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Gas stations in the Taylorville, IL area
How the Taylorville, IL area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #351 of 536 scored small-town markets
#12 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois
- Listings
- 16
- 12 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $36.4M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,676 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.8
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,443
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 gas stations in the Taylorville area. 12 of them (75%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 11.8 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in the Taylorville area comes to about $36.4M a year: $2,676 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 16 gas stations, that is $2.3M per station, 5% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in the Taylorville area was 22 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 618 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $3.1M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Taylorville area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Taylorville area declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Taylorville area scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #351 of 536 scored small-town markets and #12 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois.
How the Taylorville area 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 | Taylorville area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.8 | 9.2 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.6M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 618 | 1,319 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +0.4% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,676 | $2,409 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $62,611 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 220.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 198
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1612 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $3.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Taylorville area, 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 the Taylorville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,443−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 13,586
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 710 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $62,611+18.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,611
- Median home value
- $115,500
- Jobs located here
- 9,795
- Daytime population
- 28,548Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Illinois for gas stations, numbered among those based in Illinois, with the Taylorville area marked.
Top small-town markets in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Carbondale, IL | 62 | 15 | 6.5 | $3.6M | −1.5% | #140 of 536 |
| 2Lincoln, IL | 60 | 6 | 5.3 | $4.9M | −2.5% | #160 of 536 |
| 3Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 60 | 19 | 9.1 | $2.6M | −1.0% | #163 of 536 |
| 4Marion-Herrin, IL | 58 | 22 | 7.6 | $3.5M | +0.2% | #181 of 536 |
| 5Quincy, IL-MO | 58 | 30 | 9.6 | $2.8M | −2.0% | #182 of 536 |
| 6Macomb, IL | 56 | 10 | 8.4 | $2.8M | −4.5% | #204 of 536 |
| 7Sterling, IL | 53 | 29 | 12.5 | $2.1M | −2.6% | #233 of 536 |
| 8Galesburg, IL | 50 | 23 | 11.0 | $2.3M | −4.1% | #275 of 536 |
| 9Centralia, IL | 48 | 19 | 12.2 | $2.1M | −3.4% | #297 of 536 |
| 10Ottawa, IL | 48 | 81 | 13.1 | $2.1M | −1.6% | #299 of 536 |
| 12Taylorville, IL | 42 | 16 | 11.8 | $2.3M | −1.5% | #351 of 536 |
Other business types in the Taylorville area
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 the Taylorville, IL area?
There are 16 gas stations on map listings in the Taylorville area as of September 2026. 12 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in the Taylorville, IL area spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $36.4M a year, or $2,676 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 $2.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,586 households in the Taylorville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Taylorville, IL area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
The Taylorville area has 11.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.3M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Taylorville area would have about 15, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 618 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 the Taylorville, IL area growing?
Population estimates put the Taylorville area at 33,443 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,586 households. The median household income in the Taylorville area is $62,611 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.5% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Taylorville area scores 42 for gas stations (lower middle), #351 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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