #20 of 2,358 |
| 2St. Johns County, FL | 87 | 89 | 7.7 | $3.8M | +25.0% | #56 of 2,358 |
| 3Flagler County, FL | 86 | 30 | 5.7 | $4.9M | +21.0% | #59 of 2,358 |
| 4Osceola County, FL | 86 | 104 | 7.3 | $4M | +23.2% | #62 of 2,358 |
| 5Clay County, FL | 83 | 94 | 11.2 | $2.7M | +9.4% | #102 of 2,358 |
| 6Manatee County, FL | 82 | 107 | 6.1 | $4.4M | +16.6% | #109 of 2,358 |
| 7Sarasota County, FL | 81 | 128 | 6.0 | $4.3M | +10.0% | #124 of 2,358 |
| 8Seminole County, FL | 81 | 131 | 7.0 | $4.1M | +4.3% | #128 of 2,358 |
| 9Hernando County, FL | 81 | 70 | 8.5 | $3.3M | +13.3% | #134 of 2,358 |
| 10Collier County, FL | 80 | 113 | 6.8 | $3.8M | +10.6% | #146 of 2,358 |
| 23Hillsborough County, FL | 72 | 549 | 9.4 | $2.8M | +7.4% | #341 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County, FL?
Hillsborough County has 549 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 479 of them (87%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 437 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 4.6% from 2019. Another 31 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hillsborough County, FL spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $1.6B a year, or $2,668 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 549 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 583,192 households in Hillsborough County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hillsborough County, FL compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Hillsborough County has 9.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.8M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Hillsborough County would have about 652, against 549 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,335 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Hillsborough County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Hillsborough County at 1,574,115 people in 2025, up 7.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 583,192 households. The median household income in Hillsborough County is $79,540 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Hillsborough County scores 72 for gas stations (upper middle), #341 of 2,358 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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