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Gas stations in Early County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,992 of 2,358 scored counties
#105 of 122 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
9
7 chain locations (78%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.6M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,059 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.9
Twice the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,455
−3.1% 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

Early County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,992 of 2,358 scored counties and #105 of 122 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Early County spend about $12.6M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,059 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. Spread across 9 gas stations, that is $1.4M per station, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Early County has 9 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 78%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 21.9 for every 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 10.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Early County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 588 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Early County declined 3.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Early 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 Early County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureEarly CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.915.510.9
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment5887991,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.5%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,059$2,928$2,595
Median household income$54,083$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score2943

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 7
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$648K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
97 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Early 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 Early County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,455−3.1% since 2020
Households
4,114
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
513 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$54,083+76.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,964
Median home value
$131,300
Jobs located here
2,989
Daytime population
9,205Residents 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 Early 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
105Early County, GA29921.9$1.4M−3.1%#1,992 of 2,358

Other business types in Early County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Early County, GA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 gas stations in Early County. 7 of them (78%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $12.6M a year, or $3,059 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,114 households in Early County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Early County has 21.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.4M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Early County would have about 5, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 588 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Early County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Early County at 10,455 people in 2025, down 3.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,114 households. Median household income in Early County is $54,083, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 76.5%, 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. Early County scores 29 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,992 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Early County

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