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Gas stations in the Tifton, GA area
How the Tifton, GA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #509 of 536 scored small-town markets
#22 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia
- Listings
- 59
- 46 chain locations (78%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- −9.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $51.6M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,724 a household
- Spending per listing
- $874K
- 63% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.2
- 2.9 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,237
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gas stations in the Tifton area is 19 (low), #509 of 536 scored small-town markets and #22 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 59 gas stations in the Tifton area. Chain locations make up 78% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 31.2, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in the Tifton area comes to about $51.6M a year: $2,724 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 59 gas stations, that is $874K per station, 63% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 49 businesses with payroll in the Tifton area classed as gasoline stations, down 9.3% from 2019. That is one for every 386 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Tifton area grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Tifton 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.
| Measure | Tifton area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.2 | 15.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $874K | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 386 | 799 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.3% | +1.5% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,724 | $2,928 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $49,785 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49−9.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 337
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5946 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 the Tifton 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 Tifton area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,237+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 18,935
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 546 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $49,785
- Average household income
- $73,300
- Median home value
- $151,300
- Jobs located here
- 23,474
- Daytime population
- 54,798Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Georgia for gas stations, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the Tifton area marked.
Top small-town markets in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson, GA | 63 | 72 | 25.4 | $1.4M | +29.3% | #139 of 536 |
| 2Jesup, GA | 59 | 17 | 15.4 | $2M | +7.8% | #175 of 536 |
| 3Cedartown, GA | 58 | 28 | 17.6 | $1.8M | +6.0% | #186 of 536 |
| 4Calhoun, GA | 51 | 46 | 21.5 | $1.5M | +6.9% | #271 of 536 |
| 5Kingsland, GA | 50 | 43 | 19.8 | $1.5M | +9.5% | #279 of 536 |
| 6Waycross, GA | 49 | 22 | 10.7 | $2.4M | +3.0% | #282 of 536 |
| 7Thomasville, GA | 48 | 38 | 13.2 | $2.2M | +1.3% | #295 of 536 |
| 8Vidalia, GA | 48 | 18 | 13.3 | $2.1M | +1.5% | #296 of 536 |
| 9Statesboro, GA | 46 | 68 | 19.5 | $1.5M | +8.0% | #318 of 536 |
| 10Thomaston, GA | 45 | 23 | 21.7 | $1.3M | +2.7% | #329 of 536 |
| 22Tifton, GA | 19 | 59 | 31.2 | $874K | +1.7% | #509 of 536 |
Other business types in the Tifton area
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 the Tifton, GA area?
There are 59 gas stations on map listings in the Tifton area as of September 2026. 46 of them (78%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 9.3% from 2019. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Tifton, GA area spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $51.6M a year, or $2,724 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $874K per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,935 households in the Tifton area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Tifton, GA area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
The Tifton area has 31.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $874K, 63% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Tifton area would have about 22, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 386 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Tifton, GA area growing?
Population estimates put the Tifton area at 51,237 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,935 households. The median household income in the Tifton area is $49,785 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Tifton area scores 19 for gas stations (low), #509 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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