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Gas stations in Fayette County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Fayette County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,514 of 2,358 scored counties
#54 of 86 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
16
12 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26M
On gasoline and other fuels · $2,760 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.0
56% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,533
+0.7% 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

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Fayette County comes to about $26M a year: $2,760 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each station on map listings, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 16 gas stations on map listings in Fayette County as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 75%, against 84% across the U.S. That is 17.0 per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Fayette County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 942 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fayette County grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Fayette County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,514 of 2,358 scored counties and #54 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.

How Fayette County compares

The same measures for Indiana 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 Fayette County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureFayette CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.013.710.9
Spending per listing$1.6M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment9429411,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.4%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$2,760$2,718$2,595
Median household income$59,321$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score4241

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 10
Employees, 2023
90
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1612 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,533+0.7% since 2020
Households
9,422
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
215 sq. mi.
People per square mile
109
Median household income
$59,321+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,303
Median home value
$130,700
Jobs located here
5,957
Daytime population
18,647Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for gas stations, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Fayette County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hamilton County, IN88674.9$6M+10.9%#43 of 2,358
2Hancock County, IN87309.0$3.4M+13.5%#57 of 2,358
3Brown County, IN8657.4$4.5M+1.9%#61 of 2,358
4Hendricks County, IN82548.0$3.7M+10.2%#114 of 2,358
5Warrick County, IN78249.5$3.2M+4.4%#191 of 2,358
6Jennings County, IN77109.1$3.5M+0.1%#211 of 2,358
7Washington County, IN77119.8$3.3M+0.5%#213 of 2,358
8Johnson County, IN776710.7$2.7M+7.4%#222 of 2,358
9Jefferson County, IN76107.8$3.9M+0.6%#230 of 2,358
10Owen County, IN7467.0$4.3M+2.6%#282 of 2,358
54Fayette County, IN421617.0$1.6M+0.7%#1,514 of 2,358

Other business types in Fayette County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Fayette County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 gas stations in Fayette County. 12 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

How much do households in Fayette County, IN spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $26M a year, or $2,760 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,422 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fayette County, IN compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Fayette County has 17.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.6M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Fayette County would have about 11, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 942 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Fayette County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Fayette County at 23,533 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,422 households. Median household income in Fayette County is $59,321, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Fayette County scores 42 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,514 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Fayette County

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