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Gas stations in Leon County, FL
The gas stations in Leon County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #837 of 2,358 scored counties
#39 of 65 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 143
- 121 chain locations (85%)
- Official establishments
- 93
- −6.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $320.3M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,613 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.7
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 299,048
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 143 gas stations in Leon County. Chain locations make up 85% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 11.7 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Leon County comes to about $320.3M a year: $2,613 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each station on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 93 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Leon County in 2023, down 6.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,318 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Leon County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Leon County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Leon County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #837 of 2,358 scored counties and #39 of 65 scored counties in Florida.
How Leon 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 | Leon County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.7 | 9.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,318 | 1,477 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.1% | −6.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,613 | $2,654 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $66,287 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 99 → 93−6.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 754
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 143121 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 134The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Leon 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 Leon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 299,048+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 122,597
- Median age
- 36.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 668 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 445
- Median household income
- $66,287+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,045
- Median home value
- $301,800
- Jobs located here
- 170,719
- Daytime population
- 341,629Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 39Leon County, FL | 58 | 143 | 11.7 | $2.2M | +1.7% | #837 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Leon 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 Leon County, FL?
There are 143 gas stations on map listings in Leon County as of September 2026. 121 of them (85%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 93 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 6.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Leon County, FL spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $320.3M a year, or $2,613 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 143 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 122,597 households in Leon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Leon County, FL compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Leon County has 11.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.2M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Leon County would have about 134, against 143 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,318 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Leon County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Leon County at 299,048 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 122,597 households. The median household income in Leon County is $66,287 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Leon County scores 58 for gas stations (upper middle), #837 of 2,358 scored counties.
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