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Gas stations in Wilkes County, GA
The gas stations in Wilkes County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 7
- 6 chain locations (86%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,898 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.9
- 55% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 9,540
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 gas stations in Wilkes County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 86%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 16.9 for every 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Wilkes County comes to about $12M a year: $2,898 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each station on map listings, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Wilkes County in 2023. That is one for every 376 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wilkes County declined 0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Wilkes 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 | Wilkes County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.9 | 15.5 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 376 | 799 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.5% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,898 | $2,928 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $52,043 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 48
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 76 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Wilkes 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 Wilkes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,540−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 4,133
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 470 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $52,043
- Average household income
- $74,862
- Median home value
- $122,700
- Jobs located here
- 2,582
- Daytime population
- 7,620Residents 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 |
| Wilkes County, GA | Not scored | 7 | 16.9 | $1.7M | −0.1% |
Other business types in Wilkes County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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 Wilkes County, GA?
Wilkes County has 7 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Wilkes County, GA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $12M a year, or $2,898 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,133 households in Wilkes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wilkes County, GA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Wilkes County has 16.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.7M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Wilkes County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 376 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Wilkes County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Wilkes County at 9,540 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,133 households. The median household income in Wilkes County is $52,043 a year, 36% 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. 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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