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Gas stations in Okaloosa County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Okaloosa County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #456 of 2,358 scored counties
#29 of 65 scored counties in Florida

Listings
91
82 chain locations (90%)
Official establishments
100
+5.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$252.4M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,955 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.7
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
221,810
+4.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 91 gas stations in Okaloosa County. Chain locations make up 90% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 10.7 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

At $2,955 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Okaloosa County spend about $252.4M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $2.8M per station, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 100 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Okaloosa County in 2023, up 5.3% from 2019. That is one for every 854 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.5M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Okaloosa County.

Population estimates put the population change in Okaloosa County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Okaloosa County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #456 of 2,358 scored counties and #29 of 65 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Okaloosa 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.

Gas stations in Okaloosa County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureOkaloosa CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.79.510.9
Spending per listing$2.8M$2.8M$2.4M
Households per official establishment8541,4771,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.3%−6.2%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.6%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,955$2,654$2,595
Median household income$81,998$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score6872

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
95 → 100+5.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
776
Annual payroll, 2023
$23.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9182 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
106The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Okaloosa 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 Okaloosa County

Population, 2025 estimate
221,810+4.6% since 2020
Households
85,411
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
930 sq. mi.
People per square mile
233
Median household income
$81,998+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,934
Median home value
$351,200
Jobs located here
91,084
Daytime population
224,037Residents 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 counties in Florida for gas stations, numbered among those based in Florida, with Okaloosa County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Santa Rosa County, FL91577.9$4.1M+11.7%#20 of 2,358
2St. Johns County, FL87897.7$3.8M+25.0%#56 of 2,358
3Flagler County, FL86305.7$4.9M+21.0%#59 of 2,358
4Osceola County, FL861047.3$4M+23.2%#62 of 2,358
5Clay County, FL839411.2$2.7M+9.4%#102 of 2,358
6Manatee County, FL821076.1$4.4M+16.6%#109 of 2,358
7Sarasota County, FL811286.0$4.3M+10.0%#124 of 2,358
8Seminole County, FL811317.0$4.1M+4.3%#128 of 2,358
9Hernando County, FL81708.5$3.3M+13.3%#134 of 2,358
10Collier County, FL801136.8$3.8M+10.6%#146 of 2,358
29Okaloosa County, FL689110.7$2.8M+4.6%#456 of 2,358

Other business types in Okaloosa County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Okaloosa County, FL?

There are 91 gas stations on map listings in Okaloosa County as of September 2026. 82 of them (90%) 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.

How much do households in Okaloosa County, FL spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $252.4M a year, or $2,955 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 91 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 85,411 households in Okaloosa County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Okaloosa County, FL compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Okaloosa County has 10.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.8M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Okaloosa County would have about 106, against 91 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 854 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 Okaloosa County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Okaloosa County at 221,810 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 85,411 households. The median household income in Okaloosa County is $81,998 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. Okaloosa County scores 68 for gas stations (upper middle), #456 of 2,358 scored counties.

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