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Gas stations in Hardin County, IL
The gas stations in Hardin County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 4
- 3 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.1M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,659 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 57% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.9
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 3,588
- −1.8% since 2020
See the gas stations around any address in Hardin County
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 gas stations in Hardin County. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.9, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Hardin County comes to about $4.1M a year: $2,659 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per station, 57% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Hardin County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hardin County declined 1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Hardin 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 | Hardin County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.9 | 9.2 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $2.6M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,319 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,659 | $2,409 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $54,271 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 43 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Hardin 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 Hardin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 3,588−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 1,545
- Median age
- 52.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 177 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $54,271
- Average household income
- $64,029
- Median home value
- $103,800
- Jobs located here
- 703
- Daytime population
- 3,107Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Hardin County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the gas stations on map listings by name and distance.
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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 |
| Hardin County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 25.9 | $1M | −1.8% |
Other business types in Hardin County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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 Hardin County, IL?
Hardin County has 4 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count gas stations. No official count is published for gasoline stations in Hardin County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Hardin County, IL spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $4.1M a year, or $2,659 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,545 households in Hardin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hardin County, IL compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Hardin County has 25.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1M, 57% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Hardin County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Hardin County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Hardin County at 3,588 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,545 households. The median household income in Hardin County is $54,271 a year, 33% 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. 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Hardin County. 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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