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Gas stations in the Jacksonville, FL metro area

The gas stations in the Jacksonville, FL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #88 of 387 scored metro areas
#12 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida

Listings
709
633 chain locations (89%)
Official establishments
443
−1.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.8B
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,719 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.7
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,785,500
+10.7% 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

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in the Jacksonville metro area comes to about $1.8B a year: $2,719 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each station on map listings, 7% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The Jacksonville metro area has 709 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 89% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.7, 2% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 443 businesses with payroll in the Jacksonville metro area classed as gasoline stations, down 1.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,497 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts list 30 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $6.9M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Jacksonville metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Jacksonville metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +10.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, the Jacksonville metro area has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #88 of 387 scored metro areas and #12 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Jacksonville metro 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 Jacksonville, FL metro area compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureJacksonville metro areaFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.79.510.9
Spending per listing$2.5M$2.8M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,4971,4771,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−1.8%−6.2%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.7%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,719$2,654$2,595
Median household income$79,643$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score6772

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
443−1.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
5,151
Annual payroll, 2023
$156.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
30Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
709633 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
756The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$6.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Jacksonville metro 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 Jacksonville metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
1,785,500+10.7% since 2020
Households
663,101
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
3,202 sq. mi.
People per square mile
526
Median household income
$79,643+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,638
Median home value
$343,400
Jobs located here
779,445
Daytime population
1,697,743Residents 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 metro areas in Florida for gas stations, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Jacksonville metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Florida

Metro areas in Florida ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL842356.0$4.4M+13.2%#8 of 387
2Naples-Marco Island, FL801136.8$3.8M+10.6%#17 of 387
3Punta Gorda, FL79647.1$3.7M+15.5%#19 of 387
4Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL798107.9$3.5M+10.3%#20 of 387
5Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL772618.0$3.3M+14.4%#25 of 387
6Homosassa Springs, FL75527.3$3.7M+11.1%#31 of 387
7Port St. Lucie, FL751969.5$2.9M+16.0%#35 of 387
8Wildwood-The Villages, FL74497.0$3.3M+21.1%#41 of 387
9Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL722538.6$3.2M+11.2%#52 of 387
10Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL701,1178.4$3.1M+7.3%#66 of 387
12Jacksonville, FL6770910.7$2.5M+10.7%#88 of 387

Other business types in the Jacksonville metro area

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in the Jacksonville, FL metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 709 gas stations in the Jacksonville metro area. 633 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 443 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 1.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 30 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $1.8B a year, or $2,719 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 709 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 663,101 households in the Jacksonville metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Jacksonville metro area has 10.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.5M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Jacksonville metro area would have about 756, against 709 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,497 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Jacksonville, FL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Jacksonville metro area at 1,785,500 people in 2025, up 10.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 663,101 households. Median household income in the Jacksonville metro area is $79,643, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. The Jacksonville metro area scores 67 for gas stations (upper middle), #88 of 387 scored metro areas.

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