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Gas stations in Tift County, GA
How Tift 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 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,248 of 2,358 scored counties
#118 of 122 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 47
- 36 chain locations (77%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- +7.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $42.7M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,732 a household
- Spending per listing
- $909K
- 62% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.1
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,254
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
For gas stations, Tift County has a Groundwork market score of 18 (low): #2,248 of 2,358 scored counties and #118 of 122 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Tift County spend about $42.7M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,732 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $909K of household spending for each station on map listings, 62% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 47 gas stations on map listings in Tift County as of September 2026. Of those, 36 are chain locations, or 77%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 30.1 for every 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Tift County in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019. That is one for every 355 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tift County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Tift 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 | Tift County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.1 | 15.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $909K | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 355 | 799 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.3% | +1.5% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,732 | $2,928 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $53,255 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41 → 44+7.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 307
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4736 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Tift 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 Tift County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,254+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 15,640
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 261 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 159
- Median household income
- $53,255+16.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,766
- Median home value
- $165,200
- Jobs located here
- 21,738
- Daytime population
- 47,133Residents 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 |
| 118Tift County, GA | 18 | 47 | 30.1 | $909K | +2.1% | #2,248 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Tift 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 Tift County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 47 gas stations in Tift County. 36 of them (77%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Tift County, GA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $42.7M a year, or $2,732 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $909K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,640 households in Tift County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tift County, GA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Tift County has 30.1 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $909K, 62% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Tift County would have about 18, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 355 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Tift County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Tift County at 42,254 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,640 households. Median household income in Tift County is $53,255, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.7%, 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. Tift County scores 18 for gas stations (low), #2,248 of 2,358 scored counties.
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