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Gas stations in the Idaho Falls, ID metro area

The gas stations in the Idaho Falls, ID metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #186 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho

Listings
99
83 chain locations (84%)
Official establishments
63
+10.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$178.2M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,214 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.9
64% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
173,851
+9.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 99 gas stations in the Idaho Falls metro area. Chain locations make up 84% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.9, 64% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

At $3,214 per household (24% above the U.S. average), households in the Idaho Falls metro area spend about $178.2M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each station on map listings, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in the Idaho Falls metro area was 63 in 2023, up 10.5% from 2019. That is one for every 880 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $725K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Idaho Falls metro area.

Population estimates show the Idaho Falls metro area grew 9.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Idaho Falls metro area scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #186 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho.

How the Idaho Falls metro area 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.

Gas stations in Idaho Falls, ID metro area compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureIdaho Falls metro areaIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.914.110.9
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment8801,1041,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.5%−2.4%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.8%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,214$3,067$2,595
Median household income$80,291$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score5269

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
63+10.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
853
Annual payroll, 2023
$26.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9983 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
75The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$725K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Idaho Falls 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 Idaho Falls metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
173,851+9.8% since 2020
Households
55,456
Median age
34.2
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
5,196 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$80,291+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,557
Median home value
$372,100
Jobs located here
80,023
Daytime population
171,300Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Idaho

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Idaho for gas stations, numbered among those based in Idaho (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Idaho Falls metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Idaho

Metro areas in Idaho ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Logan, UT-ID90459.1$3.6M+8.8%#3 of 387
1Boise City, ID892518.3$3.6M+12.2%#4 of 387
2Lewiston, ID-WA683111.6$2.6M+1.5%#80 of 387
3Coeur d’Alene, ID669212.9$2.3M+11.0%#94 of 387
4Idaho Falls, ID529917.9$1.8M+9.8%#186 of 387
5Pocatello, ID485014.9$2M+4.9%#212 of 387
6Twin Falls, ID477417.2$1.8M+8.1%#219 of 387

Other business types in the Idaho Falls metro area

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in the Idaho Falls, ID metro area?

The Idaho Falls metro area has 99 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 83 of them (84%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 10.5% from 2019.

How much do households in the Idaho Falls, ID metro area spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $178.2M a year, or $3,214 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 99 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,456 households in the Idaho Falls metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Idaho Falls, ID metro area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

The Idaho Falls metro area has 17.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.8M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Idaho Falls metro area would have about 75, against 99 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 880 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Idaho Falls, ID metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Idaho Falls metro area at 173,851 people in 2025, up 9.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,456 households. The median household income in the Idaho Falls metro area is $80,291 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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 Idaho Falls metro area scores 52 for gas stations (upper middle), #186 of 387 scored metro areas.

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