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Gas stations in DuPage County, IL

How DuPage County, IL 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 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #591 of 2,358 scored counties
#9 of 82 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
321
295 chain locations (92%)
Official establishments
232
−1.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$940.4M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,681 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
23% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.2
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
934,298
+0.3% 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 321 gas stations in DuPage County. 295 of them (92%) 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.

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in DuPage County comes to about $940.4M a year: $2,681 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 321 gas stations, that is $2.9M per station, 23% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 232 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in DuPage County in 2023, down 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,512 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $8.4M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in DuPage County.

Population estimates put the population change in DuPage County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in DuPage County is 64 (upper middle), #591 of 2,358 scored counties and #9 of 82 scored counties in Illinois.

How DuPage 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.

Gas stations in DuPage County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureDuPage CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.29.210.9
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.6M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,5121,3191,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−1.3%+0.4%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,681$2,409$2,595
Median household income$112,096$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score6443

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
235 → 232−1.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,970
Annual payroll, 2023
$57.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
321295 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
394The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$8.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in DuPage 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 DuPage County

Population, 2025 estimate
934,298+0.3% since 2020
Households
350,758
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
328 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,836
Median household income
$112,096+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$152,117
Median home value
$391,400
Jobs located here
643,931
Daytime population
1,099,611Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for gas stations, numbered among those based in Illinois, with DuPage County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kendall County, IL90357.7$4.1M+9.9%#26 of 2,358
2McHenry County, IL80978.2$3.7M+2.5%#148 of 2,358
3Will County, IL7524910.2$3M+2.2%#260 of 2,358
4Piatt County, IL7468.7$3.7M+0.6%#288 of 2,358
5Kane County, IL741839.9$3M+1.8%#296 of 2,358
6Monroe County, IL7196.5$4.7M−0.3%#360 of 2,358
7Champaign County, IL69455.3$4.2M+1.8%#420 of 2,358
8Woodford County, IL64117.5$4M−0.8%#582 of 2,358
9DuPage County, IL643219.2$2.9M+0.3%#591 of 2,358
10Lake County, IL6229911.6$2.4M+0.8%#667 of 2,358

Other business types in DuPage County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in DuPage County, IL?

DuPage County has 321 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 295 of them (92%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 232 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 1.3% from 2019. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in DuPage County, IL spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $940.4M a year, or $2,681 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 321 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 350,758 households in DuPage County and national spending patterns by income.

How does DuPage County, IL compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

DuPage County has 9.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.9M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, DuPage County would have about 394, against 321 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,512 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is DuPage County, IL growing?

Population estimates put DuPage County at 934,298 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 350,758 households. The median household income in DuPage County is $112,096 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. DuPage County scores 64 for gas stations (upper middle), #591 of 2,358 scored counties.

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