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Gas stations in Fulton County, GA

How Fulton 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 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #795 of 2,358 scored counties
#40 of 122 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
461
413 chain locations (90%)
Official establishments
356
+4.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,387 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.0
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,098,791
+2.7% 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

At $2,387 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Fulton County spend about $1.1B a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each station on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Fulton County has 461 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 90% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.0, 8% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Fulton County was 356 in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,299 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Another 21 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $16.7M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Fulton County.

Population estimates put the population change in Fulton County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Fulton County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #795 of 2,358 scored counties and #40 of 122 scored counties in Georgia.

How Fulton 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 Fulton County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureFulton CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.015.510.9
Spending per listing$2.4M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,2997991,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.4%+1.5%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,387$2,928$2,595
Median household income$95,292$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5943

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
341 → 356+4.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,910
Annual payroll, 2023
$64.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
21Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
461413 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
463The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
9
Amount
$16.7M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,098,791+2.7% since 2020
Households
462,481
Median age
38.1
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
527 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,043
Median household income
$95,292+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$145,610
Median home value
$458,800
Jobs located here
965,119
Daytime population
1,533,450Residents 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 Fulton 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
40Fulton County, GA5946110.0$2.4M+2.7%#795 of 2,358

Other business types in Fulton County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Fulton County, GA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 461 gas stations in Fulton County. 413 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 356 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. Official counts list 21 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $1.1B a year, or $2,387 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 461 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 462,481 households in Fulton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fulton County has 10.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Fulton County would have about 463, against 461 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,299 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Fulton County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Fulton County at 1,098,791 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 462,481 households. Median household income in Fulton County is $95,292, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. Fulton County scores 59 for gas stations (upper middle), #795 of 2,358 scored counties.

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