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Gas stations in Porter County, IN
The gas stations in Porter County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #478 of 2,358 scored counties
#16 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 58
- 45 chain locations (78%)
- Official establishments
- 64
- −4.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $193.4M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,818 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 40% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.5
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 176,049
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 58 gas stations in Porter County. Of those, 45 are chain locations, or 78%, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.5, 22% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Porter County spend about $193.4M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,818 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 58 gas stations, that is $3.3M per station, 40% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Porter County in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,072 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $693K has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Porter County.
Population estimates put the population change in Porter County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Porter County is 67 (upper middle), #478 of 2,358 scored counties and #16 of 86 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Porter 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 | Porter County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.5 | 13.7 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,072 | 941 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.5% | +3.4% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,818 | $2,718 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $87,972 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 67 → 64−4.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 659
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5845 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 81The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $693K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Porter 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 Porter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 176,049+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 68,639
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 418 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 418
- Median household income
- $87,972+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,512
- Median home value
- $281,500
- Jobs located here
- 65,198
- Daytime population
- 160,058Residents 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 |
| 16Porter County, IN | 67 | 58 | 8.5 | $3.3M | +1.6% | #478 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Porter 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 Porter County, IN?
There are 58 gas stations on map listings in Porter County as of September 2026. 45 of them (78%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Porter County, IN spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $193.4M a year, or $2,818 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 68,639 households in Porter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Porter County, IN compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Porter County has 8.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3.3M, 40% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Porter County would have about 81, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,072 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Porter County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Porter County at 176,049 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,639 households. The median household income in Porter County is $87,972 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Porter County scores 67 for gas stations (upper middle), #478 of 2,358 scored counties.
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