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Gas stations in Elmore County, ID
How Elmore County, ID 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 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #344 of 2,358 scored counties
#9 of 30 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 12
- 9 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.9M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,969 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,465
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 gas stations in Elmore County. 9 of them (75%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 10.8 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Elmore County spend about $32.9M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,969 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per station, 15% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Elmore County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 1,230 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Elmore County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Elmore County is 72 (upper middle), #344 of 2,358 scored counties and #9 of 30 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Elmore County compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Elmore County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.8 | 14.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,230 | 1,104 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.4% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,969 | $3,067 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $65,359 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 175
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 129 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Elmore 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 Elmore County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,465+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 11,067
- Median age
- 35.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,075 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $65,359+39.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,615
- Median home value
- $316,500
- Jobs located here
- 6,488
- Daytime population
- 25,305Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Canyon County, ID | 91 | 87 | 10.1 | $3.2M | +18.1% | #23 of 2,358 |
| 2Ada County, ID | 85 | 141 | 7.0 | $4.1M | +9.6% | #70 of 2,358 |
| 3Gem County, ID | 82 | 10 | 13.1 | $2.5M | +13.0% | #120 of 2,358 |
| 4Jefferson County, ID | 81 | 16 | 15.7 | $2.4M | +13.6% | #143 of 2,358 |
| 5Owyhee County, ID | 80 | 6 | 13.8 | $2.4M | +5.6% | #157 of 2,358 |
| 6Madison County, ID | 77 | 17 | 12.8 | $2.5M | +4.2% | #224 of 2,358 |
| 7Kootenai County, ID | 75 | 92 | 12.9 | $2.3M | +11.0% | #270 of 2,358 |
| 8Latah County, ID | 74 | 17 | 10.4 | $2.7M | +5.6% | #300 of 2,358 |
| 9Elmore County, ID | 72 | 12 | 10.8 | $2.7M | +2.8% | #344 of 2,358 |
| 10Bingham County, ID | 71 | 27 | 16.7 | $2.1M | +6.4% | #391 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Elmore 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 Elmore County, ID?
Elmore County has 12 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (75%) 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 Elmore County, ID spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $32.9M a year, or $2,969 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,067 households in Elmore County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elmore County, ID compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Elmore County has 10.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.7M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Elmore County would have about 14, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,230 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Elmore County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Elmore County at 29,465 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,067 households. The median household income in Elmore County is $65,359 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.5% 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. Elmore County scores 72 for gas stations (upper middle), #344 of 2,358 scored counties.
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