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Gas stations in Carroll County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,293 of 2,358 scored counties
#59 of 122 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
108
96 chain locations (89%)
Official establishments
71
−14.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$142.6M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,232 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.5
2.3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
131,036
+9.8% 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 108 gas stations in Carroll County. Chain locations make up 89% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 24.5 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Households in Carroll County spend about $142.6M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,232 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each station on map listings, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Carroll County was 71 in 2023, down 14.5% from 2019. That is one for every 621 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3.9M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Carroll County.

Population estimates show Carroll County grew 9.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Carroll County is 48 (lower middle), #1,293 of 2,358 scored counties and #59 of 122 scored counties in Georgia.

How Carroll 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 Carroll County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureCarroll CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.515.510.9
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment6217991,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−14.5%+1.5%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,232$2,928$2,595
Median household income$73,714$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4843

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
83 → 71−14.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
479
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10896 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
60The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$3.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
131,036+9.8% since 2020
Households
44,106
Median age
36.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
499 sq. mi.
People per square mile
250
Median household income
$73,714+37.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,516
Median home value
$255,100
Jobs located here
44,150
Daytime population
111,823Residents 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 Carroll 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
59Carroll County, GA4810824.5$1.3M+9.8%#1,293 of 2,358

Other business types in Carroll County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Carroll County, GA?

There are 108 gas stations on map listings in Carroll County as of September 2026. 96 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 14.5% from 2019. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $142.6M a year, or $3,232 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 108 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,106 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Carroll County has 24.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.3M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Carroll County would have about 60, against 108 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 621 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Carroll County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Carroll County at 131,036 people in 2025, up 9.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,106 households. The median household income in Carroll County is $73,714 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.2% 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. Carroll County scores 48 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,293 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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