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Gas stations in Will County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Will County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #260 of 2,358 scored counties
#3 of 82 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 249
- 221 chain locations (89%)
- Official establishments
- 189
- +6.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $741.1M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,034 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 712,253
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 249 gas stations in Will County. Of those, 221 are chain locations, or 89%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.2, 6% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
At $3,034 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in Will County spend about $741.1M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That is about $3M of household spending for each station on map listings, 25% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Will County was 189 in 2023, up 6.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,292 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $20.2M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Will County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Will County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Will County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #260 of 2,358 scored counties and #3 of 82 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Will 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 | Will County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 9.2 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $2.6M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,292 | 1,319 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.8% | +0.4% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,034 | $2,409 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $109,984 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 177 → 189+6.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,052
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $62.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 249221 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 311The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $20.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Will 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 Will County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 712,253+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 244,273
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 836 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 839
- Median household income
- $109,984+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $134,183
- Median home value
- $319,600
- Jobs located here
- 272,349
- Daytime population
- 615,002Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in Will 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 Will County, IL?
There are 249 gas stations on map listings in Will County as of September 2026. 221 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 189 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 6.8% from 2019. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Will County, IL spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $741.1M a year, or $3,034 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 249 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 244,273 households in Will County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Will County, IL compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Will County has 10.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 6% 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, Will County would have about 311, against 249 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,292 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Will County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Will County at 712,253 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 244,273 households. The median household income in Will County is $109,984 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% 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. 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. Will County scores 75 for gas stations (high), #260 of 2,358 scored counties.
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