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Gas stations in the Madison, IN area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in the Madison, IN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 84 out of 100: High

Ranked #11 of 536 scored small-town markets
#1 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Indiana

Listings
10
9 chain locations (90%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$38.8M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,031 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
63% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.8
28% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,279
+0.6% 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

For gas stations, the Madison area has a Groundwork market score of 84 (high): #11 of 536 scored small-town markets and #1 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for gas stations.

Households in the Madison area spend about $38.8M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,031 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.9M per station, 63% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 10 gas stations on map listings in the Madison area as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 90%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 7.8 for every 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in the Madison area was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 1,421 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Madison area grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Madison 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.

Gas stations in Madison, IN area compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureMadison areaIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.813.710.9
Spending per listing$3.9M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,4219411,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.4%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,031$2,718$2,595
Median household income$64,577$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score8441

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9
Employees, 2023
76
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
109 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 the Madison 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 Madison area

Population, 2025 estimate
33,279+0.6% since 2020
Households
12,790
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
361 sq. mi.
People per square mile
91
Median household income
$64,577+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,160
Median home value
$194,600
Jobs located here
12,163
Daytime population
31,641Residents 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 small-town markets in Indiana for gas stations, numbered among those based in Indiana, with the Madison area marked.

Top small-town markets in Indiana

Small-town markets in Indiana ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Madison, IN84107.8$3.9M+0.6%#11 of 536
2Washington, IN78108.5$3.5M+2.5%#34 of 536
3Auburn, IN732313.5$2.3M+2.9%#61 of 536
4Jasper, IN672212.5$2.4M+0.9%#97 of 536
5Bedford, IN642714.1$2.2M+1.2%#117 of 536
6Seymour, IN632413.2$2.2M+1.9%#131 of 536
7Warsaw, IN634313.5$2.1M+0.9%#133 of 536
8Frankfort, IN582016.0$1.9M+0.4%#184 of 536
9Kendallville, IN533117.1$1.7M+1.0%#237 of 536
10Greencastle, IN522517.7$1.7M+3.2%#254 of 536

Other business types in the Madison area

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in the Madison, IN area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 gas stations in the Madison area. 9 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

How much do households in the Madison, IN area spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $38.8M a year, or $3,031 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,790 households in the Madison area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Madison, IN area compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

The Madison area has 7.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.9M, 63% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, the Madison area would have about 16, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,421 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is the Madison, IN area growing?

Population estimates put the Madison area at 33,279 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,790 households. Median household income in the Madison area is $64,577, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Madison area scores 84 for gas stations (high), #11 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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 the Madison area

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