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Gas stations in Lamar County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #777 of 2,358 scored counties
#39 of 122 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
13
10 chain locations (77%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$23.6M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,304 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.2
67% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,941
+12.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 gas stations in Lamar County. 10 of them (77%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.2, 67% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

At $3,304 per household (27% above the U.S. average), households in Lamar County spend about $23.6M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $1.8M per station, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Lamar County in 2023. That is one for every 648 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Lamar County grew 12.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Lamar County is 60 (upper middle), #777 of 2,358 scored counties and #39 of 122 scored counties in Georgia.

How Lamar 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 Lamar County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureLamar CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.215.510.9
Spending per listing$1.8M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment6487991,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.5%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,304$2,928$2,595
Median household income$67,062$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score6043

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 11
Employees, 2023
41
Annual payroll, 2023
$903K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1310 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Lamar 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 Lamar County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,941+12.9% since 2020
Households
7,133
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
184 sq. mi.
People per square mile
107
Median household income
$67,062+49.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,227
Median home value
$216,500
Jobs located here
4,366
Daytime population
15,409Residents 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 Lamar 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
39Lamar County, GA601318.2$1.8M+12.9%#777 of 2,358

Other business types in Lamar County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Lamar County, GA?

There are 13 gas stations on map listings in Lamar County as of September 2026. 10 of them (77%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $23.6M a year, or $3,304 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,133 households in Lamar County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lamar County has 18.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 67% 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 national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Lamar County would have about 10, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 648 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Lamar County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Lamar County at 20,941 people in 2025, up 12.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,133 households. The median household income in Lamar County is $67,062 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 49.5% 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. Lamar County scores 60 for gas stations (upper middle), #777 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 Lamar County

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