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Gas stations in Dade County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Dade County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,154 of 2,358 scored counties
#115 of 122 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 26
- 21 chain locations (81%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,281 a household
- Spending per listing
- $768K
- 68% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.7
- 3.9 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,154
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Dade County scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #2,154 of 2,358 scored counties and #115 of 122 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 gas stations in Dade County. Chain locations make up 81% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 42.7 for every 10,000 households, 3.9 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Dade County spend about $20M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,281 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That works out to $768K per station, 68% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Dade County in 2023. That is one for every 264 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates show Dade County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Dade 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 | Dade County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.7 | 15.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $768K | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 264 | 799 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.5% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,281 | $2,928 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $64,568 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 23
- Employees, 2023
- 141
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2621 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 Dade 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 Dade County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,154−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 6,083
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 174 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $64,568+51.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,051
- Median home value
- $198,500
- Jobs located here
- 4,274
- Daytime population
- 14,311Residents 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 |
| 115Dade County, GA | 24 | 26 | 42.7 | $768K | −0.5% | #2,154 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Dade 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 Dade County, GA?
Dade County has 26 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (81%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Dade County, GA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $20M a year, or $3,281 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $768K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,083 households in Dade County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dade County, GA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Dade County has 42.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 3.9 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $768K, 68% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Dade County would have about 8, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 264 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Dade County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Dade County at 16,154 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,083 households. The median household income in Dade County is $64,568 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 51.6% 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. Dade County scores 24 for gas stations (low), #2,154 of 2,358 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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