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Gas stations in Chatham County, GA
How Chatham 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,317 of 2,358 scored counties
#61 of 122 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 173
- 144 chain locations (83%)
- Official establishments
- 149
- +1.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $312.5M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,596 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.4
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 311,855
- +5.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Chatham County comes to about $312.5M a year: $2,596 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per station, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Chatham County has 173 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 144 are chain locations, or 83%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 14.4 for every 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 149 businesses with payroll in Chatham County classed as gasoline stations, up 1.4% from 2019. That is one for every 808 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $387K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Chatham County.
Population estimates show Chatham County grew 5.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Chatham County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,317 of 2,358 scored counties and #61 of 122 scored counties in Georgia.
How Chatham 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.
| Measure | Chatham County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.4 | 15.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 808 | 799 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.4% | +1.5% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,596 | $2,928 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $71,097 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 147 → 149+1.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,037
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $30.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 173144 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 131The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $387K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Chatham 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 Chatham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 311,855+5.7% since 2020
- Households
- 120,383
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 433 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 695
- Median household income
- $71,097+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,268
- Median home value
- $302,700
- Jobs located here
- 168,123
- Daytime population
- 342,441Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Forsyth County, GA | 90 | 78 | 8.8 | $3.7M | +11.8% | #28 of 2,358 |
| 2Oconee County, GA | 89 | 16 | 10.7 | $3.7M | +6.9% | #35 of 2,358 |
| 3Paulding County, GA | 89 | 66 | 11.0 | $3.2M | +12.7% | #41 of 2,358 |
| 4Columbia County, GA | 87 | 45 | 8.2 | $3.9M | +7.9% | #55 of 2,358 |
| 5Cherokee County, GA | 87 | 119 | 11.7 | $2.8M | +11.6% | #58 of 2,358 |
| 6Fayette County, GA | 83 | 48 | 10.8 | $3.1M | +4.7% | #97 of 2,358 |
| 7Oglethorpe County, GA | 83 | 8 | 14.8 | $2.2M | +10.4% | #104 of 2,358 |
| 8Banks County, GA | 78 | 6 | 8.8 | $4.2M | +17.3% | #186 of 2,358 |
| 9Lee County, GA | 77 | 15 | 12.2 | $2.8M | +2.9% | #220 of 2,358 |
| 10Harris County, GA | 77 | 20 | 15.4 | $2.4M | +6.8% | #226 of 2,358 |
| 61Chatham County, GA | 47 | 173 | 14.4 | $1.8M | +5.7% | #1,317 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Chatham 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 Chatham County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 173 gas stations in Chatham County. 144 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 149 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 1.4% from 2019. Another 16 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Chatham County, GA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $312.5M a year, or $2,596 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 173 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 120,383 households in Chatham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chatham County, GA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Chatham County has 14.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.8M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Chatham County would have about 131, against 173 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 808 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Chatham County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Chatham County at 311,855 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 120,383 households. Median household income in Chatham County is $71,097, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Chatham County scores 47 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,317 of 2,358 scored counties.
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