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Gas stations in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #169 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia

Listings
3,106
2,749 chain locations (89%)
Official establishments
2,248
+2.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$6.7B
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,914 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.4
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
6,482,182
+5.9% 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

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area comes to about $6.7B a year: $2,914 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 3,106 gas stations, that is $2.2M per station, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 3,106 gas stations on map listings in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 2,749 are chain locations, or 89%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.4, 23% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Official counts show 2,248 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area in 2023, up 2.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,029 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts list 250 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 92 SBA-backed loans worth $194.5M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area is 54 (upper middle), #169 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia.

How the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.415.510.9
Spending per listing$2.2M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,0297991,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.7%+1.5%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,914$2,928$2,595
Median household income$89,724$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5443

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
2,248+2.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
14,080
Annual payroll, 2023
$439.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
250Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3,1062,749 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2,826The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
92
Amount
$194.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
6,482,182+5.9% since 2020
Households
2,313,055
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
8,784 sq. mi.
People per square mile
712
Median household income
$89,724
Average household income
$122,540
Median home value
$367,600
Jobs located here
2,999,529
Daytime population
6,397,894Residents 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 metro areas in Georgia for gas stations, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Georgia

Metro areas in Georgia ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hinesville, GA62299.6$3M+12.6%#112 of 387
2Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA543,10613.4$2.2M+5.9%#169 of 387
3Athens-Clarke County, GA5212013.9$2.2M+3.9%#185 of 387
4Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC5029212.6$2.3M+4.7%#198 of 387
Chattanooga, TN-GA4931813.7$2.2M+5.3%#204 of 387
5Gainesville, GA4813918.9$1.7M+11.4%#215 of 387
6Warner Robins, GA4413818.5$1.7M+8.2%#242 of 387
7Savannah, GA4223814.8$1.9M+8.1%#254 of 387
8Dalton, GA418917.1$1.8M+3.5%#261 of 387
9Valdosta, GA359015.8$1.8M+3.3%#294 of 387

Other business types in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area

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Questions

How many gas stations are in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3,106 gas stations in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area. 2,749 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 2,248 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 2.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 250 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $6.7B a year, or $2,914 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3,106 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,313,055 households in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area has 13.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.2M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area would have about 2,826, against 3,106 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,029 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area at 6,482,182 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,313,055 households. Median household income in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area is $89,724, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area scores 54 for gas stations (upper middle), #169 of 387 scored metro areas.

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