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Gas stations in Chickasaw County, IA
How Chickasaw County, IA 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 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,751 of 2,358 scored counties
#52 of 64 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 10
- 6 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.2M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,240 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.0
- 83% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,663
- −2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Chickasaw County comes to about $16.2M a year: $3,240 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. Spread across 10 gas stations, that is $1.6M per station, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 10 gas stations on map listings in Chickasaw County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 60% of them, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 20.0 for every 10,000 households, 83% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Chickasaw County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 555 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chickasaw County declined 2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Chickasaw County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,751 of 2,358 scored counties and #52 of 64 scored counties in Iowa.
How Chickasaw County compares
The same measures for Iowa 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 | Chickasaw County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.0 | 10.4 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 555 | 783 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.8% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,240 | $2,867 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $75,675 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 166
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 106 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Chickasaw 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 Chickasaw County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,663−2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 4,997
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 504 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $75,675+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,114
- Median home value
- $182,600
- Jobs located here
- 4,976
- Daytime population
- 10,766Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for gas stations, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Chickasaw County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dallas County, IA | 82 | 20 | 4.7 | $6.1M | +17.8% | #105 of 2,358 |
| 2Warren County, IA | 81 | 15 | 7.3 | $4.3M | +9.0% | #126 of 2,358 |
| 3Madison County, IA | 76 | 6 | 9.0 | $3.6M | +3.8% | #232 of 2,358 |
| 4Boone County, IA | 74 | 8 | 7.3 | $4.3M | +0.4% | #281 of 2,358 |
| 5Johnson County, IA | 72 | 44 | 6.9 | $3.7M | +4.6% | #334 of 2,358 |
| 6Polk County, IA | 71 | 92 | 4.5 | $6M | +4.8% | #358 of 2,358 |
| 7Story County, IA | 71 | 30 | 7.7 | $3.5M | +2.7% | #362 of 2,358 |
| 8Marshall County, IA | 67 | 11 | 7.1 | $4.3M | −0.5% | #475 of 2,358 |
| 9Marion County, IA | 66 | 16 | 12.0 | $2.7M | +2.3% | #518 of 2,358 |
| 10Plymouth County, IA | 63 | 8 | 7.8 | $4.1M | 0.0% | #609 of 2,358 |
| 52Chickasaw County, IA | 36 | 10 | 20.0 | $1.6M | −2.8% | #1,751 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Chickasaw 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 Chickasaw County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 gas stations in Chickasaw County. 6 of them (60%) 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 Chickasaw County, IA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $16.2M a year, or $3,240 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,997 households in Chickasaw County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chickasaw County, IA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Chickasaw County has 20.0 gas stations per 10,000 households, 83% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.6M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, Chickasaw County would have about 7, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 555 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Chickasaw County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Chickasaw County at 11,663 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,997 households. Median household income in Chickasaw County is $75,675, 6% 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. Chickasaw County scores 36 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,751 of 2,358 scored counties.
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