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Gas stations in Clinton County, IA
How Clinton 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 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,073 of 2,358 scored counties
#21 of 64 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 26
- 19 chain locations (73%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −29.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $56M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,869 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,002
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 gas stations in Clinton County. 19 of them (73%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 13.3 for every 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Clinton County comes to about $56M a year: $2,869 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 26 gas stations, that is $2.2M per station, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Clinton County in 2023, down 29.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,027 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Clinton County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Clinton County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for gas stations, ranking #1,073 of 2,358 scored counties and #21 of 64 scored counties in Iowa.
How Clinton 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 | Clinton County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 10.4 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,027 | 783 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −29.6% | −2.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,869 | $2,867 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $66,981 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 19−29.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 325
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2619 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Clinton 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 Clinton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,002−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 19,506
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 695 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 67
- Median household income
- $66,981+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,373
- Median home value
- $160,600
- Jobs located here
- 19,215
- Daytime population
- 42,953Residents 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 |
| 21Clinton County, IA | 52 | 26 | 13.3 | $2.2M | −0.9% | #1,073 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Clinton 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 Clinton County, IA?
Clinton County has 26 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 19 of them (73%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 29.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Clinton County, IA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $56M a year, or $2,869 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,506 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clinton County, IA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Clinton County has 13.3 gas stations per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.2M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Clinton County would have about 24, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,027 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 29.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Clinton County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Clinton County at 46,002 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,506 households. The median household income in Clinton County is $66,981 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.6% 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. Clinton County scores 52 for gas stations (upper middle), #1,073 of 2,358 scored counties.
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