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Gas stations in Crawford County, IA
The gas stations in Crawford County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,891 of 2,358 scored counties
#59 of 64 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 13
- 11 chain locations (85%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.7M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $3,119 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.5
- 88% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,237
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Crawford County is 32 (lower middle), #1,891 of 2,358 scored counties and #59 of 64 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 gas stations in Crawford County. 11 of them (85%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. That is 20.5 per 10,000 households, 88% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Crawford County comes to about $19.7M a year: $3,119 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. Spread across 13 gas stations, that is $1.5M per station, 36% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Crawford County classed as gasoline stations. That is one for every 528 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Crawford County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Crawford 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 | Crawford County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.5 | 10.4 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 528 | 783 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.8% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $3,119 | $2,867 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $67,027 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 183
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1311 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Crawford 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 Crawford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,237−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 6,331
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 714 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $67,027+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,726
- Median home value
- $153,700
- Jobs located here
- 6,697
- Daytime population
- 14,730Residents 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 |
| 59Crawford County, IA | 32 | 13 | 20.5 | $1.5M | −1.5% | #1,891 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Crawford 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 Crawford County, IA?
There are 13 gas stations on map listings in Crawford County as of September 2026. 11 of them (85%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.
How much do households in Crawford County, IA spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $19.7M a year, or $3,119 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,331 households in Crawford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Crawford County, IA compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Crawford County has 20.5 gas stations per 10,000 households, 88% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.5M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Crawford County would have about 8, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 528 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.
How fast is Crawford County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Crawford County at 16,237 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,331 households. The median household income in Crawford County is $67,027 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% 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. Crawford County scores 32 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,891 of 2,358 scored counties.
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