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Gas stations in Owen County, IN
How Owen 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 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #282 of 2,358 scored counties
#10 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 6
- 5 chain locations (83%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25.9M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,004 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 81% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.0
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,886
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Owen County comes to about $25.9M a year: $3,004 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.3M per station, 81% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Owen County has 6 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 83%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.0, 36% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Owen County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 958 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Owen County grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Owen County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #282 of 2,358 scored counties and #10 of 86 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Owen 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 | Owen County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.0 | 13.7 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 958 | 941 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.4% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,004 | $2,718 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $62,464 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 96
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 65 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 Owen 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 Owen County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,886+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 8,618
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 385 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 56
- Median household income
- $62,464+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,852
- Median home value
- $172,400
- Jobs located here
- 5,940
- Daytime population
- 17,834Residents 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 |
Other business types in Owen 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 Owen County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 gas stations in Owen County. 5 of them (83%) 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 Owen County, IN spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $25.9M a year, or $3,004 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $4.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,618 households in Owen County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Owen County, IN compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Owen County has 7.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $4.3M, 81% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Owen County would have about 11, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 958 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Owen County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Owen County at 21,886 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,618 households. Median household income in Owen County is $62,464, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.1%, 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. Owen County scores 74 for gas stations (upper middle), #282 of 2,358 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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