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Gas stations in Manatee County, FL
How Manatee 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 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #109 of 2,358 scored counties
#6 of 65 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 107
- 98 chain locations (92%)
- Official establishments
- 100
- +5.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $472.6M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,674 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 85% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 44% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 468,200
- +16.6% since 2020
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What this means
Manatee County scores 82 (high) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #109 of 2,358 scored counties and #6 of 65 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for gas stations.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Manatee County comes to about $472.6M a year: $2,674 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.4M per station, 85% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Manatee County has 107 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 92% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 6.1 per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Manatee County was 100 in 2023, up 5.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,767 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $105K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Manatee County. Population estimates show Manatee County grew 16.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Manatee 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 | Manatee County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 9.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $2.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,767 | 1,477 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.3% | −6.2% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.6% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,674 | $2,654 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $78,457 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 95 → 100+5.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,081
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10798 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 198The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $105K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Manatee 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 Manatee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 468,200+16.6% since 2020
- Households
- 176,747
- Median age
- 48.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 743 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 579
- Median household income
- $78,457+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,837
- Median home value
- $391,400
- Jobs located here
- 145,644
- Daytime population
- 393,187Residents 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 |
Other business types in Manatee 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 Manatee County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 107 gas stations in Manatee County. 98 of them (92%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 100 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 5.3% from 2019. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Manatee County, FL spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $472.6M a year, or $2,674 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 107 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $4.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 176,747 households in Manatee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Manatee County, FL compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Manatee County has 6.1 gas stations per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $4.4M, 85% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Manatee County would have about 198, against 107 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,767 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Manatee County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Manatee County at 468,200 people in 2025, up 16.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 176,747 households. Median household income in Manatee County is $78,457, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. Manatee County scores 82 for gas stations (high), #109 of 2,358 scored counties.
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