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Gas stations in Kootenai County, ID
How Kootenai 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 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #270 of 2,358 scored counties
#7 of 30 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 92
- 80 chain locations (87%)
- Official establishments
- 62
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $215.8M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,033 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.9
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 191,864
- +11.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 92 gas stations in Kootenai County. Of those, 80 are chain locations, or 87%, against 84% across the U.S. That is 12.9 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $3,033 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in Kootenai County spend about $215.8M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each station on map listings, 2% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 62 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Kootenai County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,148 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $8.4M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Kootenai County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kootenai County grew 11.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Kootenai County is 75 (high), #270 of 2,358 scored counties and #7 of 30 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Kootenai 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 | Kootenai County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.9 | 14.1 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,148 | 1,104 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −2.4% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.0% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,033 | $3,067 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $81,861 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 62 → 620.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 553
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9280 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 91The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $8.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Kootenai 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 Kootenai County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 191,864+11.0% since 2020
- Households
- 71,172
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,238 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 147
- Median household income
- $81,861+43.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,508
- Median home value
- $518,700
- Jobs located here
- 71,721
- Daytime population
- 176,785Residents 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 Kootenai County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Kootenai County, ID?
There are 92 gas stations on map listings in Kootenai County as of September 2026. 80 of them (87%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 62 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Kootenai County, ID spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $215.8M a year, or $3,033 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 92 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,172 households in Kootenai County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kootenai County, ID compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Kootenai County has 12.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.3M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Kootenai County would have about 91, against 92 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,148 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Kootenai County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Kootenai County at 191,864 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,172 households. The median household income in Kootenai County is $81,861 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.0% 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. Kootenai County scores 75 for gas stations (high), #270 of 2,358 scored counties.
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