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Gas stations in Franklin County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Franklin County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,533 of 2,358 scored counties
#49 of 82 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
16
9 chain locations (56%)
Official establishments
26
+23.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$43.1M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,671 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.9
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,916
−2.1% 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

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Franklin County comes to about $43.1M a year: $2,671 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 16 gas stations, that is $2.7M per station, 13% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Franklin County has 16 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (56%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 9.9 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Franklin County in 2023, up 23.8% from 2019. That is one for every 621 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Franklin County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gas stations, Franklin County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,533 of 2,358 scored counties and #49 of 82 scored counties in Illinois.

How Franklin 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 Franklin County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.99.210.9
Spending per listing$2.7M$2.6M$2.4M
Households per official establishment6211,3191,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+23.8%+0.4%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,671$2,409$2,595
Median household income$56,740$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4143

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 26+23.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
222
Annual payroll, 2023
$6M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
169 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
36,916−2.1% since 2020
Households
16,137
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
409 sq. mi.
People per square mile
91
Median household income
$56,740+32.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,759
Median home value
$89,000
Jobs located here
8,765
Daytime population
30,865Residents 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 Franklin 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
49Franklin County, IL41169.9$2.7M−2.1%#1,533 of 2,358

Other business types in Franklin County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Franklin County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 gas stations in Franklin County. 9 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 23.8% from 2019.

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

About $43.1M a year, or $2,671 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,137 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Franklin County has 9.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.7M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Franklin County would have about 18, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 621 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Franklin County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 36,916 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,137 households. Median household income in Franklin County is $56,740, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.7%, 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. Franklin County scores 41 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,533 of 2,358 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Franklin County

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