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Gas stations in DeKalb County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in DeKalb County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,024 of 2,358 scored counties
#48 of 122 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 319
- 286 chain locations (90%)
- Official establishments
- 274
- −3.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $730.9M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,545 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.1
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 774,394
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 319 gas stations in DeKalb County. Chain locations make up 90% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.1, 2% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in DeKalb County comes to about $730.9M a year: $2,545 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per station, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in DeKalb County was 274 in 2023, down 3.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,048 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts list 27 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $13.9M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in DeKalb County.
Population estimates put the population change in DeKalb County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). DeKalb County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,024 of 2,358 scored counties and #48 of 122 scored counties in Georgia.
How DeKalb 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 | DeKalb County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.1 | 15.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,048 | 799 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.5% | +1.5% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,545 | $2,928 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $80,644 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 284 → 274−3.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,546
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $49M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 319286 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 307The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $13.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 774,394+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 287,239
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 268 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,860
- Median household income
- $80,644+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,811
- Median home value
- $357,800
- Jobs located here
- 346,946
- Daytime population
- 767,907Residents 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 |
| 48DeKalb County, GA | 53 | 319 | 11.1 | $2.3M | +1.3% | #1,024 of 2,358 |
Other business types in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County, GA?
There are 319 gas stations on map listings in DeKalb County as of September 2026. 286 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 274 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 3.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in DeKalb County, GA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $730.9M a year, or $2,545 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 319 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 287,239 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, GA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
DeKalb County has 11.1 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.3M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 307, against 319 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,048 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is DeKalb County, GA growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 774,394 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 287,239 households. The median household income in DeKalb County is $80,644 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. DeKalb County scores 53 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,024 of 2,358 scored counties.
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