Market rankings · Illinois
Gas stations in Illinois
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Illinois, ranked by the Groundwork market score for gas stations, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 4,621
- 4,005 chain locations (87%)
- Official establishments
- 3,819
- +0.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $12.1B
- On gasoline and other fuels
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.2
- 16% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #31 of 51
- Market score 43 · Lower middle
A site report maps the gas stations on map listings around any address in Illinois by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Illinois has 4,621 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 4,005 of them (87%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.2, 16% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $2,409 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Illinois spend about $12.1B a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 4,621 gas stations, that is $2.6M per station, 10% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Illinois was 3,819 in 2023, up 0.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,319 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 3.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 98 SBA-backed loans worth $126.1M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Illinois.
Among the 50 states and DC, Illinois ranks #31 for gas stations, with a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle). Of the 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the Champaign-Urbana metro area scores highest (61). Of the 21 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Carbondale area scores highest (62).
Every market in Illinois for gas stations
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Illinois, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Champaign-Urbana, IL | 61 | 59 | 6.0 | $3.9M | +1.5% | #118 of 387 |
| 2Springfield, IL | 53 | 58 | 6.4 | $3.9M | −1.2% | #170 of 387 |
| 3Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 52 | 3,058 | 8.4 | $2.8M | 0.0% | #180 of 387 |
| 4Bloomington, IL | 48 | 56 | 8.0 | $3.2M | +0.1% | #207 of 387 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 46 | 1,153 | 9.9 | $2.6M | −0.2% | #221 of 387 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 39 | 44 | 11.5 | $2.4M | +1.7% | #271 of 387 |
| 5Decatur, IL | 33 | 37 | 8.5 | $2.8M | −4.3% | #302 of 387 |
| 6Peoria, IL | 32 | 176 | 11.4 | $2.3M | −1.3% | #315 of 387 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 30 | 68 | 16.3 | $1.8M | −1.2% | #324 of 387 |
| 7Kankakee, IL | 27 | 53 | 12.9 | $2.1M | −1.7% | #337 of 387 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 26 | 214 | 13.2 | $2M | −0.9% | #341 of 387 |
| 8Rockford, IL | 21 | 204 | 15.1 | $1.7M | −0.3% | #361 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Carbondale, IL | 62 | 15 | 6.5 | $3.6M | −1.5% | #140 of 536 |
| 2Lincoln, IL | 60 | 6 | 5.3 | $4.9M | −2.5% | #160 of 536 |
| 3Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 60 | 19 | 9.1 | $2.6M | −1.0% | #163 of 536 |
| 4Marion-Herrin, IL | 58 | 22 | 7.6 | $3.5M | +0.2% | #181 of 536 |
| 5Quincy, IL-MO | 58 | 30 | 9.6 | $2.8M | −2.0% | #182 of 536 |
| 6Macomb, IL | 56 | 10 | 8.4 | $2.8M | −4.5% | #204 of 536 |
| 7Sterling, IL | 53 | 29 | 12.5 | $2.1M | −2.6% | #233 of 536 |
| 8Galesburg, IL | 50 | 23 | 11.0 | $2.3M | −4.1% | #275 of 536 |
| 9Centralia, IL | 48 | 19 | 12.2 | $2.1M | −3.4% | #297 of 536 |
| 10Ottawa, IL | 48 | 81 | 13.1 | $2.1M | −1.6% | #299 of 536 |
| 11Canton, IL | 45 | 18 | 13.0 | $2.1M | −2.0% | #323 of 536 |
| 12Taylorville, IL | 42 | 16 | 11.8 | $2.3M | −1.5% | #351 of 536 |
| 13Danville, IL | 42 | 37 | 12.3 | $1.9M | −3.7% | #354 of 536 |
| 14Rochelle, IL | 42 | 30 | 14.4 | $1.9M | −0.7% | #355 of 536 |
| 15Dixon, IL | 42 | 19 | 14.2 | $1.9M | −3.4% | #356 of 536 |
| 16Freeport, IL | 41 | 28 | 14.5 | $1.7M | −3.0% | #367 of 536 |
| Burlington, IA-IL | 40 | 28 | 14.1 | $2M | −2.5% | #374 of 536 |
| 17Mount Vernon, IL | 37 | 24 | 16.2 | $1.7M | −2.3% | #403 of 536 |
| 18Pontiac, IL | 35 | 25 | 17.1 | $1.6M | −2.1% | #417 of 536 |
| 19Jacksonville, IL | 33 | 21 | 13.9 | $2M | −3.1% | #433 of 536 |
| 20Effingham, IL | 30 | 46 | 25.4 | $1.2M | −0.9% | #463 of 536 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kendall County, IL | 90 | 35 | 7.7 | $4.1M | +9.9% | #26 of 2,358 |
| 2McHenry County, IL | 80 | 97 | 8.2 | $3.7M | +2.5% | #148 of 2,358 |
| 3Will County, IL | 75 | 249 | 10.2 | $3M | +2.2% | #260 of 2,358 |
| 4Piatt County, IL | 74 | 6 | 8.7 | $3.7M | +0.6% | #288 of 2,358 |
| 5Kane County, IL | 74 | 183 | 9.9 | $3M | +1.8% | #296 of 2,358 |
| 6Monroe County, IL | 71 | 9 | 6.5 | $4.7M | −0.3% | #360 of 2,358 |
| 7Champaign County, IL | 69 | 45 | 5.3 | $4.2M | +1.8% | #420 of 2,358 |
| 8Woodford County, IL | 64 | 11 | 7.5 | $4M | −0.8% | #582 of 2,358 |
| 9DuPage County, IL | 64 | 321 | 9.2 | $2.9M | +0.3% | #591 of 2,358 |
| 10Lake County, IL | 62 | 299 | 11.6 | $2.4M | +0.8% | #667 of 2,358 |
| 11Sangamon County, IL | 61 | 54 | 6.4 | $3.9M | −1.0% | #690 of 2,358 |
| 12Randolph County, IL | 60 | 7 | 5.9 | $4.9M | −0.6% | #730 of 2,358 |
| 13Jersey County, IL | 60 | 10 | 12.6 | $2.4M | −1.5% | #752 of 2,358 |
| 14McLean County, IL | 59 | 56 | 8.0 | $3.2M | +0.1% | #784 of 2,358 |
| 15Madison County, IL | 58 | 103 | 9.4 | $2.9M | −1.0% | #821 of 2,358 |
| 16Boone County, IL | 58 | 24 | 12.3 | $2.4M | +0.4% | #830 of 2,358 |
| 17Cook County, IL | 57 | 1,470 | 7.0 | $2.8M | −1.3% | #860 of 2,358 |
| 18Logan County, IL | 56 | 6 | 5.3 | $4.9M | −2.5% | #893 of 2,358 |
| 19Jackson County, IL | 56 | 15 | 6.5 | $3.6M | −1.5% | #894 of 2,358 |
| 20Adams County, IL | 56 | 23 | 8.2 | $3.2M | −2.1% | #895 of 2,358 |
| 21Richland County, IL | 55 | 5 | 7.8 | $3.4M | −3.7% | #939 of 2,358 |
| 22Bond County, IL | 54 | 5 | 8.1 | $3.4M | +0.6% | #977 of 2,358 |
| 23St. Clair County, IL | 54 | 81 | 8.0 | $3.2M | −2.5% | #978 of 2,358 |
| 24Mercer County, IL | 54 | 8 | 12.2 | $2.6M | −2.6% | #983 of 2,358 |
| 25Grundy County, IL | 54 | 28 | 13.6 | $2.2M | +2.9% | #990 of 2,358 |
Show all 102 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Williamson County, IL | 53 | 22 | 7.6 | $3.5M | +0.2% | #1,015 of 2,358 |
| 27Crawford County, IL | 53 | 8 | 10.7 | $2.7M | +0.1% | #1,018 of 2,358 |
| 28Coles County, IL | 53 | 19 | 9.1 | $2.6M | −1.0% | #1,022 of 2,358 |
| 29De Witt County, IL | 52 | 5 | 7.6 | $3.7M | −2.1% | #1,052 of 2,358 |
| 30Clinton County, IL | 52 | 24 | 16.5 | $1.9M | +0.6% | #1,089 of 2,358 |
| 31Moultrie County, IL | 51 | 6 | 10.3 | $2.5M | −0.8% | #1,110 of 2,358 |
| 32McDonough County, IL | 50 | 10 | 8.4 | $2.8M | −4.5% | #1,146 of 2,358 |
| 33Macoupin County, IL | 50 | 19 | 10.8 | $2.7M | −2.6% | #1,147 of 2,358 |
| 34Tazewell County, IL | 50 | 59 | 10.9 | $2.5M | −0.9% | #1,150 of 2,358 |
| 35Wabash County, IL | 49 | 5 | 10.5 | $2.4M | −3.6% | #1,201 of 2,358 |
| 36Marshall County, IL | 48 | 5 | 9.8 | $3M | −2.0% | #1,245 of 2,358 |
| 37DeKalb County, IL | 48 | 50 | 12.6 | $2.1M | +1.5% | #1,263 of 2,358 |
| 38Clay County, IL | 47 | 6 | 11.3 | $2.5M | −3.6% | #1,300 of 2,358 |
| 39Macon County, IL | 46 | 37 | 8.5 | $2.8M | −4.3% | #1,342 of 2,358 |
| 40Whiteside County, IL | 45 | 29 | 12.5 | $2.1M | −2.6% | #1,391 of 2,358 |
| 41Warren County, IL | 44 | 7 | 10.3 | $2.5M | −3.6% | #1,425 of 2,358 |
| 42Mason County, IL | 43 | 5 | 8.6 | $3.3M | −4.9% | #1,454 of 2,358 |
| 43LaSalle County, IL | 43 | 58 | 12.8 | $2.1M | −1.5% | #1,464 of 2,358 |
| 44Union County, IL | 43 | 9 | 13.1 | $2M | −3.7% | #1,467 of 2,358 |
| 45Peoria County, IL | 43 | 100 | 12.9 | $1.9M | −1.6% | #1,469 of 2,358 |
| 46Knox County, IL | 42 | 23 | 11.0 | $2.3M | −4.1% | #1,499 of 2,358 |
| 47Kankakee County, IL | 42 | 53 | 12.9 | $2.1M | −1.7% | #1,503 of 2,358 |
| 48Hancock County, IL | 41 | 8 | 10.5 | $2.8M | −4.4% | #1,532 of 2,358 |
| 49Franklin County, IL | 41 | 16 | 9.9 | $2.7M | −2.1% | #1,533 of 2,358 |
| 50Marion County, IL | 41 | 19 | 12.2 | $2.1M | −3.4% | #1,537 of 2,358 |
| 51Rock Island County, IL | 41 | 85 | 13.8 | $1.8M | −1.7% | #1,547 of 2,358 |
| 52Douglas County, IL | 40 | 10 | 12.9 | $2.2M | +0.5% | #1,577 of 2,358 |
| 53Shelby County, IL | 40 | 14 | 15.7 | $1.9M | −1.6% | #1,582 of 2,358 |
| 54Fulton County, IL | 39 | 18 | 13.0 | $2.1M | −2.0% | #1,616 of 2,358 |
| 55Lawrence County, IL | 39 | 7 | 12.8 | $2.1M | −9.7% | #1,617 of 2,358 |
| 56Christian County, IL | 37 | 16 | 11.8 | $2.3M | −1.5% | #1,694 of 2,358 |
| 57Edgar County, IL | 37 | 9 | 11.9 | $2.2M | −2.9% | #1,695 of 2,358 |
| 58Ogle County, IL | 37 | 30 | 14.4 | $1.9M | −0.7% | #1,699 of 2,358 |
| 59Vermilion County, IL | 36 | 37 | 12.3 | $1.9M | −3.7% | #1,737 of 2,358 |
| 60Lee County, IL | 36 | 19 | 14.2 | $1.9M | −3.4% | #1,738 of 2,358 |
| 61Winnebago County, IL | 36 | 180 | 15.5 | $1.6M | −0.4% | #1,753 of 2,358 |
| 62Ford County, IL | 35 | 8 | 13.7 | $2M | −2.2% | #1,779 of 2,358 |
| 63Stephenson County, IL | 34 | 28 | 14.5 | $1.7M | −3.0% | #1,820 of 2,358 |
| 64Jefferson County, IL | 33 | 24 | 16.2 | $1.7M | −2.3% | #1,852 of 2,358 |
| 65Clark County, IL | 33 | 12 | 18.3 | $1.6M | −2.2% | #1,856 of 2,358 |
| 66Iroquois County, IL | 33 | 22 | 19.2 | $1.5M | −3.0% | #1,858 of 2,358 |
| 67Bureau County, IL | 32 | 22 | 15.7 | $1.7M | −2.1% | #1,884 of 2,358 |
| 68Livingston County, IL | 31 | 25 | 17.1 | $1.6M | −2.1% | #1,916 of 2,358 |
| 69Jo Daviess County, IL | 31 | 18 | 17.3 | $1.6M | −2.2% | #1,918 of 2,358 |
| 70Effingham County, IL | 30 | 35 | 25.1 | $1.2M | −0.5% | #1,966 of 2,358 |
| 71Carroll County, IL | 29 | 9 | 13.7 | $1.9M | −1.7% | #1,981 of 2,358 |
| 72Cass County, IL | 28 | 8 | 15.6 | $1.8M | −4.0% | #2,010 of 2,358 |
| 73Morgan County, IL | 27 | 19 | 14.5 | $1.8M | −2.9% | #2,041 of 2,358 |
| 74Henry County, IL | 27 | 38 | 18.7 | $1.5M | −2.2% | #2,046 of 2,358 |
| 75Johnson County, IL | 27 | 10 | 24.4 | $1.2M | +0.4% | #2,058 of 2,358 |
| 76Washington County, IL | 27 | 16 | 27.6 | $1.1M | −1.2% | #2,064 of 2,358 |
| 77Wayne County, IL | 26 | 15 | 21.8 | $1.3M | −1.6% | #2,084 of 2,358 |
| 78Montgomery County, IL | 24 | 21 | 18.6 | $1.5M | −0.6% | #2,131 of 2,358 |
| 79Fayette County, IL | 24 | 16 | 20.5 | $1.4M | −3.2% | #2,136 of 2,358 |
| 80Cumberland County, IL | 20 | 11 | 26.3 | $1.1M | −2.1% | #2,211 of 2,358 |
| 81Pike County, IL | 19 | 13 | 21.8 | $1.3M | −2.8% | #2,227 of 2,358 |
| 82Saline County, IL | 17 | 18 | 18.0 | $1.4M | −4.1% | #2,255 of 2,358 |
| Perry County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 3.8 | $7.3M | −3.5% | |
| Massac County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 7.3 | $3.7M | −4.5% | |
| White County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 7.1 | $3.9M | −4.0% | |
| Menard County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 7.7 | $3.7M | −3.3% | |
| Greene County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 9.0 | $3.3M | −5.1% | |
| Jasper County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 10.7 | $3.1M | −2.4% | |
| Hamilton County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 8.9 | $3.3M | −1.7% | |
| Schuyler County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 14.6 | $1.9M | −3.0% | |
| Brown County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 9.8 | $2.6M | +2.7% | |
| Henderson County, IL | Not scored | 6 | 22.2 | $1.4M | −5.6% | |
| Edwards County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 11.3 | $2.6M | −5.0% | |
| Putnam County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 4.1 | $7.1M | −0.1% | |
| Stark County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 4.4 | $6.3M | −1.2% | |
| Pulaski County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.9% | |
| Scott County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 9.8 | $3M | −4.0% | |
| Alexander County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 10.5 | $2.3M | −11.6% | |
| Gallatin County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 14.3 | $2M | −6.4% | |
| Calhoun County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% | |
| Pope County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 14.4 | $1.9M | −2.2% | |
| Hardin County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 25.9 | $1M | −1.8% |
Markets with fewer than 5 gas stations on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many gas stations are in Illinois?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4,621 gas stations in Illinois. 4,005 of them (87%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 3,819 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 0.4% from 2019. Another 142 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Illinois spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $12.1B a year, or $2,409 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4,621 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,036,449 households in Illinois and national spending patterns by income.
How does Illinois compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Illinois has 9.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.6M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Illinois would have about 5,087, against 4,621 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,319 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Illinois has the highest market score for gas stations?
Among 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the Champaign-Urbana metro area scores highest, at 61 (upper middle). Among 21 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Carbondale area scores highest, at 62 (upper middle). Among 82 scored counties in Illinois, Kendall County scores highest, at 90 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Illinois scores 43 for gas stations (lower middle), #31 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Illinois. It maps the gas stations on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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