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Gas stations in Putnam County, GA

How Putnam 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,418 of 2,358 scored counties
#67 of 122 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
24
21 chain locations (88%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$31.7M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,036 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.0
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,722
+7.0% 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

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Putnam County comes to about $31.7M a year: $3,036 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Spread across 24 gas stations, that is $1.3M per station, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 24 gas stations on map listings in Putnam County as of September 2026. 21 of them (88%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.0, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Putnam County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 652 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.1M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Putnam County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Putnam County grew 7.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Putnam County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,418 of 2,358 scored counties and #67 of 122 scored counties in Georgia.

How Putnam 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 Putnam County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasurePutnam CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.015.510.9
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment6527991,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.5%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,036$2,928$2,595
Median household income$72,096$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4543

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 16
Employees, 2023
87
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2421 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
23,722+7.0% since 2020
Households
10,435
Median age
47.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
345 sq. mi.
People per square mile
66
Median household income
$72,096+39.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,052
Median home value
$249,300
Jobs located here
6,418
Daytime population
20,749Residents 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 Putnam 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
67Putnam County, GA452423.0$1.3M+7.0%#1,418 of 2,358

Other business types in Putnam County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Putnam County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 gas stations in Putnam County. 21 of them (88%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $31.7M a year, or $3,036 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,435 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Putnam County has 23.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.3M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Putnam County would have about 13, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 652 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Putnam County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Putnam County at 23,722 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,435 households. Median household income in Putnam County is $72,096, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.7%, 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. Putnam County scores 45 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,418 of 2,358 scored counties.

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

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