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Gas stations in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #196 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana
- Listings
- 91
- 86 chain locations (95%)
- Official establishments
- 76
- −1.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $237.2M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,615 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.0
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 228,468
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area comes to about $237.2M a year: $2,615 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per station, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area has 91 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 86 of them (95%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 10.0 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Official counts show 76 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area in 2023, down 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,194 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.8M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area.
Population estimates show the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #196 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana.
How the Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 | Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.0 | 13.7 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,194 | 941 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.3% | +3.4% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,615 | $2,718 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $62,011 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 76−1.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 546
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9186 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 100The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in the Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 228,468+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 90,706
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,642 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 138
- Median household income
- $62,011+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,994
- Median home value
- $226,100
- Jobs located here
- 106,732
- Daytime population
- 234,551Residents 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 91 gas stations in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area. 86 of them (95%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 76 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 1.3% from 2019. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $237.2M a year, or $2,615 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 91 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 90,706 households in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
The Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area has 10.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.6M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area would have about 100, against 91 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,194 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area at 228,468 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 90,706 households. Median household income in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area is $62,011, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.3%, 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. The Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area scores 50 for gas stations (upper middle), #196 of 387 scored metro areas.
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