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Gas stations in Sullivan County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Sullivan County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,897 of 2,358 scored counties
#70 of 86 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
17
12 chain locations (71%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$23.9M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,053 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.7
99% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,831
+0.1% 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, Sullivan County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,897 of 2,358 scored counties and #70 of 86 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Sullivan County spend about $23.9M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,053 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each station on map listings, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

There are 17 gas stations on map listings in Sullivan County as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 71%, against 84% across the U.S. That is 21.7 per 10,000 households, 99% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Sullivan County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 522 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.3M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Sullivan County. Population estimates put the population change in Sullivan County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Sullivan 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 Sullivan County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureSullivan CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.713.710.9
Spending per listing$1.4M$2M$2.4M
Households per official establishment5229411,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.4%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,053$2,718$2,595
Median household income$56,204$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score3241

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 15
Employees, 2023
119
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1712 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,831+0.1% since 2020
Households
7,832
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
447 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$56,204+11.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,919
Median home value
$131,100
Jobs located here
5,973
Daytime population
19,207Residents 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 Sullivan 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
70Sullivan County, IN321721.7$1.4M+0.1%#1,897 of 2,358

Other business types in Sullivan County

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

Questions

How many gas stations are in Sullivan County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 17 gas stations in Sullivan County. 12 of them (71%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

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

About $23.9M a year, or $3,053 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,832 households in Sullivan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sullivan County has 21.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 99% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.4M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Sullivan County would have about 10, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 522 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Sullivan County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Sullivan County at 20,831 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,832 households. Median household income in Sullivan County is $56,204, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.9%, 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. Sullivan County scores 32 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,897 of 2,358 scored counties.

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 Sullivan County

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