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Gas stations in Ripley County, IN

The gas stations in Ripley County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,375 of 2,358 scored counties
#44 of 86 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
25
19 chain locations (76%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$37.3M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,232 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.7
99% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,434
+1.6% 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

Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Ripley County comes to about $37.3M a year: $3,232 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each station on map listings, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Ripley County has 25 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 76% of them, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.7, 99% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Ripley County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 721 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Ripley County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Ripley County is 46 (lower middle), #1,375 of 2,358 scored counties and #44 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.

How Ripley 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.

Gas stations in Ripley County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureRipley CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.713.710.9
Spending per listing$1.5M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment7219411,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.4%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,232$2,718$2,595
Median household income$70,573$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score4641

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 16
Employees, 2023
127
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2519 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 Ripley 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 Ripley County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,434+1.6% since 2020
Households
11,531
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
446 sq. mi.
People per square mile
65
Median household income
$70,573+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,934
Median home value
$222,500
Jobs located here
10,343
Daytime population
26,139Residents 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 counties in Indiana for gas stations, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Ripley County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hamilton County, IN88674.9$6M+10.9%#43 of 2,358
2Hancock County, IN87309.0$3.4M+13.5%#57 of 2,358
3Brown County, IN8657.4$4.5M+1.9%#61 of 2,358
4Hendricks County, IN82548.0$3.7M+10.2%#114 of 2,358
5Warrick County, IN78249.5$3.2M+4.4%#191 of 2,358
6Jennings County, IN77109.1$3.5M+0.1%#211 of 2,358
7Washington County, IN77119.8$3.3M+0.5%#213 of 2,358
8Johnson County, IN776710.7$2.7M+7.4%#222 of 2,358
9Jefferson County, IN76107.8$3.9M+0.6%#230 of 2,358
10Owen County, IN7467.0$4.3M+2.6%#282 of 2,358
44Ripley County, IN462521.7$1.5M+1.6%#1,375 of 2,358

Other business types in Ripley County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Ripley County, IN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 gas stations in Ripley County. 19 of them (76%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

How much do households in Ripley County, IN spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $37.3M a year, or $3,232 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,531 households in Ripley County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ripley County, IN compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Ripley County has 21.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 99% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.5M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Ripley County would have about 16, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 721 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Ripley County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Ripley County at 29,434 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,531 households. Median household income in Ripley County is $70,573, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Ripley County scores 46 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,375 of 2,358 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Ripley County

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