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Gas stations in Lanier County, GA
How Lanier 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 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #386 of 2,358 scored counties
#18 of 122 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 5
- 4 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.5M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,293 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.4
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,623
- +7.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 gas stations in Lanier County. Chain locations make up 80% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.4, 32% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $3,293 per household (27% above the U.S. average), households in Lanier County spend about $11.5M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 5 gas stations, that is $2.3M per station, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Lanier County in 2023. That is one for every 871 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lanier County grew 7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lanier County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #386 of 2,358 scored counties and #18 of 122 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lanier 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 | Lanier County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.4 | 15.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 871 | 799 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.5% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,293 | $2,928 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $47,186 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 31
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $585K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 54 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 Lanier 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 Lanier County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,623+7.1% since 2020
- Households
- 3,483
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 197 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 52
- Median household income
- $47,186+15.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,614
- Median home value
- $162,300
- Jobs located here
- 1,049
- Daytime population
- 8,060Residents 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 |
| 18Lanier County, GA | 71 | 5 | 14.4 | $2.3M | +7.1% | #386 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Lanier 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 Lanier County, GA?
Lanier County has 5 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Lanier County, GA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $11.5M a year, or $3,293 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,483 households in Lanier County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lanier County, GA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Lanier County has 14.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.3M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 871 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Lanier County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Lanier County at 10,623 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,483 households. The median household income in Lanier County is $47,186 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.1% 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. Lanier County scores 71 for gas stations (upper middle), #386 of 2,358 scored counties.
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