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Gas stations in Kane County, IL
How Kane 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 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #296 of 2,358 scored counties
#5 of 82 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 183
- 163 chain locations (89%)
- Official establishments
- 123
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $546.1M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,957 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 525,757
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 183 gas stations in Kane County. Chain locations make up 89% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 9.9 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Kane County spend about $546.1M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,957 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That is about $3M of household spending for each station on map listings, 25% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 123 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Kane County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,502 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $10.9M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Kane County.
Population estimates put the population change in Kane County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Kane County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #296 of 2,358 scored counties and #5 of 82 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Kane 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 | Kane County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.9 | 9.2 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $2.6M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,502 | 1,319 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +0.4% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,957 | $2,409 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $103,163 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 123 → 1230.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 961
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $29.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 183163 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 229The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $10.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Kane 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 Kane County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 525,757+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 184,706
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 519 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 996
- Median household income
- $103,163+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,975
- Median home value
- $327,000
- Jobs located here
- 219,275
- Daytime population
- 474,484Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for gas stations, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Kane County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Kane County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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 Kane County, IL?
There are 183 gas stations on map listings in Kane County as of September 2026. 163 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 123 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Kane County, IL spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $546.1M a year, or $2,957 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 183 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 184,706 households in Kane County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kane County, IL compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Kane County has 9.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Kane County would have about 229, against 183 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,502 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Kane County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Kane County at 525,757 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 184,706 households. The median household income in Kane County is $103,163 a year, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Kane County scores 74 for gas stations (upper middle), #296 of 2,358 scored counties.
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