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Gas stations in Massac County, IL

How Massac County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
3 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.6M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,684 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
54% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.3
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,502
−4.5% 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

At $2,684 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Massac County spend about $14.6M a year on gasoline and other fuels. Spread across 4 gas stations, that is $3.7M per station, 54% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 4 gas stations on map listings in Massac County as of September 2026. That comes to 7.3 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Massac County in 2023. That is one for every 1,364 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Massac County declined 4.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 gas stations on map listings, Massac County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Massac 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 Massac County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureMassac CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.39.210.9
Spending per listing$3.7M$2.6M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,3641,3191,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.4%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,684$2,409$2,595
Median household income$65,116$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored43

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
39
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
43 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Massac 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 Massac County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,502−4.5% since 2020
Households
5,457
Median age
43.9
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
237 sq. mi.
People per square mile
58
Median household income
$65,116+37.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,960
Median home value
$121,900
Jobs located here
3,085
Daytime population
11,088Residents 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 Massac 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
Massac County, ILNot scored47.3$3.7M−4.5%

Other business types in Massac County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Massac County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 gas stations in Massac County. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $14.6M a year, or $2,684 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,457 households in Massac County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Massac County has 7.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.7M, 54% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Massac County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,364 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Massac County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Massac County at 13,502 people in 2025, down 4.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,457 households. Median household income in Massac County is $65,116, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.1%, 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. Massac County has no market score for gas stations: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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