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Gas stations in Clayton County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Clayton County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,195 of 2,358 scored counties
#28 of 64 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 8
- 7 chain locations (88%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.1M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,944 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.7
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,845
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 gas stations in Clayton County. 7 of them (88%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 10.7 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Clayton County comes to about $22.1M a year: $2,944 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per station, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Clayton County in 2023. That is one for every 626 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.4M has gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Clayton County.
Population estimates put the population change in Clayton County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For gas stations, Clayton County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,195 of 2,358 scored counties and #28 of 64 scored counties in Iowa.
How Clayton 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 | Clayton County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 626 | 783 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,944 | $2,867 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $67,242 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 177
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 87 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Clayton 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 Clayton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,845−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 7,509
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 779 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $67,242+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,441
- Median home value
- $168,500
- Jobs located here
- 6,129
- Daytime population
- 14,966Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 28Clayton County, IA | 49 | 8 | 10.7 | $2.8M | −1.1% | #1,195 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Clayton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Clayton County, IA?
There are 8 gas stations on map listings in Clayton County as of September 2026. 7 of them (88%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Clayton County, IA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $22.1M a year, or $2,944 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,509 households in Clayton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clayton County, IA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Clayton County has 10.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.8M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Clayton County would have about 9, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 626 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Clayton County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Clayton County at 16,845 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,509 households. The median household income in Clayton County is $67,242 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% 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. Clayton County scores 49 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,195 of 2,358 scored counties.
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