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Gas stations in Iroquois County, IL

How Iroquois 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 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,858 of 2,358 scored counties
#66 of 82 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
22
18 chain locations (82%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$32.7M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,857 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.2
76% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,150
−3.0% 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

The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Iroquois County is 33 (lower middle), #1,858 of 2,358 scored counties and #66 of 82 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Iroquois County spend about $32.7M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,857 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 22 gas stations, that is $1.5M per station, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 22 gas stations on map listings in Iroquois County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 82% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That is 19.2 per 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Iroquois County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 817 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates show Iroquois County declined 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Iroquois 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 Iroquois County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureIroquois CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.29.210.9
Spending per listing$1.5M$2.6M$2.4M
Households per official establishment8171,3191,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.4%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,857$2,409$2,595
Median household income$66,255$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score3343

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 14
Employees, 2023
223
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2218 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Iroquois 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 Iroquois County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,150−3.0% since 2020
Households
11,443
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,117 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$66,255+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,073
Median home value
$137,800
Jobs located here
6,989
Daytime population
21,148Residents 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 Iroquois 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
66Iroquois County, IL332219.2$1.5M−3.0%#1,858 of 2,358

Other business types in Iroquois County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Iroquois County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 22 gas stations in Iroquois County. 18 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $32.7M a year, or $2,857 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,443 households in Iroquois County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Iroquois County has 19.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.5M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Iroquois County would have about 14, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 817 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Iroquois County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Iroquois County at 26,150 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,443 households. Median household income in Iroquois County is $66,255, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. Iroquois County scores 33 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,858 of 2,358 scored counties.

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