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Gas stations in the Effingham, IL area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in the Effingham, IL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #463 of 536 scored small-town markets
#20 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois
- Listings
- 46
- 40 chain locations (87%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- −3.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $53.9M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,975 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 51% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.4
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,727
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Effingham area scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #463 of 536 scored small-town markets and #20 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 gas stations in the Effingham area. Chain locations make up 87% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.4, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $2,975 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in the Effingham area spend about $53.9M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 46 gas stations, that is $1.2M per station, 51% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in the Effingham area in 2023, down 3.3% from 2019. That is one for every 625 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Effingham area. Population estimates put the population change in the Effingham area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Effingham area 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 | Effingham area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.4 | 9.2 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $2.6M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 625 | 1,319 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.3% | +0.4% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,975 | $2,409 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $79,157 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29−3.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 574
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4640 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Effingham 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 Effingham area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,727−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 18,128
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 825 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $79,157
- Average household income
- $96,833
- Median home value
- $172,400
- Jobs located here
- 25,606
- Daytime population
- 48,326Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Illinois for gas stations, numbered among those based in Illinois, with the Effingham area marked.
Top small-town markets in Illinois
| 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 |
| 20Effingham, IL | 30 | 46 | 25.4 | $1.2M | −0.9% | #463 of 536 |
Other business types in the Effingham area
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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Health care
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in the Effingham, IL area?
There are 46 gas stations on map listings in the Effingham area as of September 2026. 40 of them (87%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 3.3% from 2019.
How much do households in the Effingham, IL area spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $53.9M a year, or $2,975 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,128 households in the Effingham area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Effingham, IL area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
The Effingham area has 25.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.2M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Effingham area would have about 23, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 625 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Effingham, IL area growing?
Population estimates put the Effingham area at 44,727 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,128 households. The median household income in the Effingham area is $79,157 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Effingham area scores 30 for gas stations (lower middle), #463 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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