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Gas stations in Lake County, IN
How Lake County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,156 of 2,358 scored counties
#38 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 226
- 181 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- 210
- −6.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $507.4M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,600 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.6
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 504,612
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Lake County comes to about $507.4M a year: $2,600 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 226 gas stations, that is $2.2M per station, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 226 gas stations on map listings in Lake County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 80% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 11.6 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 210 businesses with payroll in Lake County classed as gasoline stations, down 6.7% from 2019. That is one for every 929 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.1M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Lake County.
Population estimates put the population change in Lake County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Lake County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,156 of 2,358 scored counties and #38 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.
How Lake 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.
| Measure | Lake County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.6 | 13.7 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 929 | 941 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.7% | +3.4% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,600 | $2,718 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $71,493 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 225 → 210−6.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,985
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $55.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 226181 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 213The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $2.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 504,612+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 195,130
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 499 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,003
- Median household income
- $71,493+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,636
- Median home value
- $230,600
- Jobs located here
- 191,504
- Daytime population
- 472,818Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hamilton County, IN | 88 | 67 | 4.9 | $6M | +10.9% | #43 of 2,358 |
| 2Hancock County, IN | 87 | 30 | 9.0 | $3.4M | +13.5% | #57 of 2,358 |
| 3Brown County, IN | 86 | 5 | 7.4 | $4.5M | +1.9% | #61 of 2,358 |
| 4Hendricks County, IN | 82 | 54 | 8.0 | $3.7M | +10.2% | #114 of 2,358 |
| 5Warrick County, IN | 78 | 24 | 9.5 | $3.2M | +4.4% | #191 of 2,358 |
| 6Jennings County, IN | 77 | 10 | 9.1 | $3.5M | +0.1% | #211 of 2,358 |
| 7Washington County, IN | 77 | 11 | 9.8 | $3.3M | +0.5% | #213 of 2,358 |
| 8Johnson County, IN | 77 | 67 | 10.7 | $2.7M | +7.4% | #222 of 2,358 |
| 9Jefferson County, IN | 76 | 10 | 7.8 | $3.9M | +0.6% | #230 of 2,358 |
| 10Owen County, IN | 74 | 6 | 7.0 | $4.3M | +2.6% | #282 of 2,358 |
| 38Lake County, IN | 50 | 226 | 11.6 | $2.2M | +1.1% | #1,156 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Lake 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 Lake County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 226 gas stations in Lake County. 181 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 210 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 6.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lake County, IN spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $507.4M a year, or $2,600 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 226 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 195,130 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, IN compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Lake County has 11.6 gas stations per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.2M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Lake County would have about 213, against 226 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 929 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 504,612 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 195,130 households. Median household income in Lake County is $71,493, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Lake County scores 50 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,156 of 2,358 scored counties.
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