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Gas stations in Rabun County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Rabun County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,050 of 2,358 scored counties
#49 of 122 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 17
- 14 chain locations (82%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,154 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.3
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,764
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 gas stations in Rabun County. Chain locations make up 82% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.3, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Rabun County comes to about $24M a year: $3,154 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per station, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Rabun County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 846 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Rabun County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Rabun County is 53 (upper middle), #1,050 of 2,358 scored counties and #49 of 122 scored counties in Georgia.
How Rabun 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 | Rabun County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.3 | 15.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 846 | 799 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.5% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,154 | $2,928 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $67,493 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 70
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1714 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 Rabun 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 Rabun County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,764+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 7,615
- Median age
- 48.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 370 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $67,493+58.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,747
- Median home value
- $295,200
- Jobs located here
- 5,486
- Daytime population
- 15,729Residents 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 |
| 49Rabun County, GA | 53 | 17 | 22.3 | $1.4M | +5.0% | #1,050 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Rabun 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 Rabun County, GA?
Rabun County has 17 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Rabun County, GA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $24M a year, or $3,154 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,615 households in Rabun County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rabun County, GA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Rabun County has 22.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.4M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Rabun County would have about 10, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 846 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Rabun County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Rabun County at 17,764 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,615 households. The median household income in Rabun County is $67,493 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 58.8% 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. Rabun County scores 53 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,050 of 2,358 scored counties.
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