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Gas stations in Appling County, GA

How Appling County, GA 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 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,490 of 2,358 scored counties
#70 of 122 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
15
11 chain locations (73%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.9M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,776 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
44% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.9
92% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,100
+3.9% 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 15 gas stations in Appling County. 11 of them (73%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 20.9 per 10,000 households, 92% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Households in Appling County spend about $19.9M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,776 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each station on map listings, 44% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Appling County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 897 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Appling County grew 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Appling County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,490 of 2,358 scored counties and #70 of 122 scored counties in Georgia.

How Appling County compares

The same measures for Georgia 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 Appling County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureAppling CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.915.510.9
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment8977991,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.5%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,776$2,928$2,595
Median household income$46,651$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4343

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 8
Employees, 2023
47
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1511 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
19,100+3.9% since 2020
Households
7,178
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
508 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$46,651+15.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$64,439
Median home value
$76,700
Jobs located here
7,627
Daytime population
18,665Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for gas stations, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Appling County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Forsyth County, GA90788.8$3.7M+11.8%#28 of 2,358
2Oconee County, GA891610.7$3.7M+6.9%#35 of 2,358
3Paulding County, GA896611.0$3.2M+12.7%#41 of 2,358
4Columbia County, GA87458.2$3.9M+7.9%#55 of 2,358
5Cherokee County, GA8711911.7$2.8M+11.6%#58 of 2,358
6Fayette County, GA834810.8$3.1M+4.7%#97 of 2,358
7Oglethorpe County, GA83814.8$2.2M+10.4%#104 of 2,358
8Banks County, GA7868.8$4.2M+17.3%#186 of 2,358
9Lee County, GA771512.2$2.8M+2.9%#220 of 2,358
10Harris County, GA772015.4$2.4M+6.8%#226 of 2,358
70Appling County, GA431520.9$1.3M+3.9%#1,490 of 2,358

Other business types in Appling County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Appling County, GA?

There are 15 gas stations on map listings in Appling County as of September 2026. 11 of them (73%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

How much do households in Appling County, GA spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $19.9M a year, or $2,776 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,178 households in Appling County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Appling County, GA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Appling County has 20.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 92% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.3M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Appling County would have about 8, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 897 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Appling County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Appling County at 19,100 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,178 households. The median household income in Appling County is $46,651 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.8% 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. Appling County scores 43 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,490 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Appling County

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