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Gas stations in Cook County, IL
The gas stations in Cook County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #860 of 2,358 scored counties
#17 of 82 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 1,470
- 1,284 chain locations (87%)
- Official establishments
- 1,036
- +2.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.1B
- On gasoline and other fuels · $1,962 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.0
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 5,194,625
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Cook County comes to about $4.1B a year: $1,962 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 1,470 gas stations, that is $2.8M per station, 18% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 1,470 gas stations on map listings in Cook County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 87% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 7.0 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 1,036 businesses with payroll in Cook County classed as gasoline stations, up 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,027 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts list 77 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $28.9M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Cook County.
Population estimates put the population change in Cook County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gas stations, Cook County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #860 of 2,358 scored counties and #17 of 82 scored counties in Illinois.
How Cook County compares
The same measures for Illinois 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 | Cook County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.0 | 9.2 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.6M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,027 | 1,319 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.3% | +0.4% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $1,962 | $2,409 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $83,498 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,013 → 1,036+2.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,141
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $172.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 77Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,4701,284 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,728The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 19
- Amount
- $28.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Cook 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 Cook County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,194,625−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 2,100,230
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.4
- Land area
- 945 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5,484
- Median household income
- $83,498+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,729
- Median home value
- $324,500
- Jobs located here
- 2,683,238
- Daytime population
- 5,468,881Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Cook County?
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Top counties in Illinois
| 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 |
| 17Cook County, IL | 57 | 1,470 | 7.0 | $2.8M | −1.3% | #860 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Cook 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 Cook County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,470 gas stations in Cook County. 1,284 of them (87%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 1,036 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 2.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 77 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cook County, IL spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $4.1B a year, or $1,962 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,470 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,100,230 households in Cook County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cook County, IL compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Cook County has 7.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.8M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Cook County would have about 1,728, against 1,470 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,027 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Cook County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Cook County at 5,194,625 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,100,230 households. Median household income in Cook County is $83,498, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. Cook County scores 57 for gas stations (upper middle), #860 of 2,358 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Cook County
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