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Gas stations in the Rome, GA metro area

How the Rome, GA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #347 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia

Listings
96
83 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
61
+3.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$105.9M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,872 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
54% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.0
2.4 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
101,378
+2.8% 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

The Rome metro area scores 25 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #347 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 96 gas stations in the Rome metro area. Of those, 83 are chain locations, or 86%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.0, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

At $2,872 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in the Rome metro area spend about $105.9M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each station on map listings, 54% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 61 businesses with payroll in the Rome metro area classed as gasoline stations, up 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 604 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Rome metro area. Population estimates show the Rome metro area grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Rome metro area 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 Rome, GA metro area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureRome metro areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.015.510.9
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.9M$2.4M
Households per official establishment6047991,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.4%+1.5%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,872$2,928$2,595
Median household income$65,565$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score2543

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
61+3.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
272
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
18Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9683 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$2.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Rome metro area, 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 the Rome metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
101,378+2.8% since 2020
Households
36,856
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
510 sq. mi.
People per square mile
196
Median household income
$65,565+35.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,695
Median home value
$217,900
Jobs located here
43,876
Daytime population
99,603Residents 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 metro areas in Georgia for gas stations, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Rome metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Georgia

Metro areas in Georgia ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hinesville, GA62299.6$3M+12.6%#112 of 387
2Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA543,10613.4$2.2M+5.9%#169 of 387
3Athens-Clarke County, GA5212013.9$2.2M+3.9%#185 of 387
4Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC5029212.6$2.3M+4.7%#198 of 387
Chattanooga, TN-GA4931813.7$2.2M+5.3%#204 of 387
5Gainesville, GA4813918.9$1.7M+11.4%#215 of 387
6Warner Robins, GA4413818.5$1.7M+8.2%#242 of 387
7Savannah, GA4223814.8$1.9M+8.1%#254 of 387
8Dalton, GA418917.1$1.8M+3.5%#261 of 387
9Valdosta, GA359015.8$1.8M+3.3%#294 of 387
11Rome, GA259626.0$1.1M+2.8%#347 of 387

Other business types in the Rome metro area

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in the Rome, GA metro area?

There are 96 gas stations on map listings in the Rome metro area as of September 2026. 83 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 3.4% from 2019. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Rome, GA metro area spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $105.9M a year, or $2,872 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 96 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,856 households in the Rome metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Rome, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

The Rome metro area has 26.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.1M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Rome metro area would have about 44, against 96 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 604 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Rome, GA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Rome metro area at 101,378 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 36,856 households. The median household income in the Rome metro area is $65,565 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.6% 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. The Rome metro area scores 25 for gas stations (lower middle), #347 of 387 scored metro areas.

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