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Gas stations in Pickens County, GA

The gas stations in Pickens County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #503 of 2,358 scored counties
#23 of 122 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
26
22 chain locations (85%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$45.9M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,419 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.4
78% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,167
+11.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 26 gas stations in Pickens County. Chain locations make up 85% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 19.4 per 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Pickens County comes to about $45.9M a year: $3,419 per household, 32% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each station on map listings, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Pickens County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 895 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $4.9M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Pickens County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pickens County grew 11.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Pickens County is 67 (upper middle), #503 of 2,358 scored counties and #23 of 122 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Pickens 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 Pickens County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasurePickens CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.415.510.9
Spending per listing$1.8M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment8957991,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.5%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.4%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,419$2,928$2,595
Median household income$78,930$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score6743

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 15
Employees, 2023
96
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2622 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$4.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
37,167+11.4% since 2020
Households
13,430
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
232 sq. mi.
People per square mile
151
Median household income
$78,930+16.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,470
Median home value
$332,700
Jobs located here
8,790
Daytime population
28,040Residents 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 Pickens 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
23Pickens County, GA672619.4$1.8M+11.4%#503 of 2,358

Other business types in Pickens County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Pickens County, GA?

Pickens County has 26 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 22 of them (85%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $45.9M a year, or $3,419 per household. That is 32% above the U.S. average (an index of 132, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,430 households in Pickens County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pickens County has 19.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.8M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Pickens County would have about 19, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 895 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Pickens County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Pickens County at 37,167 people in 2025, up 11.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,430 households. The median household income in Pickens County is $78,930 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.7% 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. Pickens County scores 67 for gas stations (upper middle), #503 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 Pickens County

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