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Gas stations in the Fort Wayne, IN metro area
How the Fort Wayne, IN metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #260 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana
- Listings
- 254
- 223 chain locations (88%)
- Official establishments
- 168
- +1.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $483.2M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,653 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.9
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 466,258
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,653 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in the Fort Wayne metro area spend about $483.2M a year on gasoline and other fuels. That works out to $1.9M per station, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 254 gas stations on map listings in the Fort Wayne metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 88% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.9, 28% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 168 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in the Fort Wayne metro area in 2023, up 1.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,084 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $520K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Fort Wayne metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Fort Wayne metro area grew 3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Fort Wayne metro area scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #260 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana.
How the Fort Wayne metro area 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.
| Measure | Fort Wayne metro area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.9 | 13.7 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,084 | 941 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.2% | +3.4% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,653 | $2,718 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $71,213 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 168+1.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,259
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $35M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 254223 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 203The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $520K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Fort Wayne metro 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 Fort Wayne metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 466,258+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 182,145
- Median age
- 37.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,361 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 335
- Median household income
- $71,213
- Average household income
- $93,321
- Median home value
- $214,100
- Jobs located here
- 229,223
- Daytime population
- 467,926Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Indiana for gas stations, numbered among those based in Indiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Fort Wayne metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbus, IN | 68 | 30 | 9.0 | $3.2M | +4.3% | #76 of 387 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 65 | 522 | 9.3 | $3M | +2.9% | #101 of 387 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 63 | 851 | 9.4 | $2.9M | +2.7% | #106 of 387 |
| 2Bloomington, IN | 56 | 56 | 8.3 | $3M | +2.0% | #155 of 387 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 52 | 3,058 | 8.4 | $2.8M | 0.0% | #180 of 387 |
| 3Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 52 | 983 | 11.7 | $2.3M | +5.4% | #183 of 387 |
| 4Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 50 | 91 | 10.0 | $2.6M | +2.1% | #196 of 387 |
| 5Evansville, IN | 41 | 120 | 10.5 | $2.5M | +1.6% | #256 of 387 |
| 6Fort Wayne, IN | 41 | 254 | 13.9 | $1.9M | +3.9% | #260 of 387 |
| 7South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 26 | 185 | 14.4 | $1.8M | +0.1% | #342 of 387 |
Other business types in the Fort Wayne metro 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 Fort Wayne, IN metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 254 gas stations in the Fort Wayne metro area. 223 of them (88%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 168 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, up 1.2% from 2019. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Fort Wayne, IN metro area spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $483.2M a year, or $2,653 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 254 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 182,145 households in the Fort Wayne metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fort Wayne, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
The Fort Wayne metro area has 13.9 gas stations per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.9M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Fort Wayne metro area would have about 203, against 254 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,084 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Fort Wayne, IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Fort Wayne metro area at 466,258 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 182,145 households. Median household income in the Fort Wayne metro area is $71,213, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Fort Wayne metro area scores 41 for gas stations (lower middle), #260 of 387 scored metro areas.
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